This saw turned out awesome !!!
One final picture of gluing up the repairs.
I was just thinking… the wood I used to repair the tote was cut out of a plane almost exactly the same age as the saw being repaired.
I worried a lot about matching the finish, but you know what ?!
I think it looks absolutely awesome like this!!!
I still need to finish the chip carving. I am so excited about the way it turned out!!
The old beech wood is a really nice contrast to the apple wood.
By the way, it cuts through wood like butter :)
Apple is such a beautiful wood!
Too bad it is so hard to find.
This is what I started with about two weeks ago…
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Matt Nudi
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#1 posted 07-21-2014 12:05 AM
That looks so good! I would be afraid to mess up that handle if I was working with it. Assuming the chip carving you will be finish is what’s going in to the new pieces you added on it should tie in perfectly.
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Don W
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#2 posted 07-21-2014 12:15 AM
looks fantastic
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Jim Jakosh
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#3 posted 07-21-2014 12:46 AM
Great restoration!!!!!!!!..............Jim
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Skip Mathews
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#4 posted 07-21-2014 12:58 AM
Thanks guys! I have really enjoyed adding this old saw to my toolbox!
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#5 posted 07-21-2014 05:08 PM
Bravo! That came out awesome Skip.
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