Looks good waho! I'll send you a picture in the next few days once I get the saw cleaned up

 

Love Zebrawood… Great looking saw Waho!

Finished the build yesterday, and pleased that the design was functional after glue up (was concerned until checking it this morning) Betting mine will be the only saw with 5 rare earth magnets and painters tape built in. A better design would have prevented the need for the tape but was effective given the glue up circumstances I think.

Just need to finalize shape (rasp/sanding) finishing and put some time into workiing the teeth and should be in business.

First time using Elmer's Clamp Tape and would certainly recommend having some handy. really helped me out

 

Magnets and painters tape?

Mine has fishing line.

 

Indeed Paul… Magnets were by design, tape was reactive during glue up, just necessary to prevent the saw plate from becoming a permenant fixture. As stated if I had it to redo I would have prevented this with another section of Mahogany. Wont have pics of the painters tape but did take a pic of inside including the magnets which I'll share when everything is finalized.

 

magnets and painters tape? My saw is going to be awfully plain in comparison lol

 

Nothing plain about that panel saw if that is your intended swap… The Maple diamond set into the Mahogany is really beautiful!

 

Looks beautiful waho! I really wish I'd participated in this one, but I'm really glad I followed along. It makes building a saw seem a lot less daunting, especially with the great resources like ErikF and tgiag.

 

Nope, panel saw is mine… making another saw for the swap. Just need to apply finish and sharpen now

 

Minor progress here…have made two pieces of expensive firewood thus far…but this one's looking sweet…

...gonna get more done this week! I drew the tote myself, a combination of Gramercy's and Moses Eadon's, with Two Lawyers providing inspiration for the double nibs!

 

Teaser

 

Nice teasers. Sick inlay there hammer and a sweet joint MMM mmm mmm

Waho6o9 - can you weight that zebrawood saw for me please? WHY AM I SO OBSESSED OVER WEIGHT? idk, but please do so

 

Thanks Erik! Looking forward to your saw and I'm sure she's
a beaut.

Appreciate the comment Dan. Rasp/sanding and finishing is fun in my
estimation as it brings out the grain and all your fine work.
Good tip on the Elmers clamp tape, never heard of it:

Fishing line Paul? I used that on my bow saw and it's still working.
Heavy string was used as I recall.

Plain saws rock Mos keep doing the good work.

Thanks Richard! Building a saw is daunting but you don't know what you can build
until you try. Once ya get started it isn't too bad and ya wonder why we didn't
do this sooner.
Here's the first one I built. My goal was to get done. The teeth look like the pacific
ocean but it cuts and cracks me up because it does work.

Erik is a great resource no doubt. I messed up and needed a bigger
cooper shoulder bolt and Erik shipped one quickly, thanks again Erik!
U da man.

Terry's swinging for the fences with an heirloom saw. Strong work bro
the double nibs is a great detail. It's a fun swap Terry don't stress
too much if it isn't perfect. We know you like doing the best you can
and we appreciate your efforts.

Heck of a teaser Paul, excellent detail on the inlay.

Hey Joseph, the saw weighs around a pound. I don't have an ounce
scale and the needle moves about a pound when it's weighed. It's going to
weigh less as I have to go to a machine shop and cut a little off the saw,
Oops.

 

Clamp Tape - looks to me to be the exact same product as Xtreme Tape. I use to use this stuff all the time for my ice climbing tools. It's great stuff. And the Xtreme tape version is cheaper and longer than the Elmer's version.

 

Nice work Paul really like the inlay. Have never used a bow saw, assuming that is what that is.

Thanks for the tip Todd certainly plan to maintain a supply of the clamp tape and Xtreme Tape may very well be a better way to go…

Fighting the urdge to call the saw shaped and sanded, put in a few hours thus far and really anxious to apply some finish… Soon, very soon…

 

I'm on my way home from a 3+ week wildfire assignment in California. Now I need to get on the stick and finish my swap saw. Fortunately I had it mostly done before I left. It should only take a day or so to get it wrapped up.

 

Glad youre making it home safe Bob. Your help is appreciated over here in CA.

 

What Joseph said, thanks Bob glad you made it back home.

 

Wow, Bob, you're a wildlife fire fighter? No wonder you live life with such passion!

OK, mine's done…

Edit…oh bollocks, wrong forum.

 

Such a tease Terry!

Edit… that is one gorgeous mallet head by the way.

 

Oh bollocks?

Is that for the box swap Terry?

 

Terry, just what kind of saw is that anyway?

 

Paul, I never joined the box swap…regret that now. Just too busy this summer! I love your inlay BTW, hope you will Blog the process if you used hand tools?

Bob…ummm…that's a turned saw. I cannot figure out how to attach the blade yet! LOL.

 

Yeah Terry. I didn't have time to join the box swap either. Wish I had time for it!

Did the inlay with a modified card scraper. Had to use a dremel to make the scratch stock. Would have been quicker to find a 1/16" inlay router bit!

 

Took her for a test run.

 

Finally got started! lol but making great strides. this may still be a trial run, lets see if it doesnt end up as kindling after tonights shop time