$700* Beautiful Dovetail Saw from $18 Gents Saw

$700* Beautiful Dovetail Saw from $18 Gents Saw | Hand Tool Woodworking

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*This video has made about $700 in KZfaq ad revenue since uploading it, hence the value in the title.
I bought a Deer brand Gents dovetail saw, and really wasn't that into it. The teeth come a bit coarse (some teeth were actually longer than the others, and I had to file them down), and I couldn't seem to steer it straight.
So, I used it a few times, and then stopped. About $20, wasted. Or so I thought.
I've been wanting to buy a high-end dovetail saw, like the Lie Nielsen one, but before I pulled the trigger, I saw the Woodwright episode with Tom Calisto, where they make a beautiful dovetail saw--that was actually the 3rd time I've seen it.
That got me thinking... could I convert that cheap gents saw into a high-end dovetail saw?
In short, I think so. I started with the handle, and really did it up well.
After that, I addressed the teeth: jointed them, sharpened them, and re-set them. After about 8 hours of total work, I love it!
Watch me go from board to dovetail saw handle in this video.
Link to saw on Woodcraft: www.woodcraft.com/products/41...
Link to Woodwright's Shop episode where they make a dovetail saw:
www.pbs.org/video/2365309283/
Link to Blackburn tools handle templates: blackburntools.com/articles/sa...
Enjoy!

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@raytbrown2 7 жыл бұрын

I'm humbled. Inspired job. You reminded me not to limit yourself based on the tools you don't have.

@tonyennis3008 4 жыл бұрын

When I am doing shaping with sandpaper like you are at 14:10, I back the strip of sandpaper with duct tape. Then it does not tear.

@TheHandToolery 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@738polarbear 4 жыл бұрын

Great tip thanks.

@ab-nx4lv 6 жыл бұрын

It was a pleasure to see you at work. Your pleasure in the course of this is really contagious.

@pemtax557 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job Andrew, I've been using Japanese saws for my dovetails and while I love mine, what you just made is giving me all kinds of "maybe back to western". Like you, I would just want to hold it every time I saw it. Cheers ...

@greg6107 6 жыл бұрын

I love your ambitious quid pro quo attitude, thank U Andrew for sharing.

@conbertbenneck49 2 жыл бұрын

You created a work of art. You'll have great joy every time you use the saw. Congratulations

@stevenlee9994 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I gave it a try, messed up my first attempt trying to fit the brass back since my chisel was too big. I gave it another try after making a small chisel out of an old drill bit and got it to fit better. Shaping and sanding took a really long time but now that I'm done, I'm really happy with it. I've been carrying it around with me too 😁 but I haven't attached the saw plate yet since I don't think my wife would be too happy with that since we have young children. Thanks again!

@stevenlee9994 6 жыл бұрын

The HandToolery thanks! It's ok about the mishap. It's like you said, cut the slot before you invest too much time in it. I had some time invested in it since I milled the wood from some firewood for a firewood challenge but it would have been a lot worse if I messed up after all the shaping and sanding. Thanks again!

@harrymason1053 8 ай бұрын

I prefer to have things that look very modest but the work that I can produce with it is top notch. Having things that look too fine only tends to produce envy.

@ryanallthewiser 5 жыл бұрын

You did an outstanding job on the project and video. Greatly appreciate the simplicity of your instructions. Thanks

@TheHandToolery 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m so glad to hear. Hope your own daw turns out great ;)

@michaeltalve2058 2 жыл бұрын

Great job Andrew. I have an old gent's saw that has been lying around unused for many years. Like you, I never really liked the feel of the pad-style handle and had always had it in the back of my mind to make and fit a pistol grip handle. You have given me the inspiration, many thanks.

@ajcccjohnson 6 жыл бұрын

Man that looks great! You did a great job!

@treebangham 6 жыл бұрын

Wow. What a great idea. Well done, I'm really glad I found this channel. Very enjoyable to watch. Thank you!

@larsfrandsen2501 6 жыл бұрын

treebangham Yup, me, too!

