The saw till was a fun project, and it has already proven to be a success in the shop. But I forgot to add a holder for my small flush cut saw, and thought that this might interest you. Even though it is a very small project, you might get some ideas off of it. So here we go.

I grabbed a piece of gash from my offcut bin. 30mm, or a good inch, quarter sawn white oak. With that kind of offcuts… Yes, I am spoiled. But I have enough of the stuff to last me a LONG time, so..

I cut a piece wide enough for the saw blade plus two screws, and about 4cm (about 1.5”) high.

After planing the piece 6S (all sides square and/or parallell to each other) then ripped the piece down the middle.

After sawing this far, I just split the piece with a chisel, then cleaned the faces with a few plane swipes.

I sawed two cuts a few mm deep, then split the waste off with the chisel. By aiming towards the sky and going in from both sides (just flip the piece around in the vise), I prevented any tearout. The router plane finished the job and made the bottom dead flat.

I then glued the pieces back together. After the glue dried, I planed all faces, chamfered the edges, then drilled and countersunk for two screws.

To finish the piece, I dunked it in a 50/50 blend of boiled linseed oil and turpentine. A day later, I applied beeswax which I, after the beeswax had hardened/cured, buffed out a bit.

A simple way to hold the piece while the oil dried: the two screws are put in from either side, then twisted until they interlocked. KISS technology at its finest!

After the finish had dried, I screwed the holder to the saw till and put the flush cut saw in its new home.

And there you have it – all my saws in one place!

It is such a small thing, but it makes a big difference! Having a dedicated place for each tool makes working in the shop incredibly satisfying! Not having to rummage through drawers or hunting down misplaced tools, just reach and grab!

There are several ways to skin a cat, but this approach works well and is easy to do. Half an hour of work or so, plus of course two days of drying time.

I came, I saw, I procrastinated, I repented, I made.