I’m 59 and only in the last 18 months taken up woodwork, I watched most of this video open mouthed. If I can make one piece as beautiful I can meet my maker a happy man. It’s a brilliant piece of wooden sculpture. A great video, thanks for the inspiration.

I just purchased 75 different types of blades from auction and will be trying my luck with making handles. They will be fun gifts for the gardening and woodworking friends I have. thanks for the inspiration.

Wow !! Years of experience of a master craftsman. 👍 If I try this I will end up with 7 fingers.

Straight from the top drawer, museum quality craftsmanship, thanks for sharing.

Absolutely beautiful work. Thanks for showing us how it's done.

sheer artistry. As a lefty, I appreciate the thumb groove on both sides, making it ambidextrous.

The beautiful handle of a saw! A masterpiece!

Call that saw Lazerus! You raised him from the dead. Very nice!

Thanks for the planer blade idea. I'm definitely borrowing that one. Very cool.

Very nice. Thanks for spending the time to do the video

Almost unbelievable how perfect that turned out.

Amazing work

Wow! I dont usually give 17 minutes of my life to just any video. Somehow your fine work captivated me to do so. Excellent work my friend. Simply astonishing! Thumbs up & new sub -Will

All I can say is "You nailed it!!!" Amazing. Subbed.

Wonderful job!

Dude, I love the job you did on this. Great looking tote! Nice work

I am so impressed!

Beautiful. Skilful project.

Fabulous craftsmanship and highly impressive~!! Your manual dexterity is incredible. I enjoyed this very much even though my time has run out to do such things. Thanks++++

That is beautiful!!

Impressive work, Ill download it for future reference. Thanks.

Awesome video and a great result...the music, however, about drove me nuts...

looks great!

You make it look easy ! thanks

You're a LEGEND!!!!

I'm very impressed with your carving skills. In fact I'm very jealous. This was a great video

Looks good

THAT is one beautiful build my friend.Very wise decision to cut the blade slot BEFORE carving.

Super cool!

Excellent video, you did a great job. I've restored quite a few Disston saws, but am still looking for that illusive D8. It never occured to me to use the bandsaw to start the blade slit.... doh. Also now found a use for the pair of old planer blades that have been moving around my workshop for some months, so thanks.

Nice job

Thanks for pointing out this video. Great handle. It’s another well done video and very enjoyable. Would not use my planer blades for a scraper but sure would if I got some at a flea market. Nice idea with the end holders. I never liked the shape or feel of most paring knives for carving/whittling. You use double thumbs a lot as so many so I’ll mention this which you probably know. There is a flat knife for leatherworking. My brother found that a modified version worked well for carving shore birds and other things. I have several so always have a sharp one close by. They are made from a piece of curly maple about 10 x 1 1/2 x 5/8 and shaped to an elongated oval and rounded at the shoulder by the blade. It is sawn in half and channels cut to accept a violin knife blade. The blades used to be inexpensive at Woodcraft years ago. In use it is much more flexable to hold and change grip with than the usual paring knife but still have control and power. Nice chisel work. Looks like you keep them in great shape, sharp. There is an exotic wood dealer close by. I'll have to pick up some apple blanks and give it a shot. Thanks for the motivational boost.

Fantastic job, restoration of unusable anything from our history is important so nobody forgets how we built our future!

Simply the best. Subbed...

Hey! Friend I just realized after watching you carve that Beautiful Handle that I have the exact same Disston D8 & a D23 Cross Cut Saw that my Grandpa a (Master Carpenter) owned & I received when he passed in the early 70's.

This is gorgeous! Thank you so much. I wish I knew how to slow down the video so my elderly father could watch it. He has dementia and has great difficulty following quick action. Again Amazing job sir!

Must have taken a long time doing that beautiful artcrafted handle. Regards, Júlíus

Hi. I have refinished many of these D-8 saw totes. This one is as nice or better then the majority of them. Really nice work.

very nice good job

That, Sir, was a privilege to watch. What do you think is the purpose, if any, of the little triangular piece just forward of the upper horn?

