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Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Pitchy on July 11, 2019, 08:40:22 am

Pretty neat.  8)

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Nick on July 11, 2019, 08:30:23 am

Here it is opened up. The A-frame shape doesn't give you the longest stroke on bigger pieces, but it works well enough for campfire wood and weighs less than a pound.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48254620802_e35784640f_b.jpg)

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Pitchy on July 11, 2019, 04:52:34 am

Cool, i`ve not seen one of those.  :)

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Nick on July 10, 2019, 11:17:14 pm

I remember many buck and bow saws selling on my great-grandpa's auction, along with loads of other things I would have kept!

Now having 2 kids and one on the way, we have to take a lot of extra "junk" fishing and camping, so I just bought a new space-saving, 21 inch bow-saw made in Duluth, MN with a Swedish made blade... The "Sven Saw"

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48254502962_c35794a2b9_b.jpg)

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Pitchy on June 20, 2019, 03:00:12 pm

Whoops sorry about that but there`s no doubt in my mind that you could make a dandy. :)

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Stoker on June 20, 2019, 02:58:16 pm

Quote from: Pitchy on June 20, 2019, 02:53:39 pm

Great job on that one  Daniel.  8)

I agree Lenn, the fellow that built it did a real nice job of it, but it wasn't me. I won that one as stated in the earlier post. I suspect that I could build one, but doubt that I'd do half as well as you have with the several nice ones that you created.

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Pitchy on June 20, 2019, 02:53:39 pm

Great job on that one  Daniel.  8)

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Stoker on June 20, 2019, 02:51:18 pm

Well, obviously again I can't get two photos up in the same post, so here is that smaller handbuilt bow saw that I referenced in the prior post.

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Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Pitchy on June 20, 2019, 02:50:51 pm

Nice saws Daniel, yep they`er sure handy.  8)

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Stoker on June 20, 2019, 02:47:12 pm

Here's a part of my herd of bow saws. These are all commercial made units, the orange one being a Swedish Sandvik brand and the olive drab one being military surplus from some country, likely not the US, but maybe?

The little ones are just limb trimmers, but they work well for cutting up the smaller stuff as well.

I do have at least one other that I keep out at my rural property, as wood is the only heat I have out there, burning mostly Pinion Pine, which is real hard for a pinewood, so a good bow saw is a must out there too.

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This last one was made by a fellow "named" Iron Hand, which I won at a Rendezvous quite a few years back. I've used it a fair amount while out camping and it has proved to be a very capable little saw, much like the beauties that Lenn has made.

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Pitchy on June 18, 2019, 02:17:42 pm

Thanks bud, i need to start feeling better soon.
Can`t ride the Harley, big problem, bicycle or walk far not good.
But what the heck i have my door to somewhere.  ;D

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Stoker on June 18, 2019, 02:14:52 pm

Aw heck Lenn .... you ain't hoggin' nothin' ..... you're just providin' needed content to entertain and inform all the rest of us duffers!!!

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Pitchy on June 18, 2019, 02:11:21 pm

(https://i.imgur.com/W08x6JYm.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Zms5hqNm.jpg)

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Pitchy on June 18, 2019, 01:26:59 pm

Thanks Bruce, i`m trying to do as many things i can while i`m still kicken.
Be day today we moved the 9x5 train table from the garage to the shed and did a lot of cleaning but hip starts hurting so had to quit.
I have some other cool stuff we made but i don`t want to hog the off topic forum.

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: St Paul Steam on June 18, 2019, 01:22:27 pm

As Jim said , there's not much you can't do Lenn, those are handsome.

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Pitchy on June 18, 2019, 06:28:05 am

Thanks Jim.  :)

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Jim on June 17, 2019, 05:43:58 pm

Very clever builds there Lenn. Mate there's not much you can't turn your hand to. Enjoying your posts so much!

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Pitchy on June 17, 2019, 02:32:36 pm

Thanks Daniel, that one has a wire on it that just stays wound at least so far.
It also has a metal cutting blade in it.

Title: Re: Bow saws
Post by: Stoker on June 17, 2019, 01:53:56 pm

I have a number of bow saws myself and regularly use a couple of them as replacements for chainsaws. Actually cut to length all my firewood of limbwood size this last winter with a bow saw and really haven't fired up a chainsaw in a decade or two because a good bow saw makes far less sawdust from a far thinner curf and does the job near as quick without the noise or hassle of gas, oil and servicing.

Even have a small packable model, similar to the first photo that I use out camping sometimes.

I must ask, what is holding the winding toggle lever on the "Spanish Windlass" tensioner to keep it taut, without spinning out, in the second picture?

Title: Bow saws
Post by: Pitchy on June 17, 2019, 12:11:44 pm

Some bow saws we made.

(https://i.imgur.com/60Q3EVTm.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/BjKGE4Fm.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/XM35xsOm.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/FY99rPqm.jpg?1)

And a old Swede saw i`ve had for years with a new paint job.

(https://i.imgur.com/IOw7ZjVm.jpg)