I am now offering bowsaw pins on my website (Items for Sale). These are reproductions of the style used by James Howarth, a Sheffield England toolmaker working in the early to mid 1800s. The pins are tapered at both ends, to fit snugly into the handles and into the frame. The tapered fit prevents the frame from rotating around the handles once the frame holes are worn a bit. This style of bowsaw pin is not available anywhere else to my knowledge, Later in the year I will be publishing an article on bowsaws for Popular Woodworking Magazine, which will talk about these pins.
Check out the video of my appearance on the Woodwrigh's Shop with Roy Underhill, which aired recently (it's in the Curriculum vitae section of my website). The program was on cutting molding with planes. It was a lot of fun to do!
Also, I have had my portfolio display updated by Jeff Klee (Klee Internet Technology). Alec Himwich, a photographer in Durham has done an amazing job of photographing my work and helping me to organize the pictures for display. If you need a photographer, please check him out.
I will be teaching a full range of workshops this next season at the Woodwright's School in Pittsboro. Workshops include Bench Plane Skills, Bowsaw Making, Handsaw Sharpening, Hand Tool Sharpening, and a variety of Plane Making Workshops. Check out my Class Schedule or go to the Woodwright's School.