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A couple of readers have asked about a tool I use to cut brass in my shop. I have included the address of one supplier that I know of that carries the jeweler’s saw.
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Included are a couple of uses/examples of use.
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Note. Buy a bunch of blades if you purchase the saw. They do break if you get ham fisted and push too hard. They are nice for the small stuff.
Photos: a patchbox with piercings. This is a must use of the saw. On the buttplate example, I am trying to illustrate how I start the line with the saw to give the small files I use to shape the piece a track to follow. Nothing too complicated here folks just a look at a process that starts with a unique saw.
Maybe this could be useful in some way for a furniture piece??
dan
Edited 2/8/2009 8:56 am ET by danmart
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Now that's some pretty brass work, congratulations.
Dan,
Decades ago, I saw a guy making jewelry out of coins. He used a jewelers saw. I bought one and a bunch of blades. The blades went quickly and I didn't learn to use it well. Maybe now I need to buy more blades and try to work up some skill.
Good to talk to you again.
Mel
Measure your output in smiles per board foot.
Funny thing Mel.. I use coin silver for my ornaments. To avoid the landslide of admonishments from other readers, I will say I use coins from other countries.
To get them thinned out just right, I put them on the railroad tracks on the line taking tanks back to Ft Bragg. Abrams tanks are really heavy. A dime will flatten out just right.
The jeweler's saw takes some practice. If you build a "bird's beak" or something "V-shaped" it helps support the object being cut. I like to lay the brass/silver down flat and cut with the teeth in the vertical plane. This is just my technique.
Photo: working on a frame to a raised panel door I saw at Colonial Williamsburg. It was during one of the conference gatherings - that year desks. It took me 2 years to find the curly walnut like the one I saw at CW. Slow going. Hope to finish by Sept.
dan
Dan,
Nice photo.
NICE wood.
EVEN NICER WOODWORK.
You set high standards.
MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot.
Mel, [he said,butting in,AGAIN],I find a good use for a J's saw is cleaning out the waste when doing dovetails.Can cut very close to the lines,neat & easy to clean up.
Robin
Robin,
Have fun with your jeweler's saw on dovetails. Don't tell anyone but I had the same idea (almost). I am thinking of making a dovetailed ring box. Can you picture that? Less than 3/4" cube, but dovetailed. So those might be the world's smallest dovetails, and would require a jeweler's saw. I was thinking about making a raised panel top. Yuk yuk.Have fun.
MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot.
Hey Mel,
Yep,I can JUST picture it. A pretty little thing,indeed.
Nice idea the raised panel.I'm assuming that you own one of Philip's miniature planes.Just the thing for the bevel!! :-)
YOU have fun,too
Robin
Mel,
If you want the title for worlds smallest dovetails, you will have to beat these:
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Found these while researching my spice box project.
Mike
Mike,
OK OK, I quit. The other guy wins. I will visit him in the asylum. :-)
MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot.
Mike and company,Here's a challenge for the smallest dovetail if you are up to it...https://www.vespertools.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18Itemid=38
Chris @ http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com(soon to be http://www.flairwoodworks.com)
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
Interesting! I have one of those saws, found as usual in a box of auction stuff. Didn't realize it's purpose. Nice pics, will show those to hubby, who likes all things "old guns."
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