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Post by Scrit on Dec 16, 2007 12:53:27 GMT
Has anyone here made or tried one of these? It strikes me that this could be a useful tool not to mention an interesting project (and saving about $70 / £35 in the process), especially as JFC is currently buying-up every second hand plane in the universe....... Scrit |
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Post by jfc on Dec 16, 2007 14:17:45 GMT
Saws actually Mr smarty pants  |
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Post by engineerone on Dec 16, 2007 14:38:18 GMT
wot about a wenzloff kit scrit, not far off the same price i think wot with the dollar being what it is  paul  |
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Post by Stree on Dec 16, 2007 21:13:12 GMT
Is it old saws that you are buying jfc? Perhaps you need a sawset like mine, I noticed those sawsets on the Gramercy link and they do look plain.  |
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Post by dom on Dec 17, 2007 6:06:08 GMT
Where's all the brass ? ;D
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Post by davidc on Jan 25, 2008 8:43:03 GMT
Joel just sent me a the item,
Very Nice Indeed.....
David
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Post by Scott on Jan 25, 2008 9:43:38 GMT
care to expand on that a tad David?  |
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Post by davidc on Jan 29, 2008 8:02:56 GMT
Scott,
Very delicate saw with narrow blade, more TPI than other USA saws, therefore very good for thin stuff. Very nicely hand filed, with needle files, hand set with punch. Hang slightly different from my other saws.
Best wishes,
David
David
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Post by Scott on Jan 29, 2008 12:54:32 GMT
Interesting! Thanks David
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Post by andy king on Mar 19, 2008 19:55:13 GMT
Had one of these kits sent to me before Christmas, but only just had chance to make it  Anyway, nice kit, simple enough to do, I used a few small rasps and sandpaper, plus a few forstners and plenty of sanding. (could have done with a tad more maybe, but it's to be used, not looked at ;D Anway, a few walkthough pics if you want to comment, plus the finished article... cheers, Andy              |
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Post by dom on Mar 19, 2008 19:58:44 GMT
That's really lovely Andy, nice job, glad you're going to use it.
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Post by paulchapman on Mar 19, 2008 21:28:52 GMT
That looks very nice, Andy. What's it like in use? Cheers Paul |
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Post by andy king on Mar 19, 2008 22:37:05 GMT
Hi Paul, it cuts lovely, much the same as the retail version, although my handle isn't quite as slim as that one. Having looked recently at Lie Nielsen, Adria, Pax and Wenzloff versions, there are subtle differences, mostly with the pitch of the handle to the blade that sets the attack or aggresiveness of the cut slightly different to each other. The number of teeth is fine, more than the others, so the cutting is slower, but its rip and hand filed and very sharp, plus the slight taper of the blade alters the cut slightly as well, but you'd be hard pressed to spot it without trying all of them together to be honest. One thing of all the ones I looked at was that the Wenzloff and Pax saws are hand filed, but the Adria, despite being a very well made saw, is almost blunt by comparison as it has a machine filed finish. Lie Nielsen looks to be similarly machine filed only, but the one I looked at was sharper, but still not as good as the others. The Gramercy is a really nice saw, it would be a toss up between that and the Wenzloff for my favourite if I had a choice. It's satisfying to have something that you have sculpted yourself though, and I do like the feel of the one I did here, even if I do say so myself! ;D cheers, Andy |
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Post by paulchapman on Mar 19, 2008 23:03:32 GMT
Thanks, Andy, that's very helpful. Cheers Paul |
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