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Loved where you said: "It will 'not' be hanging on some hipster's wall while I'm still alive." Made me chuckle.

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Glad you liked it Joe!

I personally prefer the old patina, but you certainly could sand the handle down and put on a new finish. But I think the old patina looks & feels way better than the new look.

Haven't heard of that, but may now. Thanks Paul!

I haven't finished editing it yet, so it'll be a few months. It's a very detailed tutorial with multiple camera angles, so it takes a long time to produce.

Wood and Shop , thats great to hear. I will be looking forward to it.

Good for you Robert! Most antique hand saw handles were made out of either beech or fruit woods, like apple, because they allow the handle maker to make more crisp details. I've made handles out of beach, and walnut. Both turned out nice. But apple wood is usually considered the best for handles. Soft wood and hardwoods like oak are not a good idea. The softwood will not be strong enough.

P.S. Tom shows how to make saw handles in the DVD that I created about making an 18th century panel saw: store.woodandshop.com/product-category/woodworking-dvd-videos/. And if you're close enough to Virginia, we have a couple saw making classes with Tom this year, where you'll learn to make saw handles: woodandshop.com/school

Wood and Shop I will stick to dvd's right now. I am looking for a place for woodworking here in Orlando, Florida. I may need to make my own. I cant stop learning now. I have not felt more alive. I have plenty of walnut so that is what I will use for now. thanks

You could also use popular, hard enough wood with a straight grain. It's cheap and easily available.

I'm curious why you would never use poly. Sure, linseed oil and paste wax makes a nice looking finish that has a good feel to it. But poly is cheap, fast setting, and durable. Also it provides a takyness at times that is good for gripping. And it doesn't require the upkeep and constant rewaxing. You are probably like me and enjoy the process of fiddling with your tools and taking care of them. But I am sure there are guys out there simply interested in the utility of the tool and would rather not have to keep up the finish on their hand tools, they would rather just use them, and fuss over the actual project they are working on rather than the finish of the tool handle.

@@nickcrider4309 The main problem with poly is that it never goes on as smooth as when using something more natural such as boiled linseed oil or teak oil and wax. Yes, one has to add a bit of wax every so often and the wax will add a bit of tackiness as well. It's a matter of having pride in your tools. A good tool deserves good care. I doubt that many individuals use hand saws, fine chisels, and the like. But there is more to old hand saws and chisels than the handles. It takes time to properly sharpen a hand saw or chisel. That is the craftsman part of wood working, it's part of the art.

@@martaamance4545 100% agree about the necessary upkeep. Sharpening and upkeep is a must. Not just for old hand tools, any kind of tool requires this. However, fussing about the finish on the handle doesn't really qualify for as necessary upkeep in my mind. It contributes nothing to the function of the tool. I think some guys might prefer a solid finish that they know is going to last on their tools so they can spend more time working with the tool and not working on the tool. I agree tools deserve good care, but I don't see how a coat of poly on the handle qualifies as bad care, and oil and wax qualify as good care. Seems like a matter of taste. However, I certainly understand preferring the combo of oil and wax for aesthetic purposes. I am with you on that point. I think it looks better and feels better than poly. So if it increases your enjoyment when using the tool, then I think a little extra work on the finish now and again is worth the little bit of extra work. I do the same with my wooden handles. My father on the other hand? He could care less. He just wants a sharp blade, fine shavings, and tight joints. haha

@@nickcrider4309 It's matter of priorities. Yes, a sharp blade and fine shavings get the work done. But I was a craftsman with the telephone company and learned the value of craftsmanship. One of those values is how you treat your tools. A craftsman soon learns that good enough isn't. True, we did not have the finer wood working tools but what we did have we , those who had the reputation for fine quality, we kept in good repair. Using a file to keep your screwdriver blades square and at the right thickness made work so much easier than rounded blades. Cable saws were kept in good repair (not used much but still) and clean, polish the handle when you had time. Like the old Gillette razor blade commercial, Look sharp, be sharp. True, in cable maintenance I used to average 70 hours a week through the year, not much time to spend on tool maintenance, but the attention one gives to one's tools pays dividends. Craftsmanship is a habit one acquires and a pride one aspires to. Either one is a craftsman or one is not, no two ways about it. You keep the hooks on your climbers sharp because your safety depends upon it, you keep your leather pads on your climbers because your safety depends upon it as well as your comfort. And so it goes, you look after your tools and they will look after you. When it is nine o'clock at night and you are climbing that last pole to fix that last trouble and the rain is coming down hard you need confidence in your tools. Hate to tell you how many nights I spent up a telephone pole restoring service. Looking after your tools is not a once a month or even once a week thing, you do it daily before you use them. I was one of the best back in the seventies, my quality was second to none, and the guys in the construction yard knew it.

Tom is a teacher, and you can check out his saw making classes here: woodandshop.com/school/

You'll just need to look for used saw parts for that brand or have a machine shop make a new one to match the others.

thank you

Hand saws are a dime a dozen. OK maybe a dollar or three. So just buy them and take what you need off of them. Some saws have 5 nuts holding the handle on. That's a supply right there.

You must have soft girl's hands.

@@hoodoo-man he does, I just steel wooled my saw with no rubbers on like a man. Nothing In my thick skinned fingers. And if there was I wouldn’t complain csuse im a man

Who cares about the value, saws are made to be used not kept on a shelf and sold

It's a vernacular term for a mixture of usually linseed oil, spar varnish, and mineral turps. But it also comes premade and sold as 'Danish Oil' or 'Scandinavian Oil'- not sure of the origin of the name though

How about using some periods so we can understand what you write?

@@talltimberswoodshop7552 Amen! 😛 And that was the “edited” version!🤦‍♂️

Yup, my chickens like to photo bomb!

Sorry, but we want this to be real, not rehersed. This was Tom's first time being featured in a DVD, and with a 5 hour DVD there's no time to reshoot unless it's really bad or there's a mistake.

Yeah parts of this video seems pretty pressured and rushed. I was screaming at the screen, get those spots of white paint off! Every used tool I buy always has them dots of white paint on them. It is one of those universal rules of the cosmos or something. Old tools always have dots of white paint on them.

Simonds.

Any wax transfer will be on the surface only and will be removed when your piece is sanded, scraped, or planed in preparation for the finish. Woodworkers have been waxing their metal tools for as long as there has been metal tools.

Actually, the future is bright! I know plenty of people (including myself) who are proficient in both hand tools and power tools. And fortunately hand tool use is growing in popularity. I like using hand tools when they're faster and when I need a break from power tools. But if I need to save time and make money, power tools are the way to go. All things should be done in a way that brings you joy.

If you are a collector then that is what you pay for, patina. On the other hand, if you want to actually use that saw, the "100 years of old patina" makes the saw almost unusable.

When I'm selling I call it patina, when buying I call it dirt