tw
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Post by tw on Feb 17, 2010 13:50:40 GMT -6
I made a stair saw for myself. The blade comes from a tenon saw which was almost complete, only missing the back and the handle  The wood is home grown birch, and the hardware costed me 1 euro at a hardware store.  |
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Post by fredbelknap on Feb 17, 2010 14:10:15 GMT -6
TW that looks good. Now how about explaining how it works. I am drawing a blank.  |
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Post by TDHofstetter on Feb 17, 2010 14:59:54 GMT -6
It's used for cutting dados & sliding dovetails.
Nice saw, Tor!
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Post by sawduster on Feb 17, 2010 15:25:18 GMT -6
I found with mine that it is a lot easier to start if I set it up to cut on the pull stroke. Of course, I may have cut the teeth a little steep on mine because I made the saw when I was first learning to file saw blades. ;D
Nice one, TW.
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Post by dcarter636 on Feb 17, 2010 17:29:44 GMT -6
"The blade comes from a tenon saw which was almost complete, only missing the back and the handle..."It looks like you have corrected that minor problem very nicely. 
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Post by sawduster on Feb 18, 2010 7:43:35 GMT -6
TW that looks good. Now how about explaining how it works. I am drawing a blank. Fred, Those were originally made for cutting a groove into a stair in which the riser would sit. They are great for cutting grooves and dados into boards. The depth of the blade is adjustable as there are slots cut into the blade through which the bolts you see in the picture pass. You adjust the blade to the depth of the groove you want to cut. You can then use a scrap wood fence clamped to the board to start your cut, or cut a shallow trough shaped like this "|/" using a utility knife making the slanted cut on the waste side to get the cut started. Cut you two edge cuts for the groove by sawing until the bottom of the handle bottoms onto your wood, make a kerf cut or three depending on the width of the groove, then waste out with a chisel |
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Post by fredbelknap on Feb 18, 2010 8:03:23 GMT -6
Ah ha a knuckle dragger's dado blade.  |
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Post by TDHofstetter on Feb 18, 2010 9:40:28 GMT -6
...knuckle dragger's dado blade.... Yep, that's exactly the one. Minus the rakers, though. |
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