In my experiments with making saw handles I quickly realized that forming the complex curves of many handle designs was going to require some specialized and dedicated tools. I started with the Nicholson Superiors and files I described here (http://ift.tt/1ykUbNl ) but it quickly became apparent that I needed tools having additional capabilities. I added in a couple of sets of high quality rasps and also some plane-makers floats. However something was still missing - a round float. Much patrolling of eBay yielded this.
ebay round float.jpg
Dull when I got it a little file work has it performing nicely. So then, as usual I got to thinking and decided to try to make my own round float.
First some 1/2" O-1. Cut of a bit about as long as the original.
slice a chunk of O-1 off.jpg
Chuck it up in my midi-lathe and a few minutes work with a file gives me a nice tapered blank.
A few minutes with a file yields.jpg
A few more minutes with the file and;
A few more minutes with a file yields.jpg
I scrounged around in the firewood and found a block of mesquite and turned up a handle, fitted a ferrule and here it is;
Turn up a handle from some scrap mesquite.jpg
The toothing could be more uniformly spaced but the jointing is right on so I figure it's okay for my purposes. Even in the annealed state it's plenty sharp and leaves a very smooth finish. Something else to add to the pile for heat treating day. Now back to those dovetail saws...
Cheers,
Rob
ebay round float.jpg
Dull when I got it a little file work has it performing nicely. So then, as usual I got to thinking and decided to try to make my own round float.
First some 1/2" O-1. Cut of a bit about as long as the original.
slice a chunk of O-1 off.jpg
Chuck it up in my midi-lathe and a few minutes work with a file gives me a nice tapered blank.
A few minutes with a file yields.jpg
A few more minutes with the file and;
A few more minutes with a file yields.jpg
I scrounged around in the firewood and found a block of mesquite and turned up a handle, fitted a ferrule and here it is;
Turn up a handle from some scrap mesquite.jpg
The toothing could be more uniformly spaced but the jointing is right on so I figure it's okay for my purposes. Even in the annealed state it's plenty sharp and leaves a very smooth finish. Something else to add to the pile for heat treating day. Now back to those dovetail saws...
Cheers,
Rob
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