Saw handle templates

[MauleSkinner]

I've got this Master Mechanic back saw that I bought twenty-something years ago. Yeah, it sucked!


It was also the first saw that I reshaped teeth and sharpened a few years back, and it actually cuts quite well. The problem, which I'm sure you can see, is the handle is very uncomfortable.

A search for saw handle templates brings up lots of stuff...what would be appropriate for this saw? It's got a 14" plate, and about 3 1/2" depth of cut.

Thanks!

David

[Axehandle]

http://www.tgiag.com/saw-handle-scans.html

Our own Dominic's website. (Blacky's Boy)

[MauleSkinner]

That's one of the sites I found...but how does one decide which to try.

[Bibliophile 13]

Yeah, there are a lot of choices, aren't there? I would start with the simpler Disston patterns for the length of saw you have. They're comfortable designs, and they're not too complicated to make.

[MauleSkinner]

Thanks Dom...I'll give that a try.

[Blacky's Boy]

MauleSkinner said:

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Thanks Dom...I'll give that a try.

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That's Steve,.....I'm Dominic!

[MauleSkinner]

Sorry to both of you! Guess I only looked at the color on the screen name, and didn't read.

[enjuneer]

Isaac Smith at Blackburn Tools also has saw handle templates available online. He has even developed difference sizes of each handle style to fit large or small hands.