Darn cell phone camera.
I was in Hardwick’s looking for saw files (which they had) and found this 20″ x 24″ F style clamp. WOW! You could clamp a kid to bench top with that.
Really Big Bessy
The latest cutting board
I used the Cutting Board Designer to come up with the pattern. Seemed like a good deal for $10. And of course, I used The Wood Whisperer’s video.
This board is made of walnut, maple and jatoba.
Finish – General Salad Bowl Finish
Mitre Box Complete
After putting thing back together, here’s how it turned out. Simple and sturdy.
And the cuts turned out pretty well, too.
More pictures after the fold.
A tale of two saws
As you know, I’ve been working on restoring and sharpening a mitre box saw that I picked up.While I was working on it, I also got a chance to put together my Wenzloff rip saw. Here’s how the handle started.
And here are the saws together. One made in 2012 and one made around 1920. One walnut and one curly apple.
Mike Wenzloff has a great pictorial on how to shape a saw handle here: Shaping a Handle.
Spray painting the mitre box
My box arrived yesterday all spic and span with its repairs barely noticeable. So now, before rust takes hold, it needs painting.
Here’s my spray booth ( aka microwave oven box that was used to mail the box and saw to me):
It worked well and I was able to get most of my parts painted. The paint (engine black) will take 7 days to cure. So it’ll be a bit before I can put it all back together.Here’s a little background information I found about the saw – 74 (ca. 1910 – 1920).
More photos below the fold.
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