Bucksaw

congrat´s with your new toy :-) .. nothing like a homemade to use enjoy
I belive you when you say 1 inch wasn´t enoff
I have the blade in two different sized metalbowsaws and it takes realy a big force to prevent
the blade from twisting like a snake .. other than that they does do a great job for the money (cheap ) .. .-)

Nice design with the bridge look :-) thuogh a core wuold look better instead of the stealbar
but that only my taste :-)

take care
Dennis

As beautiful as it is functional.

-- Life is about choices. You can spend a lot of money on furniture and have really nice furniture; Or you can spend a lot on tools and have even more expensive, crappy furniture. I made my choice.

Thanks for the comments.

This is a bit of a throwback when you can pick up a metal frame saw for $10, but does have an edge in the choice of grip locations and large throat clearance.

Dennis, I tried the traditional wire method to tension it, but the rod and wingnut simply provide a great amount of force quickly and securely. Also, it’s my understanding that any bowsaw should be de-tensioned after use to prevent warping of the frame.

yes its right you have de-tension it and done very easy with a wooden stick (see that on Mafes blog)
not becourse of the frame but to take the stress frome the blade
it maybee sounds werd in your ears but that how it is I learned it but I can very well
follow what you say … and I will try to find out more about it …proppebly a little of both :-)

where is the fun/buty in buying/using a metalframe ha ha :-)

Dennis

I found the link to Mafe’s blog:
http://lumberjocks.com/mafe/blog/25417
I like his half turn string tensioning system!

LOL not his alone I´m afraid ….. just known by a few million the last several hundred years :-)

It looks like you did a fine job on that saw and you have a right to be proud of it.

-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

It’s a beautiful saw, really nice lines and fine proportions.
Smiles,
mads

-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect.