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Permalink Reply by john mackay on January 1, 2015 at 5:36am

The neighbors complain about that too, but these guitars sound fine to me and I'm half deaf! 

what did you say???

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ross on January 3, 2015 at 2:11pm

Ordered the new Shark Saw on Amazon that CB Gitty advertises and some new fret stock and mispc. From CB Gitty picked up a few cigar boxes up in Mich while visiting wife's sister in hospital. Going to make a uke for great niece she will do art on box after I cut it up. She really likes the Cheshire cat some one on the site put in photo section.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ross on January 5, 2015 at 11:14am

Got the saw and the advertised kerf is .02" which i think will work?

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ross on January 5, 2015 at 3:18pm

With one of these just a touch not sawing just touching. Got bit about three times before it sunk in hard. Measured the set and its .022 "

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ross on January 16, 2015 at 4:46pm

Well I tried to use the new Shark saw on the refret job I was doing could not get it to do a good job not smooth like the old Irwin shorter teeth and not near as sharp. Tried on fresh wood it was draggy and a bad cut first third and fourth . The second cut was the old Irwin smooth as glass! I'll give it a few more tries but so far it's thumbs down!

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Permalink Reply by john mackay on January 18, 2015 at 2:36am

I've just bought and receive a shark saw not tried it out yet but it is very flexible.

so will have to stiffen it a bit.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ross on January 18, 2015 at 3:00am

Hope mine was a bad one and yours works out John . I just found and ordered an Irwin to match the beat up one I had . Amazon had it for $12.99 free shipping.
Item # Description Points Blade Length Handle Material
213104 Dovetail/Detail Saw 22P 7-1/4" (185mm) Polymer

Well now I'll have 4 pull saws should have went Dan Sleeps way and did the Stew Mac saw. I'm a slow learner.

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Permalink Reply by john mackay on January 18, 2015 at 5:35am

the shop I bought it from(USA) said ... Ultra thin blade will not bind while providing exceptionally smooth cuts.

also I saw another add in guitar tools said that they use it in all their fretting but wanted more for the same saw.so I bought the cheapest that I could find,

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ross on January 18, 2015 at 1:59pm

John I just made a few more cuts and the frets push in by hand and come out just as easy probably ok if you were gluing them in. That said try it on some scrap wood.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ross on January 21, 2015 at 7:56am

John did you try your saw yet? I got the new saw (Irwin) and will give it a try tonight. If your saw is too loose in kerf we should let Ben CB Gitty know. Ill try mine tonight.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ross on January 21, 2015 at 6:12pm

Just did a side by side test in the Irwin new, Irwin old, Shark seen on CB Gitty and the Harbor Freight saw. Both Irwins (see link to saw in post "Harbor Freight pull saw size change" post) cut .022 " the shark .028 and the Harbor Freight .030+ . CB Gitty frets are loose on the HF finger push in on the Shark and the Irwins are just right to hammer or press in . See photo below

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Permalink Reply by john mackay on January 21, 2015 at 10:48pm

I haven't Gary been to busy playing catch up with more work.

since cutting my thumb etc I've not done any work for about 3 weeks or more.

after building my stock up I get about 7 orders to build racks and now I've got a couple of more request so my new hobby is put on hold till I get these out of the way.gotta earn my living.

I'm typing this while having my breakfast!

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