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I bought a saw on Ebay and made a new handle for it. I also sharpened and set the teeth and cleaned up the blade. Its a Disston K1, 12". I filed it to rip cut. Shot below of the really crappy plywood handle it came with. I used Black Walnut. The finish is some oil wax. Boiled linseed oil, beeswax and mineral spirits heated and mixed together to make a thick finish. It feels and looks great on hand tools.

And the last picture is in honor of BearCatWood Brian… Go look at his saws if you want to see a real cutting tool!




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Man, I think even his STUMP is nicer…

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I like doing things like that also, I have a $1 hammer that I replaced the handle on and it's my favorite, I made mine out of cherry.
 

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Beautiful job!
 

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Great looking handle.
 

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A true diamond in the rough.
 

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Very nice -
In many of the things that I have made. fixed, or cleaned up, when you get to the point of cleaning up your tools, that is the best.
You tend to fix them up to fit your hands and the angles that are good for you - and you use them more.
 

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Love the stump pics ;) great work on that saw. It has a "pick me up and cut something with me" look to it.
 
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