ECE Bow saw owners ?

[pompon44]

Hi,

It's been a while I've not posted here (a second baby and lots of work kept me out of my workshop -err, garage, I mean ;-) too often), but I keep on reading the good advices and good "ambiance" here.

Some of my earlier posts were about how to saw straight (I have a Dozuki as my only saw). Despite some practise, some set removal on one side, I still have problems with going straight with that saw...

So before jumping to beautiful and expensive western saws, I bought an ECE bow saw (with the hope that the different grip would let me be a better sawyer - yep, you can call me naive-). I took the rip saw (reasoning that my dozuki is crosscut, and that rip looks easier to sharpen) visible at :

http://www.fine-tools.com/gestell.htm

And, well, I'm running into new problems... First, this thing is kind of heavy (at least compared to my dozuki !). Second, it seems dull. So here's my question at last : are there owner of this saw here ? Did you have to sharpen it upon receival ? Or is it just me with YASIDKHTUP (Yet Another Saw I Don't Know How To Use Properly) ?

Thanks,

Best regards,

 

[cwroy]

Hi,

I have two ece bowsaws (the 700 and 600 mm). I also have a 24" model I made myself .

First of all, it doesn't need to be ece, any brand bowsaw will do. Then, by the model with a tenon blade (it’s a rip pattern, i’d say 7 teeth per inch?).

I believe that a continental bowsaw is the most practical saw available for both riping and crosscutting. I use the same blade for both operations by the way (which is rip).

I also believe it is one of the hardest saw to steer and manuever. It needs a great deal of pactice to be good with one, and it can get frustrating. Maybe in a few years I’ll get the hang.

But until then, when I need to made a precise rip I reach for my Diston D-8 (any panel or rip saw will do).

Good luck in your adventures...

CWR

 

[labuzz]

I am also a owner of the ece bow saw...I wanted to try a "classic" european saw. This saw is very aggressive and it's very difficult ( for me ) to start the cut. Of course I have the same problems...It's very hard for me to evaluate the state of the saw and my technique. Practice is the only way I think...

 

[Digit]

I'm not familiar with the ECE saw but most of the ones I see today have blades more suited to tree lopping than serious woodwork. In years gone by a broad variety of blades were available that were suitable to all tasks, including joint cutting. Perhaps they still are, but specialist suppliers only I imagine.

Roy.