I'm trying to decide on a handle style now. Is this style comfortable to use? I imagine if someone had an exceptionally large or small hand the finger guide wouldn't be very comfortable/feel very natural. Beautiful work!

Beautiful job! Would you be willing to let me know how you cut the kerf in the handle for the saw plate to fit into? I'm stumped.

That grip is as good as the original, if not better, no less than a work of art sir :) To help with the slipping when carving try a sheet of non slip matting under the work piece. I`m not sure what it called in the States :)

Hello, I need help. I have a Great American by Disston 1-2 men saw and need a handle and helper handles for it. Could I be your customer? Any help on this matter is appreciated. I can't find handles anywhere ?! Thank You!

I read a story written by a Disston about when a President visited the factory. They made two custom saws from start to finish for the President during his 45 minute visit. Doesn't seem possible to do any one part of making a saw in 45 minutes.

Nice video & fabulous handle but why did you draw and cut out the handle from the middle of the plank? Less material waste & less cutting if you draw and cut it from close to the end. BTW What sort of gouges were you using (used for the finger/thumb grooves, etc.)? Makes you wonder how Disston managed to produce such amazing saws that were still affordable to carpenters!

Very nice. Lovely, in fact. I'm surprised you didn't test the blade slot to make sure the holes line up before the carving. Or did you just not show that part? It seems like the work would have been easier if you'd figured out a way to hold the piece down more securely so you weren't chasing it all over the bench. Also, I wonder why you did so much easing of the edges with those fish-tail gouges. Seems to me like a situation where a plain flat chisel, worked bevel-up and bevel down as needed, could have done a lot of the work quite well. Given your obvious skill with hand tools, I don't see that the pneumatic sander did much for you. But anyhow, great job.

What kind of chisels are those that you do the initial shaping with @DIY with Uncle Cy

I dont know how you can work so quick without making mistakes, I tried and nearly put a drill through my thumb.

Wood carving as performance art, unquestionably the best 17 minutes of my week! The apple seems to love the tools. On another channel, I saw holdfasts that had scraps of sturdy leather contact cemented to the grip face. This seemed to work well as provided a good resilient friction pad and no more scraps of wood to deal with. Question, what are the rough dimensions of your carver's mallet? A contractor friend of mine was saying how he'd love one and I have some dry Arbutus that I could use to fulfil his wish (and enough to make one for me too I think). Would like to get it sized properly though. Looking forward to seeing the new show and hoping the healing continues to go well for you. God bless and thanks for sharing.

Hi very made , as I often wondered why no one has a go at the handle with finger thumb in the handle , great job , may I ask what was the air powered sander or brand I've never seen one like that .

Planning to make 3 saw handles, any tips or link to help me decide on what wood carving chisels I would need solely for carving shaping the edges of the saw handle? Just a neophyte on wood working. I don't plan to buy a set wood carving chisels, just those you would use in this project. Thanks.

Awesome work, just curious: how long it took from start to finish? Thanks for the video.

Great job, though if you have a table saw you could have done a more authentic job on the slot. One of Disston's innovations was that the cut the slot with a circular saw blade, which is why the plate has a rounded back. Not important in your case because it was a project for your own use, but something for others to keep in mind if they're aiming to make an authentic reproduction.

How are you able to establish the approximate age from the original medallion?

sir can you send me the size of the handle?

Nice video on tote making. I have a few old saws that need new totes and your video gave me some great ideas, especially using the gouges to break the corners before hitting them with a rasp. I am curious, how thick your blank was before you started?

Great video. Just a question, were there faults in the wood that meant you couldn't trace it in the corner and lower wastage?

What size are thouse gouges you are using to shape the handle?

AWESOME! But I hate when people take a nice piece of wood and place their template IN THE MIDDLE! Make cookies with your kids and you'll know what I mean!

I have a new handsaw I want to make a handle for because it came with a cheap, ugly plastic one.

I think I missed when you cut the slot. About 5:55 I can't see a slot, then at 6:15 there's a slot. That's the part of this that I am most intimidated by! Overall, great video, though I got real tired of the music. That's just taste, though.

A rasp would have made this 5x easier