Since my max resaw with a handsaw is 5"-6" wide (depending on the length of the board), and a bandsaw with an 8" or more resaw capacity is out of the question for various reasons, I built a 48" Roubo frame saw.
I used hardware (and plans) from Blackburn Tools. The ash came from GPS Hardwoods. I deviated from Isaac's plans and made my handles 20" wide, instead of 24". The handle "knobs" are smaller as well.
1) After dimensioning the stock with my fore and jointer planes, 2) I chopped the mortises for the arms and bearing plate into the handles, and cut the tenons on the arms. The mortise and tenon joints were a bit "askew," which required me to glue some scrap to the tenon cheeks, and finesse the mortises. 3) The handle shape was laid out using dividers, a straight edge, and french curves. 4) I made relief cuts close to my layout lines, then chopped out the waste with a chisel. I refined the shape with rasps, files, and a card scraper (I need finer cut rasps). 5) After sharpening the blade, I made a test cut – if doing your own sharpening isn't an option, Isaac does sell kits with sharpened blades. 6) I was happy with the test cut, so I did a final smoothing pass and applied a coat of Tried and True Original Wood Finish.
I used hardware (and plans) from Blackburn Tools. The ash came from GPS Hardwoods. I deviated from Isaac's plans and made my handles 20" wide, instead of 24". The handle "knobs" are smaller as well.
1) After dimensioning the stock with my fore and jointer planes, 2) I chopped the mortises for the arms and bearing plate into the handles, and cut the tenons on the arms. The mortise and tenon joints were a bit "askew," which required me to glue some scrap to the tenon cheeks, and finesse the mortises. 3) The handle shape was laid out using dividers, a straight edge, and french curves. 4) I made relief cuts close to my layout lines, then chopped out the waste with a chisel. I refined the shape with rasps, files, and a card scraper (I need finer cut rasps). 5) After sharpening the blade, I made a test cut – if doing your own sharpening isn't an option, Isaac does sell kits with sharpened blades. 6) I was happy with the test cut, so I did a final smoothing pass and applied a coat of Tried and True Original Wood Finish.