The original concept came from a build I "SAW" and copied a photo of, on Cigar Box Nation a couple of years ago, but only just now, got around to building a similar one.
Thanks again Maddog, I had forgotten that little ditty about the Blind Man, something I also remember my father often reciting.
To answer your questions Uncle John, the saw was easy enough to cut with a grinder, but!! drilling the holes was a completely different matter, "very bloody hard", the sound has its own resonance, or ring if you like, due to the fact it is good quality tempered steel, a little added (but unplanned) bonus is if you apply pressure on and off to the back of saw handle you can get a Tremolo Arm effect!.
After 40 odd years in the building trade I still have 3 or 4 good quality saws (including a Disston wasting away in the shed, and as we know these days, it costs more to get them sharpened, than to buy a cheap throwaway tungsten tipped saw.
I am impressed by the unique sound of the blade, and am thinking and planning to build a Lap Slide, utilising the full length of the saw, but! with a “minimal” amount of drilling.
This also reminds me of a little poem of sorts that my Dad used to say when I was a kid, it goes..."I see said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw" :-)
I knew that was you when the photo went by on the main page. Wow. What a great idea and execution. How hared was the saw to cut? And how is the sound? Does it cut through the mix?
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Cool. Sounds like a sound with some teeth to it.
"Thanks" Chris, Pick, Uncle John & Maddog.
The original concept came from a build I "SAW" and copied a photo of, on Cigar Box Nation a couple of years ago, but only just now, got around to building a similar one.
Thanks again Maddog, I had forgotten that little ditty about the Blind Man, something I also remember my father often reciting.
To answer your questions Uncle John, the saw was easy enough to cut with a grinder, but!! drilling the holes was a completely different matter, "very bloody hard", the sound has its own resonance, or ring if you like, due to the fact it is good quality tempered steel, a little added (but unplanned) bonus is if you apply pressure on and off to the back of saw handle you can get a Tremolo Arm effect!.
After 40 odd years in the building trade I still have 3 or 4 good quality saws (including a Disston wasting away in the shed, and as we know these days, it costs more to get them sharpened, than to buy a cheap throwaway tungsten tipped saw.
I am impressed by the unique sound of the blade, and am thinking and planning to build a Lap Slide, utilising the full length of the saw, but! with a “minimal” amount of drilling.
Awesome AGP! Love the concept Man!
This also reminds me of a little poem of sorts that my Dad used to say when I was a kid, it goes..."I see said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw" :-)
I knew that was you when the photo went by on the main page. Wow. What a great idea and execution. How hared was the saw to cut? And how is the sound? Does it cut through the mix?
that's cooler than snowman pee ;-)