@schm4704 7 жыл бұрын

I'm impressed how straight your kerf turned out, even more so since you cut it freehand and without a handle. I've ruined quite a couple of saw handles at that point. Good job!

@peterwilliams8922 Жыл бұрын

Great job and you'll have that feeling of satisfaction every time you pick it up

@williamlott7612 2 жыл бұрын

Spotted your original problem right away, left-handed…great job. Darlington ,South Carolina

@tititalindona 7 жыл бұрын

Nossa! Ficou lindo! Fico impressionada com a paciência e cuidado com o acabamento de suas peças. Parabéns!

@HBSuccess 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful handle - and hopefully the blade is up to the task. You never know until you start from scratch, new teeth, new set, etc. Paul Sellers has a great series on doing that. If not, now you know how to make a killer handle.

@CurtissDavis-uk9oq 6 жыл бұрын

WOW! I'm really impressed! You do some good work!

@seanpatterson1609 6 жыл бұрын

Great job! That's quality work. I enjoyed the video.

@davidmiller5832 5 жыл бұрын

You've just inspired me on a nice afternoon project, Thanks!! Beautifully Built Bench too!

@StavrosGakos 7 жыл бұрын

i love that shape of handles! great job

@leehaelters6182 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, a compliment from Stavros Gakos, dating back a bit. This is somehow like a young Michaelangelo, or maybe Leonardo of Vinci calling to say "Atta boy!"

@RTOHIO 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job. You are on your way to becoming a master craftsman. Well done

@darrellv6184 6 жыл бұрын

2 thumbs up!! This is the exact same thing I want to do to my Craftsman dovetail saw. Thanks for posting, this will really help!

@ynotjf 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice work! I was impressed the most with your freehand chisel work..

@TheHandToolery 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Was a bit nerve wracking but love the resultS

@derek4dragons 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, great work mate, and thanks a million for the link to the plans. I made a replacement handle for an old Disston rip saw that was left to me and just copied the original, what was left of it, and did the rest by guesswork. These plans make it so simple. Thnaks again and enjoyed the vid immensely. BR Derek

@robertbrunston5406 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome project! Great job! Thank you.

@robertwilson7143 6 жыл бұрын

I just purchased 75 different types of blades from auction and will be trying to make some for my friends as gifts. Thanks for the information.

@TheHandToolery 6 жыл бұрын

Really cool! Your friends are very lucky and you are very generous :)

@nickpelov 6 жыл бұрын

at 5:50 I bet you thought "I cut that handle off too early".

@biffwellington6264 4 жыл бұрын

my thoughts exactly....

@babiecasam 7 жыл бұрын

Great job! I've got one in the garage just waiting for this. Also, Vamos United!

@rico1319 5 жыл бұрын

Congratulations nice job! I love to rediscover tools that I haven’t used much!! 👍👍👍😎🇨🇱

@TheHandToolery 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Me too!

@FernandaFerreira1712 7 жыл бұрын

Meu Deus! You are an artist!

@TWC6724 2 жыл бұрын

Great job. This is an excellent idea!

@MartyOfAllTrades 3 жыл бұрын

Tyler, I have watched this a lot. I like making my own tools also. Kudos man.

@jessjulian9458 6 жыл бұрын

I just found your Channel. I watched a couple of videos and I like the fact that you use a lot of hand tools in crafting your products. And the results are fantastic. So I subscribed to your Channel. Looking forward to the next project.

@TheMrchuck2000 6 ай бұрын

Good job, gonna do one now, too! I’m finally ready to really DO it; thanks for the inspiration.

@clashfive Ай бұрын

Great result 👍👊

@h4woodworks612 8 ай бұрын

That turned out great, love the video

@valeria7342 7 жыл бұрын

que massa, parabéns . vc e a Joice são um casal fantástico. Deus continue abençoando vcs. Amém

@ArchangelArchangel-tq3xo 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely great job on the saw handle !!

@TheHandToolery 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@TigerCarpenter 3 жыл бұрын

it turned out very nice indeed. you inspired me to make my own wooden handle for my cheap saw

@TheHandToolery 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Hope yours goes well

@snowwalker9999 6 жыл бұрын

Another Left Handed woodworking youtuber... good work ! Left thumb up!

