2018-08-29T11-03-24
Shaping the arms of the new frame saw. I started by playing with some French curves on paper, transferred the outline to a piece of cardboard using good old-fashioned carbon paper, used the cut-out template to draw the arm profile on both faces of my pieces. I cut the first arm with a bow saw and the second with a hammer and chisel; both took about the same time; then I refined with a chisel, spokeshave, small file, and a card scraper. Finally I tapered the top half of the arms using a Jack plane. Now I need to shape the handle area. #FrameSaw #BowSaw #HandSaw #Roubo #HandToolsOnly #BlackCherry #Cherry #BirdseyeMaple #Maple #Woodworking