A manual of fret-cutting and wood-carving by Seaton Thomas Sir 1806-1876

Author:Seaton, Thomas, Sir, 1806-1876
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Fretwork, Wood-carving
Publisher: London, New York : G. Routledge

right. In either case the cut of kerf will not be perpendicular to the surface of the plank. The line marked for the saw should be exactly opposite the right shoulder, and the eye should look down both sides of the saw.

If it is desired to divide a plank lengthways, to cut off a piece the whole length or part of the length, enter the saw with the caution before described, and as soon as it has cut into the plank sufficiently to feel the pressure of the wood closing in upon it, insert a little wedge into the kerf to keep it open, and this will greatly facilitate the sawing.

The last saw to be described is the dove-tail saw. This is a very fine-toothed saw, of about eighteen teeth to the inch, and a very useful saw to the wood-carver. The blade is very thin and broad, and is let into a brass or steel back to keep*it rigid. It will be seen at once from this arrangement that this saw is not intended for cutting through any thickness of wood; the back would prevent it. This saw requires great care in using, to prevent it from buckling, getting bent or strained. If by any accident the saw should get bent, a tap or two, given lightly on the back, just over the bent part, will frequently put it right.

There are two very efficient aids to the saw, simple and inexpensive, but indispensable, the use of which I will now describe. The first is the bench saddle. This can be made by the amateur himself. It is a piece of wood with reverse shoulders; the under shoulder hooks against the side of the bench, the shank or body lying on the bench, the upper shoulder catches any piece of wood laid against it for sawing.

It is made in this way:—Take a piece of any wood, hard deal as good as any, fifteen inches long, one and a half inches thick, two inches wide, and at two inches from each end, but opposite sides, make a cut across two-thirds through; then

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