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   Napie | Jan 30, 2009 04:22pm | #1

   Just buy a replacement blade and make your own frame.  I have built a few, it is easy and you can make them to fit your hand.   I use them quite often for dovetails and other jointery with a wide blade but not so much for curved work.

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   WillGeorge | Jan 30, 2009 05:41pm | #2

   Frame is easy.. The blade and the hardware for it are the Hard parts to find...

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   rhagenstein | Jan 30, 2009 06:51pm | #3

   Tools for Working Wood has parts and completed saws, as well as downloadable drawing, construction notes, and design considerations.  I am in the middle of making one (just lack the time to complete).  The link to their saw parts page is below.  links to the desing and construction notes are on the left of their screen.

   http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/Merchant/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=toolshop&Product_Code=GT-BOWS.XX&Category_Code=TMQ

   best regards,

   Rand

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   Napie | Jan 30, 2009 07:51pm | #4

   Plenty of sources for blades, Highland Hardware has a lot of blades.  I have used lag bolts screwed into the handles with the head cut off, slotted fort the blade and a hole for the pin.  See FWW issue #51 March 1985 pages 52-53 for a great article on bowsaws by Simon Watts.

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   chuckh | Jan 30, 2009 08:35pm | #5

   The pins and blades from Tools For Working Wood (the link that Rand gave you) are excellent.

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   Jim65 | Jan 30, 2009 09:49pm | #6

   Hello Wanda,

   I built the Tools for Working Wood and it is nice for smaller projects & curves. Easy to make. For a large frame saw, there is a company in Berlin Germany called dieter schmidt fine tools http://www.fine-tools.com that has all of the blades and parts for the Ulmia bow saws - and the entire saws. look under: "Frame Saws, Bow Saws, Turning Saws". nice web site in English, they ship anywhere with good service.
   Cheers
   Jim