Building a dovetail saw from an old saw

[@johnbesharian9965]

Nice project and, to this old, retired professional guitarist, a bit disconcerting at the 9:14 mark. I point this out because my father was a machinist ("Back in the day") and the shop where he worked from 1955 to 1979 had a father-son team that both were missing the lower half of their left forearms that were removed, years apart, at the same band saw by the same "Oops".

[@leemarzahl8891]

Nicely done! Very cool build!

[@RafterSkills]

Good stuff! I’ve done this a few times, took the brass backs before fitting new blades with hardened teeth!

[@Labrador-Woodworking]

Sounds cool man have you made a video of it? Only problem with hardened teeth is you can't resharpen them easily

[@RafterSkills]

@@Labrador-Woodworking The last one I done was a Dovetail saw it’s a Wheatman And Smith Russell Works, about 150 years old, blade was in very poor condition, the stamped brass back looks nostalgic! replacing the blade with a hardened teeth blade was just the way I wanted to do it and it can be touched up with a diamond file if need be. As you know yourself it’s all part of the passion and interest in the craft!

[@danielgeng2306]

Nice work ! looks like you prefer a super high hang angle on your dovetail saws, that’s the sweet thing about making your own handles, they can be however you like!

[@Labrador-Woodworking]

Thank you, in all honesty I made it like that for aesthetic reasons but I really like it. It causes you to naturally lift the toe of the saw which helps with not cutting to deep on the side you can't see.

[@davewest6788]

Nicely done

[@onehandedmaker]

Thanks for the video. I have almost the identical saw I am planning to restore and a nice new pretty handle would be cool. Have subscribed and liked. Regards James One Handed Maker Australia

[@Labrador-Woodworking]

Cheers mate for the kind words hope you have fun on your adventures

[@tayyabsafdar7069]

Instead, why not remove the brass, cut the saw, refit the brass make new holes put the handle back. Sharpen the saw and The End.

[@Labrador-Woodworking]

What would be the benefit of doing it that way? I just did it the way it made sense to in my head, plenty of other ways to do it. I used the brass back to measure the depth of cut I wanted on the saw. I also didn't want to remove the brass back if possible as I'd read it could be a pain to put back on afterwards 🙃