OldTools Archive
Recent | Bios | FAQ |
268911 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2019‑07‑16 | saw |
GGGGG $1250 pounds?? https://www.skeltonsaws.co.uk/mallard-saw The last picture is pretty cool Ed Minch |
|||
268912 | Dragon List <dragon01list@g...> | 2019‑07‑16 | Re: saw |
"As the blade is not in contact with the wood, it can withstand any movement that may occur in the timber due to temperature & humidity" how can it cut, then? lots of dosh for a blade that is not in contact with the wood. ducking (mallard) and running... bill felton, ca |
|||
268913 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2019‑07‑16 | Re: saw |
Surely some drool-worth craftsmanship going on there - just check the $1500 Damascus saw with the back being Damascus steel and not the blade. Give me my pre-WWI assortment of Disston’s and I am a happy Neanderbuddy. Ed Minch |
|||
268914 | curt seeliger <seeligerc@g...> | 2019‑07‑16 | Re: saw |
> "As the blade is not in contact with the wood, it can withstand any > movement that may occur in the timber due to temperature & humidity" I think that's referring to the blade being supported entirely by the spine and not at all by the wood *handle*. But I agree that's a lot of dosh for the posh. |
|||
268916 | Tony Zaffuto <tzmti@c...> | 2019‑07‑16 | Re: saw |
Skelton carries much regard on "UK Workshop" forums. Saw is nice, but..... T.Z. Anthony M. Zaffuto, President Metaltech, Inc. 3547 Watson, Hwy. DuBois, PA (814) 375-9399 |
|||
268917 | Brent Parkin <brent@e...> | 2019‑07‑16 | Re: saw |
I tried a regular Skelton dovetail saw when I was at a sharpening seminar at Bad Axe. It cut nicely and handled well. But the Bad Axe saw was nicer. And my original IT saw was even nicer. I was surprised nobody commented on Pete Taran making new IT style saws again the other day. If you feel like buying a premium saw for a lot less than even a normal Skelton saw, give Pete’s new saws a look. After all he is the father of the modern Western saw revival (MOFA also was in that revival). Brent Parkin Regina, SK Canada eh! Sent from my iPhone |
|||
268921 | Kirk Eppler | 2019‑07‑17 | Re: saw |
On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 10:11 AM Ed Minch |
|||
268924 | scott grandstaff <scottg@s...> | 2019‑07‑18 | Re: saw |
https://www.skeltonsaws.co.uk/mallard-saw Got to love the pitch!! I wonder how long he poured over the "gaff" before he posted it. I also wonder how many edits it had before the final posting? I am not surprised by the asking price. Some people are dumb enough to pay 2000% extra to walk around advertising a company logo plastered across their chest! Pay extra, walk around like a sandwich sign. heehehehe yours scott who is likely to cast a pretty fierce eye on even a 3 dollar saw at Habitat these days. lol If you don't have more than enough saws its your own damn fault -- ******************************* Scott Grandstaff Box 409 Happy Camp, Ca 96039 scottg@s... http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/ http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/hpages/index.html |
|||
268925 | Dan Beck <drumsandbacon@g...> | 2019‑07‑18 | Re: saw |
Haha, I didn't notice the saw, either (until Kirk's comment made me go back and look again). >On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 10:11 AM Ed Minch wrote: > >> >> The last picture is pretty cool >> > >I didn't even notice the saw was in the picture the first two times I >looked. The engine is far cooler. >-- >Kirk Eppler, back in HMB with a huge to do list right now. It is a gorgeous looking saw, but no way I'd pay $1200+ for it. But, I'm sure there are many people who would and will. |
|||
268927 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2019‑07‑18 | Re: saw |
And for those of you who don’t, I have enough to go around - just ask Ed Minch |
|||
268928 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2019‑07‑18 | Re: saw |
And Disston came close a couple of times at a much lower surcharge. The #9 has the prettiest handle http://www.vintagesaws.co m/museum/No8/8.html < http://www.vintagesaws.com/museum/No8/8.html> https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/disston-saw-reagan-handle-14 -ppi-cut-1823693298">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/disston-saw-reagan- handle-14-ppi-cut-1823693298 <https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/disston-saw-reagan-handle-14-ppi- cut-1823693298">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/disston-saw-reagan- handle-14-ppi-cut-1823693298> Ed Minch |
