Latest backsaw handle design.

[Stewie Simpson]

Shaping work is done. Only 1 coat of garnet shellac so far. The handle wood is Walnut.

Stewie;

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[Stewie Simpson]

The saw plate dimensions for this backsaw handle; 14 inch; 3 1/2 inch below the spine; 10 tpi; 10 degree rake angle; no fleam; 0.025 gauge saw plate.

regards Stewie;

[Pedder]

Hi Stewie,

that is certainly a very well made and designed handle. But I've two concerns.
The first one is minor: the curve on top of the upper horn could be more fluent.

The second one is bigger or even minor: You've reached a design, wich is classic but no longer
identifiable as a "Stewie Saw". This saw could have been made by Tyzack, Eadon
or Spear & Jackson. What could be what you or the future owner of the saw wanted on the other hand.

Cheers
Pedder

ganz kurz: ich finde die Kurve am oberen Hörnchen könnte gleichmäßier und ich finde Stewie verlässt seine Designlinie

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi Pedder. I will double check the top horn curvature tomorrow. Appreciate your thoughts on the direction of my saw handle designs.

regards Stewie;

[Stewie Simpson]

Work on the saw plate assembly is now complete. The handle has received its 4th coat of amber shellac. 2 more coats remaining. After the last coat of shellac I allow 5 days for the shellac to further harden before I work the surface down with a cutting paste, then buff to a shine with a powered mop.

Stewie;

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[mathias k.]

boah, i'd fukken love to have a saw like that ^^

i'm always enjoying your pictures, thank you for sharing

mathias

[Stewie Simpson]

While I wait for the shellac on the Walnut handle to harden before buffing the surface to a shine, I am shaping another backsaw handle using Queensland Maple.

Stewie;

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[Stewie Simpson]

Hi all. Here are the photo's of the completed Walnut Handle Backsaw.

regards Stewie;

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[Stewie Simpson]

When I use shellac on my saw handles I apply a total of 6 coats. The 1st coat is sanded back to 150g. The 2nd coat to 220g. The 3rd coat to 400g. By that stage I expect most of the grain should be filled within the wood surface. The flat faces of the handle are always sanded over a glass surface. The time delay between each coat is minimal.

The last 3 coats of shellac are to add depth over the wood surface. Each is given 24 hrs between coat. Each coat is lightly abrading with a very fine grade sanding pad before the next coat is applied. After the last coat the shellac surface is then left for 5 days to harden.

The shellac surface is then lightly rubbed back with a cut and polish paste that's hand buffed to a shine. To achieve a greater shine, the surface is buffed again using a power mop fitted to a pedestal drill. (no cut and polish paste used) This step is again repeated 30 min later.

Job done.

Stewie;