I think I’m going to put my fret saw away for a while. Plus I’ve occasionally damaged my tails in softwoods when chiseling out the waste between them. If you are unable to find a local distributor for your version (or they don’t carry the exact model that you want), don’t hesitate to use a supplier in your area even though they may have it with the wrong blade installed. I have watched Rob Cosman wax enthusiastic about fret saws. The purpose was to allow the user to insert the blade through a very tiny hole in the metal, wood, shell, ivory or whatever that needed to be sawn. 163 posts in 1272 days. Or bend.And fret saws are slower. Subscribe » Knew Concepts 6½" Coping Saw. This item Knew Concepts 5 Inches Woodworker Fret Saw. More Info. The other thing I like about the coping saw is that its throat is deeper (5″ vs. 2-3/4″ on the fret saw), which allows me to handle some drawers without turning the blade.
Knew Concepts Slip-on Foam Comfort Grip. Their innovative truss-like frames are light-weight and far easier to use than their predecessors - the traditional jewelers fret saws. $169.00 $ 169. This has a 12" depth of cut in a super light frame that is easy to use and control when cutting the waste across a wide drawer or box.I’ve done it both ways.
If not, I’m sure someone will whoop me.Asking an utterly daft question — how would I tell the difference between a coping saw and a fret saw in the first place? For some reason this turns a very sharp corner, but it does seem to result eventually in a twisted blade, and the twisting stress broke the handle of the bow saw loose from the brass fitting. 4.5 out of 5 stars 35. Introducing our revised, strengthened coping saw. Tough crowd. Still, for large work I’ll go to the Gramercy bow saw.I chop out the remaining wood to the baseline, working in from each side. Important Note: Knew Concepts Fret Saws use premium 130mm (~5 inch) scroll or fret type blades with plain ends. ... Coping Saw vs Fret Saw. Now that I’m enamored of the Gramercy dovetail saw, for drawer-size work I use the fret saw with a #5 skip tooth blade, sawing as close as I dare to the baseline, with the show side of the work facing me. I bought the blades a few years ago and perhaps Olson has changed the pitch; mine are 16 tpi.The best thing about the blades is their width, .094". The hook tooth should give a more aggressive cut.With the very thin kerf of a Japanese dovetail saw I pretty much have to use a coping saw, or, for larger work, the Gramercy bow saw, using the two-swoop pattern that you do. I do know how, of course, but I prefer to cope and fret (so to speak).But hey – I made it. Topic tags/keywords: blade.
I think I’m going to try to make friends with the bowsaw for this operation.And Derek, I’ve never tried those Lee Valley saws. It works great, and, so far (3+ years of use), I have not had any of the problems encountered with the commercial coping saws.
Eclipse Fret Saw 70-FS1R. Is it simply frame size?Guys, Roy has been doing this for 20 years with a bowsaw by turning the blade to approximate a right angle cut. If you know where to buy one, please chime in.Have you tried the dovetail cutout saw that I’ve seen Frank Klausz use? Oh and the blades tend to break a lot. More Info. I’m quite partial to the German-made Olson coping saw. They are compatible with our Olson Scrollsaw blades. Jonathan Szczepanski September 24, 2012 “Fear and ruthless inefficiency.” This made me laugh. One slightly different approach I’ve used sometimes is:1. Saw it on the woodwrights shop long agoNice to hear Chris…Keep the students away from the new one!Megan and I did some dovetails today with a bowsaw that uses the Tools for Working Wood blade. Please move along. Video Review: Perfect joints with the Knew Concepts Coping Saw, by Andrew Gibson of Infinity Cutting Tools. At least you actually tried to make something rather than . And with luck, my tendonitis will resolve itself sans cortisone injection.Here are some supplies and tools we find essential in our everyday work around the shop. Subscribe » Save up to 68% on 7 issues of woodworking projects and tricks. Looking at the Highland website I see they list coping saw blades but not fret saw blades. But you would be able to demarcate it pointing the finger to its strength. You might give it a try…..Bob Smalser’s tutorial on making these of a few years ago is now hard to find, but here’s a link to a copy that’s missing only a few photos:Megan, your dovetails look great and I appreciate your tails first effort, however, pins first rules. Knew concepts provide you this fret saw with some decorative and ergonomic design. When I decided to try a DT saw with a thin plate (.15), I found that my coping saw blade wouldn’t fit in the kerf. To try and square a box using a single clamp across the corners is not the way to work. Also, the blades are far more robust and almost never come loose. Drill a small hole with an eggbeater near the baseline in the center of the waste.It’s kind of cheesy, but you do get to avoid turning the saw during the cut.Yup, that’s a jewelers saw.
I used to use an Olsen coping saw. So, like any good monkey, I bought a fret saw and did it that way for many years.But fret saws aren’t perfect. It was indeed faster than poo through a goose. But I can’t fit the saw blade in the kerf left by the rip cut dozuki, so I have to do two cuts.I did discover that I could make the saw cut a very sharp corner by turning the blade in the frame (keeping the frame fixed). 4.1 out of 5 stars 6. No problem for most work, but casework exposes the problem. I thought we covered this. “We are dedicated to helping you pursue your work and your passion for well-made tools that bring pleasure to the task. Instead of a dainty little blade, it’s a medium bowsaw with a blade that bends 90 degrees about 2/3 of the way from the handle. You need to file some serrations in the pads that clamp the blade, otherwise it’s all stroke, stroke, sproing!
Our products may feel luxurious to use, but they are never extravagant, as they are designed and made with you and your needs foremost and are made to last a lifetime. Fret saws take blades simialr to a scroll saw (some take the same blades, AFAIK), and fret saws often (not always) have a deeper throat (the frame is bigger, extending farther away from the blade, which allows you to take cuts farther away from the edge). I will definitely put one on my next shopping list.I just used the Gramercy bow saw on my last set of dovetails.
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