Pekka Huhta
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I guess I'm not the only one who has struggled with the same problem: what to do wit the japanese saws when you have too many of them and no place to hang them to the wall.
Drilling holes on the saw does feel quite wrong and drilling the handle makes the rattan (or whatisit ?) strip on the handle to unravel. A magnet holder on the wall... Those teeth just can't be re-set. And the japanese have made every effort to prevent the saws to be hanged to a nail or two on the wall.
Here is my solution:
First drill a few holes to a piece of wood at about 45 degrees. This will be the topside of the saw hanger. A hole for each saw.
Then saw a slot for on the other side for each hole. The slots should be just at the tip of the hole. If in doubt, saw a bit further away from the hole and carefully re-drill to reach the slot. If the hole extends too much across the slot it will be difficult to insert the saw.
Drop a small ball bearing to each hole, followed by a small spring. A spring from a ballpoint pen works, I used a bit heftier springs. The ball bearing should lie flat against the other side of the slot. Finally, plug the end of the hole with a suitable plug.
Finally, make small bevels to the edges of the slots to help inserting the saws.
Screw the whole thing to the wall with short blocks behind it acting as spacers. And we have a place for the saws taking up the minimum amount of space on the wall.
I hope it’s of use for someone. On my shop they are just on the end of the bench so I can just reach the saws when standing in front of the bench. As all other saws are a bit further off, I have stopped using them almost completely.
And who says that you can use that only on japanese saws. Half a meter of Disstons on the wall would probably look nice as well
Pekka
Drilling holes on the saw does feel quite wrong and drilling the handle makes the rattan (or whatisit ?) strip on the handle to unravel. A magnet holder on the wall... Those teeth just can't be re-set. And the japanese have made every effort to prevent the saws to be hanged to a nail or two on the wall.
Here is my solution:
First drill a few holes to a piece of wood at about 45 degrees. This will be the topside of the saw hanger. A hole for each saw.
Then saw a slot for on the other side for each hole. The slots should be just at the tip of the hole. If in doubt, saw a bit further away from the hole and carefully re-drill to reach the slot. If the hole extends too much across the slot it will be difficult to insert the saw.
Drop a small ball bearing to each hole, followed by a small spring. A spring from a ballpoint pen works, I used a bit heftier springs. The ball bearing should lie flat against the other side of the slot. Finally, plug the end of the hole with a suitable plug.
Finally, make small bevels to the edges of the slots to help inserting the saws.
Screw the whole thing to the wall with short blocks behind it acting as spacers. And we have a place for the saws taking up the minimum amount of space on the wall.
I hope it’s of use for someone. On my shop they are just on the end of the bench so I can just reach the saws when standing in front of the bench. As all other saws are a bit further off, I have stopped using them almost completely.
And who says that you can use that only on japanese saws. Half a meter of Disstons on the wall would probably look nice as well
Pekka
