Hand Tool Restoration | thekiltedwoodworker

For #handtoolthursday, I figure it’s time to introduce my Ron Bontz half back saw. It’s nice and fresh at the moment, having just come back from Ron’s shop after being fitted with a new saw plate. It sports an 18” long triple loop plate with 10 TPI, 15 degrees of rake, and about 20 degrees of fleam. It has 3” of usable blade under the handle. The handle, of course, is bog oak! Did you expect anything else? With Ron’s typical thicker handle, it feels great to hold and is incredibly comfortable to use. Regarding its use… as you can see, it tracks straight and leaves a clean cut in 2” maple. In order to prevent any bowing or kinking, you just need to be sure and keep your saw in line with your sawing arm and let the weight of the saw do the work. This saw is currently… tacky sharp? Er… stuck sharp? It’s not stick sharp… sharpened stick?? In any case, the damned thing is bloody sharp. It’s so sharp you have to use a dozen floating strokes before you can even let the full weight of the saw blade rest on the wood. It’s a joy to use, as are all of my Bontz Saw Works tools. If you make your way to Ron’s website (bontzsawworks.net), you might be disappointed to see he has a temporary hiatus on making saws so he can catch up with back orders. But while you can’t buy any saws at the moment, he still makes small runs of mallets and scribes and kerf extenders. His mallets are all resin-infused and heavy as they need to be. If you ever cut half-blind dovetails, you owe it to yourself to pick up one of Ron’s kerf extenders. They make HB dovetails seem not so bad. #thekiltedwoodworker #kiltedwoodwork #kiltedwoodworker #kiltedwoodworking #woodwork #woodworking #ronbontzsaws #bontzsawworks #bontzsaws #bogoak #bogoaktote #bogoakhandle #handtoolsonly #handtoolsmostly

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