Sick Monkey Saw Works Blog
I received an email from one of our ShopNotes kit customers concerning how to install our backs. The method another vendor uses generally will not work well as our backs typically hold a bit tighter–and correspondingly are more difficult to install.
When we got in this morning, I photographed one of the boys illustrating how we install a folded brass back.
http://www.wenzloffandsons.com/saws/kits/backsaw/backs/index.html
The link above is to the resultant slide show.
Take care, Mike
We have offered kits from the beginning of Wenzloff & Sons, from individual saw parts to what we call a full kit. And of late, we are supplying the SN-701 kit for the recent article in ShopNotes on building one’s own back saw (they have a real nifty jig for cutting in the teeth in that article).
What I never have taken the time to illustrate, though, is the shaping of a back saw. Because of the upcoming classes on building kits at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking, we have finally taken the time. The following link provides a 40 photo look at the shaping of a Black Walnut Harvey Peace open handle saw, with a couple photos of setting and filing the teeth.
http://www.wenzloffandsons.com/saws/kits/backsaw/index.html
The only difference between a Full Kit and the slide show is that kits do not receive a medallion.
We hope you enjoy this peek into building a back saw.
Take care, Mike