Side Rails and a Test Drive –
After reorienting the horse and the cart, I used my tenoning clamp & chairmarker's tenon saw ...
… to create a tenon at one end of each of the two 3/4” x 1” cherry side rails.
I then cut 3/8” x 3/4” x 1-3/8” through mortises in the handles …
... to accept the side rails.
After a quick check for squareness …
I assembled one end of the saw and attached the blade …
… It was then that I was able to determine the length of the side rails to be 34”.
After cutting and fitting the last two through mortise and tenon joints, I assembled the saw and gave it a test drive.
Weighting in at just shy of three pounds … she works for me!
After trimming the tenons, some sanding, and perhaps a lark’s tongue or two, I’ll apply some boiled linseed oil and beeswax. Click here to see the completed saw.
Thanks for looking. As always, all comments and/or questions welcomed.
Follow my progress with the links below.
Eighteenth-Century Frame Saw #1: The Want
Eighteenth-Century Frame Saw #2: Handles
Eighteenth-Century Frame Saw #3: Cart Before the Horse
Eighteenth-Century Frame Saw #4: Side Rails and a Test Drive
Blog entry by Ron Aylor | posted 04-15-2018 11:28 PM | 3461 reads | 0 times favorited | 14 comments | ![]() |
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Dave Polaschek
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#1 posted 04-15-2018 11:45 PM
Looks like that’ll do the job! Maybe scrolls in the ends of the handles too? Or would that be too fancy?
-- Dave - Santa Fe
theoldfart
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#2 posted 04-16-2018 12:09 AM
And Ron for the win! Did you make a few extras for your friends? :-)
Do you have to use any downward force?
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Oldtool
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#3 posted 04-16-2018 12:30 AM
Great work, looks like a beautiful saw to use. Can I borrow it?
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Dave Polaschek
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#4 posted 04-16-2018 12:49 AM
Sounds like mine is heavier than Ron’s, Kevin, but I definitely don’t have to use any downward force. Just push and pull and the weight of the saw pulls it through the wood.
-- Dave - Santa Fe
theoldfart
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#5 posted 04-16-2018 01:03 AM
Thanks Dave.
-- "With every tool obtained, there is another that is needed" DonW ( Kevin )
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#6 posted 04-16-2018 01:08 AM
Nice work, Ron! I’m curious to hear more about how well it works, especially in wider material. My frame saw is quite a bit bigger — 4’ blade and metal hardware from Blackburn — but also weighs quite a bit more, I’m sure.
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#7 posted 04-16-2018 01:38 AM
Looks like a nice tool…GREAT job!
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#8 posted 04-16-2018 05:32 AM
Looks great! A wee bit big for my shop, though.
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Ron Aylor
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#9 posted 04-16-2018 10:59 AM
Thanks, Dave. I’ll leave the handles as they are … I might add lark’s tongues to the side rails, though.
Thanks, Kevin … sorry, no extras! No downward pressure needed … just rock it back and forth. It seems to track well in the kerf made by a kerfing plane.
Thanks, Tom. Sure … but you’ll have to come pick it up … LOL!
Ron Aylor
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#10 posted 04-16-2018 11:05 AM
Thanks, Dan. As I use it more, I’ll be sure to keep you posted. I made this one short and narrow it fit my shop.
Thank you, Kelly!
Thanks, Bandit. This saw is but 20” wide and 38” long.
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#11 posted 04-17-2018 01:23 AM
That came out great Ron. Very nicely done.
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Ron Aylor
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#12 posted 04-17-2018 10:08 AM
Thank you!
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#13 posted 04-18-2018 12:50 PM
Ok I see it in action, super interesting. thanks.
-- Brian - Hazelton, British Columbia
Ron Aylor
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#14 posted 04-18-2018 01:49 PM
Thanks, Brian!
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