Make a Shapely Bowsaw

A bowsaw is a useful tool to have in the shop for cutting fret wood and curves. With this step by step instruction from Bill Anderson, you will be able to create your very own.

This Popular Woodworking Magazine article by Willard "Bill" Anderson teaches you start to finish how to make a bowsaw based on a 19th-century tool.

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  • Step-by-step photos
  • Advice on building
  • Helpful illustrations
printable (digital) pages of instructions

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