tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post6437169656442289244..comments2024-02-09T05:18:38.009-08:00Comments on Mulesaw: Backsaw with copper back.Jonas Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-62162067351256449042016-03-13T01:44:29.705-08:002016-03-13T01:44:29.705-08:00Hi Kees.
I'm glad to hear that other home mad...Hi Kees.<br /><br />I'm glad to hear that other home made backs also need a bit of straightening after they come out from the press. That means that my attempt wasn't too bad.<br /><br />I'll ask Brian Eve if he wants it pressed a bit more, sine the back on the picture is one that I have promised him.<br /><br />I have an old Sandvik backsaw where the back is round. It looks quite different to the usual backs, but it is original. http://mulesaw.blogspot.no/2015/01/sandvik-no-761-tenon-saw-zapfsage.html<br /><br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-21532712354458067782016-03-12T13:38:21.873-08:002016-03-12T13:38:21.873-08:00Well, the saw I made are a lot flatter and grip th...Well, the saw I made are a lot flatter and grip the blade very well! I do put the blade in the back when I hammer it down, you don't want to close it up all the way!<br /><br />My older English saws all have very flat backs. Newer ones from Spear and Jackson have more of a tear drop shape. So they both aren't "wrong". I just think the flatter ones look more tidy.<br /><br />You need to be able to straighten the back anyway by hammering, bending and twisting (!). It won't come out of the press or from under the hammer straight enough, no matter how hard you tried.<br />Keeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618388647421144564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-4690926245829946952016-03-11T09:03:27.174-08:002016-03-11T09:03:27.174-08:00Thanks :-)
Brgds
JonasThanks :-)<br /><br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-31132537241756878212016-03-11T07:12:50.892-08:002016-03-11T07:12:50.892-08:00I hear you brother, not easy for the kids for sure...I hear you brother, not easy for the kids for sure, been there, done that.<br />Its even worse when they don't know if you'll be back safe or at all... :-(<br /><br />But in the end, it will all work out good, im sure you have great kids, they understand.<br /><br />Bob, thinking of his sons<br />Valley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-18241023003519283252016-03-11T06:51:04.004-08:002016-03-11T06:51:04.004-08:00Hi Bob.
I hope the teardrop will work as intended...Hi Bob.<br /><br />I hope the teardrop will work as intended, and your description was also kind of how I had imagined it should work. <br />But let's see once I get farther in the project..<br /><br />I have to do a bit to keep my sons happy, because they really miss me when I am out here, and they sometime ask why I have to work the way I do. But hopefully a nice set of saws will be fun/interesting for them to use.<br /><br />Cheers<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-27380236792746627032016-03-11T05:28:39.582-08:002016-03-11T05:28:39.582-08:00HI Jonas, that tear drop shape is what you are aft...HI Jonas, that tear drop shape is what you are after, it will "grip" better the saw plate, keep it under proper tension etc.<br /><br />Your sons are some lucky :-)<br /><br />Cheers<br />BobValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-32764336994690642572016-03-11T01:33:58.836-08:002016-03-11T01:33:58.836-08:00Hi Kees
I think that the other two backs are a bi...Hi Kees<br /><br />I think that the other two backs are a bit flatter, but I read one place, that this teardrop shape was the thing to aim for. <br />I can press the backs a bit more together, if I only press at a part of the length. The problem with that is that it could distort the back, so it is not as straight anymore.<br /><br />The problem is most likely that 3 mm copper is a bit too fat for a back. But that is what I have on boaard. If it doesn't turn out OK, I can try to find some thin angle bar of steel and make a back out of that, but I think that copper will look better.<br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-29460889884511810782016-03-11T00:41:04.841-08:002016-03-11T00:41:04.841-08:00Nice work, but I would make them flatter. A hammer...Nice work, but I would make them flatter. A hammer and sturdy steel surface should take care of that. More toolmarks to remove after that, of course.<br />Keeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618388647421144564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-61400179033002385602016-03-10T22:57:10.779-08:002016-03-10T22:57:10.779-08:00Hi Jeremy.
Brian has suggested making side escapem...Hi Jeremy.<br />Brian has suggested making side escapement planes several times, but I think I'll stay away from the planemaking until we get some better pallet wood.<br />In Nigeria, infill planes could have been a possibility, since the pallet wood was all exotic hardwood. But I doubt that a spruce infill plane will work quite the same. <br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-72851047498847616502016-03-10T14:55:35.937-08:002016-03-10T14:55:35.937-08:00That's going to turn out great for your boys I...That's going to turn out great for your boys I'm sure. I look forward to seeing how this progresses, toolmaking seems like a good fit for onboard activities. After this, what? infill planes with pallet wood infill?Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028867150859768771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-13271262584457855742016-03-10T14:36:13.605-08:002016-03-10T14:36:13.605-08:00I'll try to bring it when we come to Munich.I'll try to bring it when we come to Munich.<br />Jonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111753163359491070.post-35798137243089926502016-03-10T14:26:00.627-08:002016-03-10T14:26:00.627-08:00That looks cool. I'm going to make something r...That looks cool. I'm going to make something really cool with it.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.com