@mmd1957 6 жыл бұрын

Well done, great result!

@romangko8869 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the contribution greetings from Mexico

@mmgross144 6 жыл бұрын

Impressive! Thanks for the inspiration!

@cornflake73 6 жыл бұрын

very nicely done. I too have one of those gents saws and don't care too much for the straight handle.

@rclamond 4 жыл бұрын

Man, I'm in exactly the same place with a similar Crown dovetail saw. Great inspiration from this video. Thanks.

@TheHandToolery 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear! Hope it went well!

@1959Berre 4 жыл бұрын

Nice walnut, such a majestic wood.

@TheHandToolery 4 жыл бұрын

I agree!!

@berryconway4296 6 жыл бұрын

Nice build. I especially liked your providing the index to go to the end. I waste a ton of time on videos and then find the final product 'not for me'. Great vid and build. I'm going to give this one a try!

@danielsolowiej 7 жыл бұрын

Nothing better than doing it yourself. I think I do not have any saw left that has not modified :) Oh yes, there is still one ...

@Kikilang60 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, great video.

@ednaezequiel2961 7 жыл бұрын

Perfeito! Trabalho lindo! Amei!

@colintebble5380 5 жыл бұрын

A great idea you have here and a job well done

@TheHandToolery 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@buzzmooney2801 Жыл бұрын

I made a new handle for an old backsaw blade, about three weeks ago, pretty much the same way you did, here. (although I didn't need to drill the screw holes in the plate, since I was replacing an old, broken handle. It really was a very satisfying project!

@TheHandToolery Жыл бұрын

Nice!! It’s so satisfying to put an old tool back to good use.

@TankGunner84 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job, I did the same thing a few years ago with what looked to be the same saw lol. It did ok but when I got a nice brass back saw it was so much better. The heavier spine sure does make a difference.

@jfsauer42 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the $700 clarification. I was about to mention that you can get a BadAxe saw for around $300, so 700 was pretty optimistic. Nice work! Glad the saw can be sharpened. Many new saws sold now have hardened teeth. Can't sharpen them.

@dianeernest1660 4 жыл бұрын

Great job. Now you have your Western saw. Awesome!!!

@TheHandToolery 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I’ve gotten a ton of mileage out of it!

@stevenanderson7623 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Please make more of these “make hand tools” videos!

@TheHandToolery 4 жыл бұрын

I have a playlist, but yeah, I need to do more!

@vanessafernandes8771 7 жыл бұрын

é praticamente um artesão! RS.. parabéns.. ficou show

@738polarbear 4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully done man . That walnut handle is da bomb.

@TheHandToolery 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@ashfaquramin 5 жыл бұрын

Great work mate. Deserves more views. Keep up the good work.

@TheHandToolery 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@jayemporia4516 3 жыл бұрын

Good Job! And it's beautiful, too.

@2mnxffrddfghjbbvcdfh6644bcddcv 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks!

@richardgarrow9260 6 жыл бұрын

Great job sir, i love your idea.

@markharris5771 5 жыл бұрын

I must say made a fantastic job of it. I think I must be in a tiny minority, but I like the gent's saw. It might possibly be because I was a chef by trade and it’s the way I’m used to cutting things. A great video, very well done indeed.

@TheHandToolery 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That makes perfect sense. My knife skills in the kitchen are meh, so perhaps that is why :)

@dons8365 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work. By the way ,I like that workbench 😁

@HeavyOpera1 5 жыл бұрын

Killer looking handle!

@TheHandToolery 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@lnesland 6 жыл бұрын

Wow. Excellent job. Inspired me to do the same. You got yourself a new subscriber.

@josysant1981 7 жыл бұрын

meu pai era marceneiro e carpinteiro. Gosto de vê- lo trabalhando ...me lembro dele. Vc é muito talentoso!

@r.mercado9737 3 жыл бұрын

I like what you did with the handle! Semper Fi

@r.mercado9737 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jeanebieger1623 7 жыл бұрын

Incrível Andrew, ficou muito bonito a alça do serrote. Vou mostrar teus vídeos para meu esposo.... ele adora trabalhar com madeira também.

