| Project by flowerdog | posted 07-30-2016 06:49 PM | 2311 views | 7 times favorited | 3 comments |  |
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This saw is about 30” x 18” and made with some scrap sapele wood. I used 1/2 inch carriage bolts and 3/16 inch bolts, and I removed the zinc plating by soaking them in vinegar overnight. The blade comes from highlandwoodworking:
http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/continentalframesawroughcrosscutblade.aspx
I glued guides on the ends to keep the blade from twisting.
This saw makes it easy to rip thick slabs of wood into thinner boards if you don’t have a band saw. So this saw should give me the ability to make boards or veneers. It is also nice to have a kerfing plane which cuts a groove all the way around the slab so that the frame saw has a guide, which is easier than trying to follow a scribe line.
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Jim Jakosh
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#1 posted 07-30-2016 09:14 PM
Nice saw..beautiful wood. I have never seen a saw like it before!!
Cheers, Jim
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Lazyman
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#2 posted 08-01-2016 12:53 PM
I love the dove tail joints. I am curious what you plan to use this for?
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flowerdog
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#3 posted 08-01-2016 04:06 PM
I needed a way to rip thick slabs of wood into thinner boards, and I don’t have a band saw. So this saw should give me the ability to make boards. It is also nice to have a kerfing plane which cuts a groove all the way around the slab so that the frame saw has a guide, which is easier than trying to follow a scribe line.
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