Sourcing Very Large Handsaws

[Jelly]

Is there anyone producing large ripsaws anymore?

For a great many years we had an ancient 46" 2tpi ripsaw, however when I left home for uni, my mother extended the kitchen into my workshop, and put the big handsaw in the roof of our ratty old tin shed... When I went to retrieve it the other week the blade had rusted through, leaving me stuck with several large* oak logs which I can't break down for seasoning now.

I rather liked the saw, and would quite like a replacement, but the only thing close i'm aware of is the 36" one man crosscut Flinn-Garlick sell, and I won't be buying a brand-new saw to immediately re-profile it, let alone one that big...

*by large, I mean they're each 7' long and expect to get about 4 9" by 2" boards and a 11" by 3" out of each one sawing through and through...

 

[marcros]

i put 2 man saw into ebay and a couple came up- not particularly local to you, but they do come up.


or logging saw...

 

[Jelly]

I've been looking for another one man saw, which must be unusual in that size... perhaps I may be better aquiring a willing assistant?

Edit: Upon looking myself, they all seem (to my semi-informed eye) to be crosscut saws, usually with champion style teeth... I need to speak to a friend to see if i'd be able to heat treat something that size for me, as if i was to take that much material off, it would be a job for a pnematic cut-off tool and a grinder...

In fact, perhaps I'd be better trying to get a snapped blade from one of the big stenner resaws at work...

 

[Cheshirechappie]

46" one-man rip saws will be as rare as hen's teeth. You could try Springwood Handsaws for a bespoke new one.

 

[Jelly]

46" one-man rip saws will be as rare as hen's teeth. You could try Springwood Handsaws for a bespoke new one.

Aha! I couldn't really have asked for a link to a better suited manufacturer; Ta muchly.

 

[TobyC]

How about these guys.

http://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/acatalog/Specialised_Products.html

Toby

 

[TobyC]

Available in a range of sizes to suit your needs from 4ft-8ft

From this page.

http://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/acatalog/Specialised_Products.html

Toby

 

[zb1]

+1 for Flinn Garlick. They are about 3/4 mile from my front door. Got a 4.5 tpi Pax rip saw off them some time ago, rips green oak very nicely indeed. Hand made as far as I know and they are very easy to deal with.

 

[TobyC]

Watch this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_qf9QGHfBg

Toby

 

[Dodge]

I've got an old two hander, about 6 foot long on the wall in my workshop - hasnt been used in years and would need a sharpen and set if thats any good to you.

 

[dickm]

Got an old 5'6" two-hander that I used to use with my grandfather, but I'm still trying to train SWMBO to work on the other end of it