On my doorstep

[MarcW]

Hi,

Look what I found on my doorstep this week. No game just some pics :mrgreen:

Two details first, the teeth at toe and those at heal:

Any guesses? Not intended :wink: Look at the makers name! Somebody knows? Any hint would be much appreciated.

Here the tool in all its beauty, not in its future workshop which is a spruce wood but warm and safe:

You're welcome for any comments, above all on how I could possibly set the teeth to this old lady. The handle had an old rusty wire, it fell off. I probably will make a replacement handle, a little smaller in diameter.

Isn't it great to have friends like this one who had me in mind at the right time \/

Thanks T. :-({|= :-({|= :-({|= :-({|= :-({|= :-({|= :-({|= for this incredible Maebiki Nokogiri.

Regards, Marc

 

[dchenard]

Looks like something to cut snow blocks for making an igloo :shock: The markings look Innu to me (but then I'm no specialist)...

Can't see anyone cutting wood with that... :-k

DC

 

[ike]

Also in preparation for use I suggest you start a new diet of tinned spinach right away... :shock: :lol:

Ike

 

[Alf]

Ah, obviously that'll be one of those fine joinery saws for making shoji... :shock: Very cool, Marc - thanks for showing it off.

Cheers, Alf

 

[Philly]

WoW! Great rip saw!!!
This is a Japanese saw for ripping down logs into planks-great find!
Philly

 

[Wiley Horne]

Marc,

Wonderful saw, and there aren't many of those around to be had. Two suggestions. First, on filing the teeth, you might register and make a posting on http://www.japanesetools.com They will tell you what size feather file you need, for example. How are the teeth set up now? Is there fleam? How much? Also, on those first few larger teeth, are they notched right at the tip? A number of details like this may raise some conversation on the japanesetools forum.

Now as to the maker's mark. What I suggest is that you send an email to Tomohito Iida, an online Japanese tool vendor living in Osaka. Tomohito-san is a great guy, and I think you will get a response from him, whether he has a clue or not. Perhaps he could hazard a guess what part of Japan the saw comes from, even if he does not recognize the maker's mark. Here is Tomohito-san's website:

http://www.japantool-iida.com/

Looks like a wonderful find to me.

Wiley

 

[Alf]

They will tell you what size feather file you need, for example.

Feather file?! Have to be modeled on one off a Cassowary or something... :wink:

I noticed those notches on the large teeth; appears to be deliberate, yes? Is that a known feature found on such saws, Japanese-tool-knowledgable-sans?

Cheers, Alf

 

[Frank D.]

Wow,
That's a beauty Marc. Funny coincidence: I'm thinking of begging Mike to make one for me--else I'll be making one for myself eventually.
I'd like to know a little more about the teeth too...
Thanks for showing.

 

[bugbear]

I noticed those notches on the large teeth; appears to be deliberate, yes? Is that a known feature found on such saws, Japanese-tool-knowledgable-sans?

Very odd - the bottom of the gullet appears "double filed" too; it's ugly enough that I'd call it a mistake - except that it's a very difficult mistake to make of a tooth-tip.

BugBear (confused)

 

[MarcW]

Wow,
That's a beauty Marc. Funny coincidence: I'm thinking of begging Mike to make one for me--else I'll be making one for myself eventually.
I'd like to know a little more about the teeth too...
Thanks for showing.

Hi all,

Some specs here:

Blade thickness on the toothline:

toe: 2,15 mm;

heal: 1,7 mm;

Blade thickness on the back:

toe 1,4 mm;

heal: 3 mm;

From the first (toe) to the second tooth point there is almost an inch (2,2 mm) Between the last twos there is 0,8mm between points.

Regards, Marc

 

[yanansi]

hi MarcW sorry to hijacking you post but i really want to konw what is the brand of your bench.
cheers

 

[MarcW]

yanansi,

Methinks you didn't hijacked it, cause it already was dead :lol:

My bench is an old German brand, that no longer exists, a Rudolf Steiner. The maker produced other woodworking tools too, above all wooden planes, if I'm well informed, better look at the link, there is an English text at the bottom. I had it by chance, my first tool from ebay, I drove to the Schwarzwald and resisted all Kuckucksuhren only to have this bench, a son of a joiner who had forgotten the bench under a bunch of boards and planks in his shed, cleared the shop in order to make a house of it. That was my chance, 30 years old and not used.

http://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/steiner.phtml

Regards, Marc

thinking his bench needs some flattening...

 

[yanansi]

such a nice bench, form the logo of your picture i thought it is a Hofmann Workbench

http://www.rutlands.co.uk/cgi-bin/psProdDet.cgi/HF2150

cheers

 

[seaco]

WoW! Great rip saw!!!
This is a Japanese saw for ripping down logs into planks-great find!
Philly

Ripsaw I'd be using that for my dovetails.... :roll:

 

[SlimShavings]

Isn't that one of the weapons they used in "Braveheart"

Sure could use that here in Tennessee for cutting stove firewood.

I like big saws. More power!!

 

[Inspector]

MarcW

You probably already have the book by Toshio Odate, Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use, published by Taunton Press.

He mentions those saws in his book (nothing on sharpening). If you could figure out a way to get a hold of him he might be able to shed some light on it, or perhaps tell you who can.

Or you could try these guys.

http://www.ibiblio.org/japanwood/phpBB2 ... cc6bc8e7af

 

[promhandicam]

Hi Marc.

I was having a look for something on the american ebay site and came across this. To my untrained eye it isn't too disimilar to yours - but it was the current bid that made my eyes pop out - 5,100 USD with still 4 days to go. :shock: Perhaps you should get your saw properly checked out and insured!

Steve

 

[MarcW]

Steve,

Thanks for the kick :shock: but folks are back to normal amounts today. It seems that someone entered a wrong amount. Interesting is that the bidder davidm... is prepared to go up to every amount. I will follow that action, it'll be very interesting :lol:

Regards,

Marc