I'm looking into buying this miter box and saw for fretting purposes:
http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/saws/miter-box-set-37022.html
They don't have the kerf of the saw listed in the specs tab, but it looks pretty similar to a lot of hobby/craft saws that I know some people use for fretting. Do you think it'll be alright for a fret saw? I know that Harbor Freigh sells the popular Japanese flush-cut saw as well, but if I can safely save myself the $10, my shoestring budget would thank me.
A bit of background: This would be for making my 3rd cookie-tin banjo ukulele. For the frets on the past two ukuleles, I used a junior hacksaw with the waves filed/sanded/pounded out, but the cuts are still too wide, so I've had to superglue them in. This is a huge pain, it's ugly, and it doesn't work well at all.
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-WY
BenBob said:
stan bryars said:
I use a speed square to line things up, it works better and faster tna using a miter box that may allow the blade to wobble or get slightly of at an angle
That is also the handiest saw I have for general cutting
Wes Yates said:
Wes Yates said:
-WY
Wes Yates said:
Cheers,
Grace
Buy a Japanese Flush Cut saw from Harbor. It has a .023 kerf which is .001 less (more?) than Stew Mac Fret tangs. I guarantee you this is what you want. If you don't. I will buy it from you. That's how much I think you will like it.
Also check out my page blog for info on this saw. You can make your own miter. I did. Its simple.
-WY