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   Samson | Jan 20, 2009 09:44pm | #1

   I made one. Great kit. Great saw. Excellent instructions.

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   Napie | Jan 20, 2009 09:52pm | #2

   Thanks.  I believe I'll get one, any tips?

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   Samson | Jan 20, 2009 10:53pm | #3

   The hardest part was getting the blade into the back.  I got a very early kit, and I think the brass was slightly harder or folded differently than the latest ones.  In the new kits, I bet this operation goes perfectly. 

   The directions really are top notch and take you through it in an almost fullproof way. 

   If I were to make another, I might tweak the handle here and there to suit my own particular hand, but that's something that would be hard to do the first time around.  You need to hold your first attempt to figure out what you might change on the second.  That said, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the handle pattern they provide.  I use the saw all the time.  I have many dovetail saws, and this one may be my favorite.

   A pic or two:

    

   Edited 1/20/2009 2:55 pm ET by Samson

   
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   idahoknotty | Jan 21, 2009 02:10am | #4

   Howdy,

   I'm in the process of building one of these kits and am wondering whether plain-sawn or quarter-sawn handle would be stronger-I notice you used plain-sawn and that was my intuition.

   I also got some of the round-back dovetail chisels from TFW and they are awesome!

   Cheers,

   C 

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   Samson | Jan 21, 2009 02:36am | #5

   I wanted to use a special piece of wood I had from a large flowering cherry (not typical black cherry) I had to take down in my yard.  So, I wasn't too fussy about the exact grain pattern.  I think as long as you align the grain in the direction specified in the instructions, you'll have a strong handle.

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   WillGeorge | Jan 21, 2009 12:38pm | #6

   I had a 'not typical black cherry' in my yard that I think those tree rats killed. Made many things from the wood. Not sure if all survived to this day. All the 'getters' for free stuff loved them...