All Bad Axe Saws now available with a mix of alloys and traditional finishes for fasteners, backs and wood species.

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1 Mark D. Harrell From: Sent: To: Subject: Mark D. Harrell Monday, May 24, :18 PM Here's the latest from Bad Axe Tool Works Hello from Bad Axe Tool Works! The new Bad Axe 12" Carcase and 14" Sash Saws are now shipping. Here's how to lock in your spot in the Bad Axe saw queue: Method #1: Make a deposit online. Go directly to the product pages from my website linked below: 12" Carcase Saw 14" Sash Saw 16" Tenon Saw 18" Large Tenon Saw All Bad Axe Saws now available with a mix of alloys and traditional finishes for fasteners, backs and wood species. This method allows you to select the back finish, fastener set and wood species entirely online. Method #2: Call me at I can now take orders and payment over the phone. Just have your credit card handy. Feedback "I nominate the 14" saw as 'The Jewel'. It is exquisite on medium to finer work, with such perfect balance and control. Easily one of the best tool purchases I have ever made... your saws are masterpieces that make woodworking a fine art and a true joy. I am very proud to own three of your saws." --Geoff Brandenburg, Here we have three of my 12" Carcase saws trimmed out in a variety of combinations between the blued or stainless back, walnut or cherry handles, and from top to bottom--blued, brass and stainless fasteners. Handle pattern inspired by the Wheeler Madden Clemson backsaws of the 1870's. 1

2 Truckee CA "I received my saw yesterday and it is drop dead beautiful. Mark has done an amazing job allowing us to customize the saws to our own likes. I used it yesterday on a couple of bridle joints and it was an absolute breeze to keep it on line. An excellent saw and you just cannot go wrong by buying one, two or ten." --Fred West West Chester, PA And these are two of my 14" Sash saws. The top one is trimmed out with the black, caustic hot salt gunsmith blue, and the split-nut fastener set finished with a particularly nice nitre-bluing process, typically reserved for the appointments of high-end firearms. The bottom saw has an elegant blued back, walnut handle and brass fastener set. Handle pattern inspired by the Wheeler Madden Clemson backsaws of the 1870's. "I had resigned myself to using a machine to make a cut where exact length or squareness were important. When my Bad Axe saw arrived, my first reaction to it was as has been described frequently on this site - superb quality of construction, but understated rather than flashy. Using the Bad Axe has made pleasure and satisfaction a more prevalent part of my woodworking. I have rediscovered the enjoyment of both the process of using hand tools and the results of good, accurate work. Thank you, Mark." --Jeff Levine Chicago, IL Finally, here are my two big boys, 18" saws I've dubbed 'The Beast.' Huge saws for big work. The cherry-handled saw has a nicely finished set of steel split-nut fasteners in nitre blue with a hot caustic salt blued back, and the dark beast below has the blued back with blued slotted nut fasteners set against a walnut handle. We can probably call this beast Darth Vader. Three alloys, four finishes, and two designs: about my new fasteners 2

3 "All I can say is FANTASTIC!!! I think I finally now know how a premium saw is supposed to work. It was really a revelation. Thanks for providing such a product and service. The saw is beautiful and the craftsmanship impeccable. After I sell some more junk that I have accumulated over the years I will be placing an order for a dedicated rip saw and a carcase saw." --Matt Crowley Denver, CO "Wow! I got my saw today and made a few test cuts. Your craftsmanship and attention to detail is outstanding. I am a dentist so my quest for perfection is very high. My expectations were met and surpassed. I will order more saws from you in the future." --Bob Metzger Minneapolis, MN Here are the new kids on the block. What began as a quest to field steel split nuts as an alternative to the easily deformed brass variety, evolved into a grand total of what Bad Axe now offers: three alloys (4140 gunmetal, brass, and stainless steel) and four finishes. All designs available in either split or slotted nut. Which ones do I want? Personal aesthetics aside, here are some suggestions from my foxhole, moving from left to right in the graphic: Gunsmith-blued 4140 gunmetal: Tough, durable material with a traditional gunsmith hot caustic salt finish (aka black oxide) that just looks great; it's the same bluing you see on my backs. The other finish you see on the same metal to the right of the brass set is a particularly high-end gunsmith bluing called nitre-blue (aka fire-blue). This is a stunning, iridescent blue normally reserved to highlight the appointments of high-end firearms. Brass: Obviously the most delicate material, but it's a very traditional choice. Looks great against walnut in particular. For those of you with ruined split-nuts, you can buy a set of my unmarked version with which to restore your vintage saw. The slotted version is the stronger of the two designs, but many purists will want the classic split-nut version. Stainless: Clear, clean, bright and strong. The contrast looks fabulous against my walnut handle, or for your vintage saw that's darkened over time. A great choice where function trumps form, and it still looks great. So Mark--why did you go to all this trouble? LOL--I bit off a pretty good bite from a 300-pound cheesecake with this venture, but here it is in a nutshell: Strength: A traditional gunsmith finish on modern alloys offers a stronger fastener set that won't deform over time like brass will. So I like to think of it as a technoprimitive choice for the Progressive Luddite, yadda yadda yadda.... 3

4 Color code per function: How many times in the middle of a difficult cut have you gazed at your saw till and wondered which one of the pair 'o saws you bought from someone like me is your dedicated ripper, and which one crosscuts? Now, between handle species, back finish and medallion alloy/finish choices, you can customize your saw so a moments glance will help you immediately grab the saw you want. Bling: Okay, I'll admit it. Saw bling for saw geeks has its place in the world too (though we'd never admit that). Join the Bad Axe Dovetail Saw Design Discussion on Facebook Bad Axe now has its own Facebook page, and you'll find the link to it on my website at bad-axe-tool-works-facebook.html. Our latest and hottest discussion topic is dovetail saw design. Most of us simply accept the notion that a dovetail saw has lots of tiny teeth and a plate less than 10" long, but I've always preferred a longer plate with a slightly coarser tooth count. I'm not alone in this preference, and you'll find expert comments from Tom Fidgen and others on the dovetail design discusion panel here. Join us in the discussion group as Bad Axe gears up to launch the new dovetail saw for September of this year.. Bad Axe goes to WIA Cincinnati 1-3 Oct Just look for the hottie in a corner booth and a balding, 50-something filing saws. My wife Yvonne and I will attend WIA in Cincinnati Oct 1-3, show off the saws and offer impromptu saw filing lessons for those interested. Yvonne is a lot cuter than me, so you'll probably want to hang 4

5 out with her more. Me? I'll just be filing saws and answering questions when Yvonne's run out of things to say (and that so very seldom happens). So here we are once again circling the drop zone and getting ready to jump. I hope you enjoy going to my website to customize an insanely sharp saw with the trim of your choice. And once again--thanks for doing business with Bad Axe Tool Works, and I hope to see you at WIA. Cheers! Mark Harrell Bad Axe Tool Works 1616 King St. La Crosse, WI mark@badaxetoolworks.com "Your source for insanely sharp saws." Forward Marketing by This was sent to mark@badaxetoolworks.com by mark@badaxetoolworks.com. Update Profile/ Address Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe Privacy Policy. Bad Axe Tool Works 1616 King St. La Crosse WI THIS IS A TEST ONLY. This was sent by the author for the sole purpose of testing a draft message. If you believe you have received the message in error, please contact the author by replying to this message. Constant Contact takes reports of abuse very seriously. If you wish to report abuse, please forward this message to abuse@constantcontact.com. 5