|||
268929 | John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> | 2019‑07‑18 | Re: saw |
Scott has once again reminded us of the perils of listening to pitchmen! > https://www.skeltonsaws.co.uk/mallard-saw > Got to love the pitch!! Ok, let’s run with it. If a saw with a toe shaped like the famous British Mallard streamlined steam locomotive can sell for big bucks, how about a saw toe profiled to resemble a New York Central J3 Hudson with Dreyfus streamlining? How about a saw profiled like the NYC Commodore Vanderbilt streamliner? Raymond Lowey’s masterpiece GG1 electric locomotive? Yeah, we’ll give that one the “cat’s whiskers” pinstripes! Here’s the serious part, that you might reply to: I’m just not convinced that having ANY toe profile which protrudes beyond the “spine” is of any use on a backsaw. The exception would be a “half backed” saw where the toe is long enough to do some through-sawing. > If you don't have more than enough saws its your own damn fault Surely ‘tis true! Just ask Tom Price! What makes a great backsaw? Steel, tensioning, handle, and most of all sharpening. I’m sure that my backsaws could be improved by a truly skilled sharpener. Trouble is, that requires long practice. (I practiced on saws in such awful condition that anything done to them could only be an improvement. You’ve seen them at the Flea Markets and other venues: “Cow and Calf” teeth, irreparable bends, etc. If, after your best effort, it’s still not a useable saw, which is a given for the bent ones, you can cut it up into scrapers. But, you will have learned about saw filing along the way!) John Ruth |
|||
268930 | Kirk Eppler | 2019‑07‑18 | Re: saw |
On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 11:03 AM John Ruth |
|||
268931 | "yorkshireman@y..." <yorkshireman@y...> | 2019‑07‑19 | Re: [SPAM?] saw |
Phew! a .uk interested me. You have to admire the pair of them. I’m going to start refinishing old saws to a brighter than bright condition and give them fancy names. Any saw that was photographed in the National Railway Museum has to be worth 400x the norma price. And the write ups - I’ve always said that if I only had the flowing words to describe the stuff I make I could sell it for thousands. But did you follow up ‘Peacock Oil’? Even rarer than snake oil it would seem, at GBP96.00 a litre - but it was hand made…. Richard Wilson Standing back in amazement at a fellow Yorkshireman’s pitch. |
|||
268932 | Tony Zaffuto <tzmti@c...> | 2019‑07‑19 | Re: saw |
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, something I really regret: seeing those handles, and those sawnuts and, knowing the purchases were well over a dozen years or more ago, what could have been! Was the sawplate really that bad, that it needed sacrificed? What did I use it for? T. Anthony M. Zaffuto, President Metaltech, Inc. 3547 Watson, Hwy. DuBois, PA (814) 375-9399 |
|||
268933 | Mick Dowling <spacelysprocket@b...> | 2019‑07‑19 | Re: [SPAM?] saw |
GGs That, is a spectacular looking saw. And, in the right hands can cut stuff too short, too deep, remove bits of fingers, and probably cut through electrical leads just like a $2.00 flea market saw. Mick Dowling Melbourne Australia |
|||
268934 | KEVIN FOLEY <kevin.m.foley@c...> | 2019‑07‑19 | Re: [SPAM?] saw |
Yeah, anything paid over a hundred bucks isn't about cutting wood. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Kevin Chantilly, VA |
|||
268937 | Tony Blanks <dynnyrne@i...> | 2019‑07‑19 | Re: saw & Peacock Oil |
On 19/07/2019 6:51 pm, yorkshireman@y... wrote in part: (snip) > But did you follow up ‘Peacock Oil’? Even rarer than snake oil it would seem, at GBP96.00 a litre - but it was hand made…. If you have ever tried to sleep within 500 metres of a flock of randy peafowl; the peacocks overcome by lust, and the peahens filled with fear you would be able to think of nothing better than producing a vat full of peacock oil. Leave the a couple of peacocks and all the peahens to produce the next crop. The peacocks are flashier, so the oil must be better. Stands to reason....... There is an opportunity there! Regards, Tony B > Richard Wilson > Standing back in amazement at a fellow Yorkshireman’s pitch. Don't be: Where there's peacocks there's brass! |
|||
Recent | Bios | FAQ |