My First Picks

[puppyref]

Hey

ok so i finaly joined up today and will be starting work on my first picks some time in the next few days i have got my saw blades and cutting tools and templates i will be useing the templates from this link that i found on this site

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p251/mjwhit/17PieceSet-v2.jpg

now the question part im on a budget so i only have 2 blades

so what picks from that template should i start out with
im not that clued up on there names yet

i was thinking about (counting down from top)
pick 3 and pick 5 (half dimond?)

any help will be very much appreciated

thanks Lewis

[Solomon]

That's a serious budget lol... you can buy a set of 6 hacksaw blades for about £2, but ok. I've highlighted the 4 picks I would choose below:



From top to bottom you have a small half diamond, medium hook, city rake and small offset diamond. There isn't much you won't be able to open with that selection, some would choose a short hook over a medium but I find the feedback is better and 9 times outta 10 it's just as easy to work with.

[Storm]

Hi, I agree mostly with Solomon....but i would make 7, 9 and 13 rather than 11, as 13 can be used two sided and if you get the spacing wrong it won't matter too much. 13 is based upon known pin spacing, but that's my feed back for what its worth. Anyway, good luck and take your time! Storm

[Solomon]

I don't like the snake too much, the city rake is much faster and more reliable in my experience. The spacing isn't as important as a bogota, I've made my own city rakes in random patterns and spacings; they all work the same way for me. At the end of the day though, anything you do with a city rake you can do with a half diamond... the multiple cuts just make it faster, that's all.

[puppyref]

Thanks for the advise guys I should have looked around for a better deal on the saw blades but didn't have much time after work finished to go shopping I will pick up a few more over the weekend and get started I'll post pics when there done


Lewis

[MBI]

Personally I'd go with #4, #8, #9 and #10.