Compass Saws Versus Table Saws-Or What’s the Difference?
…crosscuts are miserable along the long-grain cuts. Compass saws, a breed apart or a workhorse for curved work? Compass saws were usually a fairly rough and ready, fairly tough saw,…
…crosscuts are miserable along the long-grain cuts. Compass saws, a breed apart or a workhorse for curved work? Compass saws were usually a fairly rough and ready, fairly tough saw,…
…sense to own saws with dedicated cross- and ripcut patterns in each saw type and size. That’s what many saw makers are indeed telling us and now selling us. Following…
…saws I chose are both a common saw type that’s been in the saw world for just under two centuries. One I bought directly from Thomas Flinn Saw Makers in…
…inline directness that penetrates right at the heel of the saw. As an at-the-bench saw, where wood is anchored differently than say on saw horses, the presentation of the saw…
…handful of western saw makers making saws in the West. As a boy living in Stockport, I could have walked into a dozen workshops offering saw sharpening services. Not so…
…accuracy of my work and if so how would I find a saw that fits me? Are the recommendations for fit different per saw? Lastly, Ive noticed some saw handles…
…a watchmaker), the saw should last you for many years of use if you are careful with it. Zona does make deeper saws and longer saws too. The above saws…
…frame saws as being European and unBritish. The bowsaw cuts lovely tenons and shoulders with equal results. This image shows the out-cut of the frame saw and the dovetail saw…
…be higher end saws and found this saw to be the best of all in-line shorter tenon saws. I like their more conventional pistol-grip saw very much, but playing…
…of an equivalent modern-day saw. Generally, the only difference between a secondhand saw and a new one is going to be sharpness. I have yet to buy a secondhand saw…
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