A Permanent Home For Serial # 001 (maybe…)
Going back many years I was an enthusiastic supporter of the concept of a vertical marquetry saw as an alternative to a horizontal chevalet, a machine I never got the hang of. I’m not sure if I was the first person to raise the concept to Knew Concepts but certainly I was in there early with encouragement and specific concept and design ideas. The development of the tool took many years and trips down many rabbit trails, not the least of which was the passing of our beloved friend Lee Marshall from Knew and the transition to Brian’s sole leadership and all the logistical and legal details that entailed.
Then came the day several months ago when the very first unit rolled off the assembly line and shortly thereafter arrived on my doorstep. I assembled and used it just enough to get the sense of the tool, then put it away since I had so many other things in my pile of things to get done. Well, I am finally returning to the tool. The first thing was to find a permanent (?) home for it in the workshop. At the moment that location is the end of my oldest and dearest friend in the shop, my Emmert workbench.
Time will tell if this is the final resting place for this magnificent machine, but for now it is working just fine.
What the video doesn’t show is that one has to blow the dust (which is not necessary when working vertically).
One could add a foot or handle operated bellows.
Search for the video “Hands Cavan Cabinet Makers Part 2″ and see the bellows at about 2’10”.
There are also some tricks about the veneer packet in part 1; and it continues to part 3.
This is a really interesting saw design. I don’t know that I’d noticed the blade swiveling function previously. is there anything about the design that precludes horizontal (Chevalet) mounting?
I found that I couldn’t mesh with the traditional RH chevy, but switching to LH made it click for me, and while I don’t have much use for inlay at the moment, the process is so enjoyable so I’m sure I’ll return to it at some point.