Handle Fit

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Handle Fit

Two backsaws with figured timber handles lying on a stack of oak boards

Hang angle: why my dovetail and carcass saws sit differently

My dovetail saws hang at 41 degrees and my carcass saws at 23. What hang angle is, how to see it, what it does to your stroke and how to tell if a saw suits the way you work.

27 Sep 26

Handle Fit

A saw handle outline drawn on a timber blank on a workbench beside printed saw plans

How to measure your hand for a saw handle

Every saw I make is cut for a hand size. All I need from you is one number, measured with a ruler held the way you’d hold a saw. Half a minute will do it.

1 Sep 26