This post was inspired by Chris Schwarz blog this morning dealing with the plus and minus of using a Fret saw or a Coping saw for removing the waste between dovetails.I too have struggled with the thicker blade of the coping saw and the seemingly less than ideal Fret saw market that exists; I have yet to find one Ive enjoyed using...
All you saw makers out there better get your gear on! Now that said Ive been using my bow saw for the past few months and will probably never go back to the shorter throw of a Fret saw nor the clumsy feel and lack of decent blades for my Coping saw...
The Gramercy Tools 12" Bow saw, fitted with its finest blade, (it came with three, a fine, medium and heavy) is hard to beat. I challenge anyone who has this saw to tell me what coping or fret saw on the market today does a better job at removing the waste when cutting dovetails. Seriously, I would love to know of a well made Fret saw.
If you dont already own a bow saw, maybe putting it on your-list of tools to buy is a good idea, youll be surprised at how many times youll be reaching for it. So a bow saw...when you get one...more specifically, get this one, try it out for cutting out the waste between dovetails; you wont be disappointed. Its a great deal at $139.00...actually I just checked the Tools for Working Wood website and its 10% off right now! Geeze, like ol Joel was reading my mind!
This is a shot from two weeks ago; the bow saw on the bench in the background was used to saw out the waste in this difficult,finger-jointed dovetailed cabinet Im building. Tough to beat indeed...
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