March 9th I picked up a 1985 delta unisaw. I had been looking for a while and I thought this one was a good price and it included a biesemeyer fence. Then a week later on March 18th, I came across another unisaw, a 1970, for a price I couldn’t pass up. Free time here and there has been cleaning them up, painting, wiring, ect. The two saws fit within the biesemeyer fence rails perfectly and I decided to try out a two saw setup. I could sell the 2nd one for a profit but I would still need to then make an extension table. Right now it fills the area and I plan to set it up with a dado stack and use the left one with the bigger motor as the main saw.

Aligning and adjusting both saws together and with a biesemeyer fence was not an easy task! The left one is perfect, dial indicator used to get it as spot on as I could get. Fence system is set to it. The right saw is good too but I just used a square to adjust it. Half the videos out there use squares to set their saws and only those wanting 100% perfection use the dial indicators. Only small adjustments were needed to get the two tables flush as well. Overall I’m very happy. All that’s left is to wire the right saw, attach faces to the fence and a couple other small things. A free table behind it will get a new top to use as an outfeed table.

These new toys and spring break has kept me pretty busy, but I still finished two saws. Another kenyon style 22 inch crosscut saw and a joiners saw using a repurposed plate. Both cut beautifully.

I knew I’d like the two panel saws I would make and I made sure to buy extra material when I first ordered the plate. I’d like two for myself and I have one pre-sold.

The weather has been nice and my son and I have been playing outside a lot. This tires him out and let’s me get a few things done when he rests. I have six plates cut, deblued, and toothed. I hope to start listing more frame saw kits next week, finish a joiners saw and start the handle on a panel saw.

My shop shop time lately has been a little sporadic until a week or so ago. We’ve had a lot of family related stuff going on, then Christmas, then a good bit of cold weather. My shop is heated but its still a little chilly when temps drop below freezing. So I admit I found other things to do for a while. But even on a good day I have sporadic time anyway depending on if my toddler wants to hang out with me in there or not. He has toys and tracks on the ground, a drawer with more toys, and he gets to dry erase on garage door and use markers on cardboard. He also has his own tools and “helps” me. I am even nice enough to put in his silly cartoons on the shop TV lol. He has his own little table to play or even sometimes eat at in there too. But even with all that fun stuff, we also play inside just as much.

Today was one of those fun days where we played in both shop and inside and good amounts. I have just about finished these two panel saws. I want to tweak a couple things and get the bolts fully flush. And of course sharpen them as well. With any luck I can get these finished in the morning before the kiddo wakes up.

Busy day getting some Thumbhole D8’s cleaned up, listed and sold.

With Thanksgiving week all done, I’m back in the garage. 4 frame saws, two panel saws and one unique tenon saw in the works.

I got a saw in to restore for a guy here in Texas. 8 inch toothline Richardson. Handle is in great shape but the plate and back came in a little rough. I’ll start setting and sharpening soon and I’ll get a better idea of the condition of the metal.

I was asked to make a couple of 22 inch panel saws. Up until now I’ve only made backsaws from scratch. Yesterday I started one using one of Blackburn’s templates. I was asked to make them in the Kenyon style.

A lot of boxes have been shipped this week. Saw kits, restored saws, kerfing saw plates, and frame saw plates WITH kits. Once I get a little feedback from my “testers / guinea pigs” lol, all volunteers, I will start selling frame saw plates with kits weekly. I’m still working on some little things to help the little stuff get more streamlined, but I’m very happy how they all turned out.

New saws to come will be full size saws. Up until now I’ve only made backsaws and I restored/repaired full size saws. But its been on my to-do list for a bit to make some and a few days ago I was approached with making panel saws. I will keep everyone posted on those.

Next week I should have my first sets of hardware sent out. Today I bought some more materials for pins and wear plates. Last couple of days I got more square tubing cut and slotted.