That's a good idea Bob! I have a bow saw but I use it only for sawing firewood.
It would make a rather rough cut I would imagine, because of the distance
between the teeth but that could be tidied up with a bit of sandpaper.
Jewel
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Kennedy
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Backed saw
Maybe you should think about a bow saw if you are cutting timber. They are
fairly inexpensive as saws go, around 8 to 10 dollars.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jewel Blanch
To: bhm
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 1:49 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Backed saw
I was just reading through one of Ray's recent contributions to the list on
the ten most critical
tools that should be inyour tool box. One of them was a saw, and the article
went on to talk about
backed saws that have steel reinforcing on the top edge of the blade to keep
it stiff.
Now, a saw that insists on bending and flexing is a right royal pain in the
neck, so that one that
stayed stiff as you pushed would be a boon, but the reinforcing prevents you
from sawing to a depth
greater than the width of the saw.: not convenient at all, so is it possible
to get a slotted
length of steel that you can slip onto the saw blade, holding it in place
with a couple of wing
bolts so that the stiffening frame can be removed if the timber to be sawn is
thicker than the
stiffening frame will allow?
Jewel
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