Hi Folks I\'m new to this site but not new to woodworking. I picked up an 8\" W. Tyzack Sons & Turner dovetail saw off of ebay for 19.99. its my first saw restoration. I plan on using her for cutting dovetails and tenons. One thing I noticed is that the blade slot is not perfectly parallel to the handle. It is either intended to be that way or is a sign of poor craftsmenship. However, new to saw restoration I have no idea. All my other saws the blades are perfectly parallel with the handles. the teeth are 20ppi. For Dovetails should I recut them as rip teeth and not crosscut? Also, is this a nice saw or did I just blow $20! :unsure: Thanks Robert
Re:Question: W. Tyzack Sons & Turner Sheffield Hi Robert, That will make a nice little dovetail saw, it might be a bit short for tenons. If the handle isn\'t in line with the blade, that might be a problem, can you post a picture showing the problem. Dovetail saws are always sharpened rip. BTW $20 is a bargain! Regards Ray
Re:Question: W. Tyzack Sons & Turner Sheffield Hey Ray, thanks a million for answering my questions. Here is pic of the slot. it goes from Left Top to Right Bottom. Is this normal? OR is this poor productoin?
Re:Question: W. Tyzack Sons & Turner Sheffield Hi Robert, Outch...I see what you mean! that has the look of a manufacturing defect. I think it might be time to start thinking about a new handle, there are a number of good tutorials on handle making. (I still haven\'t got mine written up yet) Here are a few.. Leif Hansen (aka Norse Woodsmith) has a great article here.. http://www.norsewoodsmith.com/node/68 Alice Frampton (aka Alf) http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/1/5/article3.htm Tim Hoff http://www.cianperez.com/Wood/WoodDocs/Wood_How_To/INDEX_How_To_pages/TimHoff_MakingSawHandles.htm Phillsville http://www.philsville.co.uk/sawhandles.htm Mike Wenzloff http://wenzloffandsons.com/saws/kits/index.html (there was another by Mike but I can\'t see it just now) Pedder http://www.woodworking.de/cgi-bin/forum/webbbs_config.pl/read/25286 In the one by Alice Frampton, she shows how to get an accurate center line by clamping a saw horizontally to the bench. For the template, you can download one that you like from the gallery http://www.backsaw.net/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=7 Don\'t forget to resize it to suit your hand size. Let me know how it goes, preferably with a few pictures. Regards Ray
Re:Question: W. Tyzack Sons & Turner Sheffield Hi Robert, this is exactly the first saw I rehandled. B) You\'ll have to be very carefully, when you cut the slot for the blade because it is really thin. Before rehandling I would cut some tests. The question is not if the saw is straight but if it cuts straight. (Wich is sometimes not the same thing.) BTW: Ray, Sawmaker Tim Hoffman has now his own blog: http://www.sprucemill.blogspot.com/ There you\'ll find his articles about blade and handle making, too. Cheers Pedder
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Re:Question: W. Tyzack Sons & Turner Sheffield Wow, Ray, thanks for the resources. :woohoo: Well, I feel gipped by spending $20 for this saw but the new handles looks like a fun winter project. I suspected that it was faulty and not some cool custom feature for leftys. Thanks again, Robert