old Tyzack backsaw.

[swagman]

An early Tyzack saw rebuild.

Stewie;

 

[rafezetter]

Great job - I'm always amazed at how the wood comes to life when finish is added, as raw that wood didn't look like very much...

What is that black magic cleaner you used? Is there an equivalent over here anyone know? (or is it just autosol..)

 

[G S Haydon]

Very swish

 

[ColeyS1]

Lovely shaping on the handle


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[swagman]

Great job - I'm always amazed at how the wood comes to life when finish is added, as raw that wood didn't look like very much...

What is that black magic cleaner you used? Is there an equivalent over here anyone know? (or is it just autosol..)

Its a bottle of cold gunmetal blueing agent. I use it to darken the newly cut edges of the saw plate assembly.

Stewie;

 

[bugbear]

What is that black magic cleaner you used?

Google says:

http://www.amazon.com/Kleen-Bore-Black- ... B0000C51WN

BugBear

 

[swagman]

What is that black magic cleaner you used?

Google says:

http://www.amazon.com/Kleen-Bore-Black- ... B0000C51WN

BugBear

Spot on bugbear.

Stewie;

 

[bugbear]

An early Tyzack saw rebuild.

Stewie;

Do you have any details on that looks-like-the-LV-but-isn't filing guide?

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.a ... 3072,43086


Edit; found it;

http://www.blackburntools.com/new-tools ... index.html

BugBear

 

[matthewwh]

There can't be many old saws that get a makeover like that.

Fantastic job!

 

[Berncarpenter]

Wow Stewie great job ,whats left from the original saw just the folded spline ?

Cheers Bern

 

[swagman]

Wow Stewie great job ,whats left from the original saw just the folded spline ?

Cheers Bern

Folded spine and saw plate are original. Original handle was cactus.

 

[Berncarpenter]

Wow Stewie great job ,whats left from the original saw just the folded spline ?

Cheers Bern

Folded spine and saw plate are original. Original handle was cactus.

So that must have been a bit tricky ,how did you remove the saw plate from the spline without any damage? Cant see the original handle holes in the plate ,did you cut it down in the length ?

Cheers Bern

 

[swagman]

Wow Stewie great job ,whats left from the original saw just the folded spline ?

Cheers Bern

Folded spine and saw plate are original. Original handle was cactus.

So that must have been a bit tricky ,how did you remove the saw plate from the spline without any damage? Cant see the original handle holes in the plate ,did you cut it down in the length ?

Cheers Bern

Hi Bern. Removing the spine is not a difficult job. Masking tape over the saw plate. Clamp the plate vertical in a good machinist vise and ease the spine of with a wide blade screwdriver and hammer. The saw plate was shortened 1 1/2" to remove the old securing holes. The modern saw bolts use a smaller dia. hole. The depth of the plate was then shortened by 1" to achieve a better visual balance between L & D. If you revisit the 1st 2 photo's posted you can see the before and after.

Stewie;

 

[The Bear]

Great job
Any secret to cutting the saw plate and cleaning it up?

Mark

 

[swagman]

Great job
Any secret to cutting the saw plate and cleaning it up?

Mark

Hi Mark. Use a pointed scriber to mark the area on the saw plate that needs to be cut. Then cut just outside the scribed line using the hand sheet metal shears. If you have a 12 inch bench mounted sander (medium grit ), use it to bring the saw plate edge to the scribed line. If your cutting along the edge that will later have teeth, always joint this edge 1st with a flat file to insure its perfectly straight. Apply Dykem sheet metal marker, or similar prior to the edge being jointed (straight edge) with a flat file. Its an ideal visual guide to help you file the edge straight.

Stewie;

 

[Bluekingfisher]

Fantastic skilled work. Was all work undertaken with hand tools (baring the shears)? how do you layout and cut the new teeth?

David