[Woodworkers] I actually finished something

[Larry Works]

Great job?


On Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 11:17 PM Doug Pauls via Woodworkers <
woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

> Well done. My Dad has been gone 13 years, and I am restoring many of his
> tools.  It means extra to you, doesn't it?
>
> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 5:21 PM Gary C Williams via Woodworkers <
> woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
>
>> 2Dave,
>>
>> I'm so sorry for your loss. My dad has been dead for 38 years and I still
>> have some hand saws that I think were my grandfather's that I inherited
>> from my dad. I probably should do exactly what you did and build a nice
>> nesting box for them.
>>
>> Great job!
>>
>> Gary Williams
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dave Heitstuman via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org>
>> To: A place where woodworkers talk about woodworking <
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>> Cc: Dave Heitstuman <DaveH at sphcontrols.com>
>> Sent: Mon, Dec 9, 2019 5:42 pm
>> Subject: [Woodworkers] I actually finished something
>>
>> After dad passed away I found several handsaws in his basement shop.  I
>> think I knew about 3 of them the rest not so much.  I have wanted to build
>> a saw till of some sort as a proper home for them but like everything I get
>> the idea, maybe get started and never finish it.  In this case I was
>> looking for ideas; that I could either borrow from, or just flat copy.
>> This is actually a combination of a couple of different saw tills I found.
>> The sides are clear pine from our old kitchen cabinets.  The bottom is a
>> piece of Walnut that came from dads.  The boards that make up the blade
>> holder is some sort of hard wood, and a piece of Douglas fir, both of which
>> I believe came from dads stash.  The dowel is 1” maple, that is something I
>> had.
>> The saws are in a variety of condition, with at least 2 having broken
>> handles.  There is at least one saw that is virtually new and I believe may
>> date back into the 50’s if not older.  It is the one on the far left.  A
>> couple are newer more modern saws (one even has a plastic handle) but they
>> were dads so they are there.  2 of them are mine (more natural handles, one
>> long one short) that dad had bought for me when we first got our house.
>> Now I just need to figure out what each saw is and if they will even cut.
>>
>>
>> 2Dave
>>
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