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Those matching backsaws are stealing my breath away. Fantastic.
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Beautiful work.
Esp. like the clovers/shamrocks. And the brass backs.
The panel saw handle looks very comfortable, and the modern design looks to be inspired by old English tradition.
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All beautiful!
From the pictures, it appears that the lamb's tongue on the panel saw is differently (sharper) shaped than on the two back saws
Thanks, Curt
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cputnam said:
All beautiful!
From the pictures, it appears that the lamb's tongue on the panel saw is differently (sharper) shaped than on the two back saws
Yes, you are correct. It is also arched on the top and bottom to better house the plate. When I redesigned the panel saw handles I wanted something different for the panel saw lambs tongues. So I used some influence from Wheeler Madden Clemson, Groves and another vintage maker in drawing up the grip area. My rip version is obvious with respect to Wheeler Madden Clemson for the top thumb notch etc. They are on the bench, roughed out, waiting to be made. Just looking for something completely different, hopefully distinctive, as usual.
Best wishes.
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