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Comment by Uncle John on October 4, 2015 at 11:22pm

Cool.  Sounds like a sound with some teeth to it.

Comment by AGP # on October 4, 2015 at 5:14pm

"Thanks" Chris, Pick, Uncle John & Maddog.

The original concept came from a build I "SAW"  and copied a photo of, on Cigar Box Nation a couple of years ago, but only just now, got around to building a similar one.

Thanks again Maddog, I had forgotten that little ditty about the Blind Man, something I also remember my father often reciting.

To answer your questions Uncle John, the saw was easy enough to cut with a grinder, but!! drilling the holes was a completely different matter, "very bloody hard", the sound has its own resonance, or ring if you like, due to the fact it is good quality tempered steel, a little added  (but  unplanned) bonus is if you apply pressure on and off to the back of saw handle you can get a Tremolo Arm effect!.

After 40 odd years in the building trade I still have 3 or 4 good quality saws (including a Disston wasting away in the shed, and as we know these days, it costs more to get them sharpened, than to buy a cheap throwaway tungsten tipped saw.

I am impressed by the unique sound of the blade, and am thinking and planning to build a Lap Slide, utilising the full length of the saw, but! with a “minimal” amount of drilling.

Comment by Maddog on October 3, 2015 at 6:44pm

Awesome AGP! Love the concept Man!

This also reminds me of a little poem of sorts that my Dad used to say when I was a kid, it goes..."I see said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw" :-)

Comment by Uncle John on October 3, 2015 at 1:12pm

I knew that was you when the photo went by on the main page.  Wow.   What a great idea and execution.  How hared was the saw to cut?   And how is the sound?  Does it cut through the mix?

Comment by the anonymous pick on October 3, 2015 at 11:12am

that's cooler  than snowman pee  ;-)