@blackfender100 6 жыл бұрын

Nice Job came out great.

@jacquesclemou9396 6 жыл бұрын

Merci pour votre contribution

@donscottvansandt4139 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding work!! I've got a couple inexpensive saws with plastic handles one I bought and one was my dad's..both qualify as vintage though. And I want to do this with both! Thanks for the experience you share 😊

@TheHandToolery Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Give it a try for sure :)

@heyimamaker 4 жыл бұрын

Sucha good idea! I was literally thinking I need a dovetail saw but didn't want to spend a tone of money on something I'm not good at :)

@TheHandToolery 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad I could help solve a problem. A friendly reminder that practice makes perfect. Dovetails get much easier after doing them just a few times. Cheers!

@fulljackrackoboe 5 жыл бұрын

Nice! Good job, it ended quite pretty.

@TheHandToolery 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@cristinadginkel1175 7 жыл бұрын

ficou perfeito, parabéns!

@martamayta5940 7 жыл бұрын

Muito bom, vc é talentoso parece ser fácil mais só pra quem sabe. 👏👏👏👏

@percival23 6 жыл бұрын

Wow that came out sweet.

@HansZarkovPhD 6 жыл бұрын

I bought a Stanley miter saw at a church garage sale for $3.00 and made a neat walnut handle for it. Am using it now to cut the mortise and tenons for my roubo workbench that is in current production.

@pauliepipes2593 5 жыл бұрын

You did a beautiful job on that handle. Amazingly, you did it left handed. WOW. (LOL - I'm a left handed brother, and only another left handed person would pick up on that!) Nice left handed saw!

@TheHandToolery 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! I always spot other lefties! I love this saw for sure, too!

@heartsparkdollar 5 жыл бұрын

I was watching it and said to myself, " That's odd, he is holding the saw all wrong." Then I saw later in the video he was cutting it left-handed. Great video!

@Shutyourjibbs 3 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@kiefnthom 3 жыл бұрын

Great! I will rebuild for my robbery bank. Thank you for video

@Mikhandmaker 7 жыл бұрын

Nice Job! congrats

@CarlosSantos-cz7ki 2 жыл бұрын

Very good !!!

@NayaraLiraOficial 7 жыл бұрын

muito lindo e bem trabalhado.

@rizeliadossantos3769 7 жыл бұрын

Oi ameiiii o vídeo vc é muito talentoso que Deus abençoe Bj fique com Deus

@philippecormier6684 5 жыл бұрын

beautiful job

@TheHandToolery 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@tbayboater 6 жыл бұрын

I think you have a key in one of your bandsaw wheels that has partially slid out of it's keyway and is hitting on some of the cast iron webbing of the saw frame. Beautiful job by the way.

@randyrru 6 жыл бұрын

Well done lad!

@kelianearaujo2404 7 жыл бұрын

Nossa que inteligente, Parabéns Andrew

@rkerby6375 4 жыл бұрын

Ingenious!

@TheHandToolery 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@ThePillenwerfer 6 жыл бұрын

Magnificent!

@RegularSean 6 жыл бұрын

Nice job, man

@ludvigtande1236 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice!👍

@TheHandToolery 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@BDM_PT 7 жыл бұрын

Hi there from Portugal, Very nice saw it turn out :D Obrigado(Thanks)

@BDM_PT 7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Milacci Glad you like it: D

@alinesuzane647 7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Milacci . Bom dia. Isaac já chegou?😍. Estamos aguardando ansiosos a sua chegada. Como Joice está? Deus abençoe a família de vocês. Aguardo ansiosa a resposta.

@alinesuzane647 7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Milacci você é muito talentoso. Parabéns,Deus abençoe o trabalho de suas mãos e sua família

@jimbo2629 6 жыл бұрын

Very inspiring. It's great to use home made tools. I am going to do the same. However, to save effort I will use a pillar drill for the holes and a router to round over the edges. Is it big enough? Antique handles tend to be small.