splices by hand

[NTD]

My little craftsman 9" has crapped out on me.  Has anyone cut splices with a handsaw?  Any tips on how you did it cleanly?  Any specific handsaw better to use than another?  What I wouldn't do for a nice 14" right now...dang...

[bcbull]

ck ur back issues of  p a  marc stlouis  wrote a artrcal about doin them by hand   brock

[NTD]

Thanks, I've got a bunch of back issues but not that one.  If I bought all of them I'd be halfway to a new bandsaw 

[Pat B]

Nate, it can be done. Any good hand saw or back saw should work fine if you take your time. If for some reason the cuts don't match up well, boil the splices and clamp them together until they dry. This will make them fit better at glue up time.

[NTD]

Thanks Pat. 

[walkabout]

if youve got a heavy spined hand mitre saw i suggest using that, it helps with control a bit better. you can also build a simple jig to help guide as you cut.

[Marc St Louis]

A hacksaw with an 18 tpi blade works well.

[NTD]

Thanks Marc!

[Justin Snyder]

Seen it done with a mitre saw before, they were made for precision cuts.

[JW_Halverson]

Hey NTD, bring those billets on over and use mine!  For a coupla snakeskins you can cut all the billets you like! 

[NTD]

I'd like to see that Justin, my lil miter handsaw and jig is pretty useless.

JW, if ya weren't so far away I'd take you up on it  It's lonely out here in the desert, closet bowyer that I know is over 100 miles away.

[JW_Halverson]

NTD, did I mention I work in a liquor store?  When you got all your splices cut we can open a nice bottle of scotch or whatever your poison may be. 

 

Ok, now I am just being mean to tease like that.  Guess I'll have to finish that 16 yr old Lagavulin myself.

[NTD]

You are cruel

[walkabout]

i picked up a 1940's or 50's miter saw and jig at a yrad sale awhile back, all steel and works great. nothing like the plastic boxes you see so often today