Dear Ed,
This beautiful tool more than surpasses my expectations.
The fit and finish are of superlative quality. From the
masterfully carved bubinga handle to the hand filed tempered
steel blade to the polished flush fit brass split screws,
there are no apologies needed for this saw. I've been
told that "no one makes like they used to".
You make them better than any other. I was sorely tempted
to buy the very fine Lie-Nielsen dovetail saw, but I
am certainly glad I gave bought yours instead. It not
only looks beautiful, but it cuts my cherry, walnut and
mahogany boards with incredible smoothness. Now I look
forward to cutting fine joinery with this exceptional
saw. Feel free to refer anyone to me who may be hesitant
or need a reference.
Thanks,
Michael Emmerson, MD
Got home yesterday after work and the saw was there. Congrats
Mr. Sirotich, the saw is beautiful and cuts like a dream.
I love it!!!!!
Bill Zeman
I have had a dovetail saw made by Eddie for several years now
(probably around 4 or 5 if I remember correctly). I can't say
enough good things about it - it is by far one of my favorite
tools in the shop. I also own an original Independence Tool
dovetail saw (made before LN took them over). While they are
both great saws, I almost always reach for the Adria saw before
the LN.
I also like to tell the story about Frank Klausz and
my Adria saw. A couple of years ago, I took a weekend
long class at
Highland Hardware with Frank as the teacher on building
a dovetailed jewelry box (great class BTW). During the
dovetail demonstration
that Frank gave, he just went on and on about how much
he loved his IT dovetail saw - how he had even purchased
one of these
saws for each of the workers in his shop. After the demo
and when everybody was cutting their own dovetails, Frank
was walking
around the room offering tips and suggestions and such.
When he got to me, he immediately started asking all
kinds of questions
about my Adria dovetail saw. I offered to let him take
it for a test spin and Frank just sat there for about
5 min or so
just making cuts on a scrap piece of mahogany. You could
just see the wheels spinning in his head as he made each
cut. When
it was all said and done, Frank just went on and on saying
great things about the saw - he was obviously impressed.
Eddie
does quality work and makes a quality tool. I have been
so impressed with my first Adria saw that I just
ordered a
set of small tennon saws from him - one rip and one
crosscut. Can't wait for them to get here.
Keith Rucker
Tifton, GA
Eddie,
I just got in from the shop and happened to remember that
I never sent you a note to let you know that my two new
Small Tenon Saws arrived a week or so ago. They look GREAT!
I had a chance to play around with them today for the first
time. I cut some tenons in some scrap cherry just to see
how the saws worked. As far as I am concerned, life could
not be better. They work GREAT! Lets see, they look
great and work great so they must be just plain GREAT!
Keith
Rucker
Tifton, GA
I bought a dovetail saw from you a couple years ago and have
been thrilled with its performance every time I use it.
Dave
Shepard
Received my saw: looks great, feels great, cuts great.
Jon
Hartlaub
I knew, in the intellectual way, that this would be a better
saw than others in the collection I had amassed so far.
But the feeling that I get cutting into the end grain of
a board with this saw is that it's almost unfair to have
this much precision at one's disposal. I can place the
saw just to the waste side of the line (with NO tilt relative
to the face of the board), and exert the slightest push--and
find that I've made a perfectly straight cut that is so
slender it looks like I used a laser.
I'll definitely be buying all my saws in the future from
Adria. Even if the Lie-Nielsen saws were as good or better
(and now I have my doubts, even though I LOVE their planes),
their handles look big relative to yours, and my fingers
are stubby. Your handle shape fits perfectly in hand.
Matthew
M Davis
Hello, Eddie:
I've not had much shop time of late -- you really don't want
to know -- but last weekend I had a chance to work on a jewelry
box project I started a _long_ time ago. Several little drawers,
dovetailed sides -- I've been giving my Adria dovetail saw
a workout, and wanted you to know what a pleasure it is to
use. I've got one of the original prototypes, but prototype
or no it is the finest saw I've ever used. Just wanted you
to know that your good work is bringing pleasure to me, and
also helping me do better work that will (hopefully!) bring
pleasure to someone else.
Best- Paul Swets
Just wanted to let you know that I received the matched pair
of tenon saws, and they're just beautiful. They feel very good
in my hand, and a couple of quick test cuts confirms that they
work as expected. You definitely do some nice work. I look
foward to the large tenon saws as well.
Thanks and regards,
Paul Jones
Hi Eddie,
I received the large tenon saws yesterday, and they're just
great. I now have every type of saw that you make, so it's
time for you to add to your line-up :-) Maybe a set of panel
saws? Anyhow, thanks for the good job on the saws, and good
luck with Adria Tools.
Best regards,
Paul Jones
Just wanted to let you know that I received my dovetail saw...
what a beautiful piece of work! I can't wait to use it on a
project. Thanks for the great craftsmanship.
Will Underwood
Saws arrived and they are not only beautiful but a joy to use
and are giving me excellent results. Your craftsmanship is
first rate. I had high expectations for the saws and you exceeded
them. Hope your business prospers.
Joe Schufman
Saws arrived. They look great. I tried them last night, both
cut quick and straight.
Thanks alot
Duane Hoover
Hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The saw came yesterday, and it truly is a thing of beauty.
A former employer almost met an untimely demise when he used
the old adage that "it's a poor craftsman who blames his
tools" after my computer kept crashing and there were
typos in a memo I prepared. Your saw proves that he's wrong
- even in my novice hands, the joints I cut last night are
much tighter and cleaner with a quality tool. Now
it's time to yearn after its companion, the tenon saw. Hmmm,
our anniversary is coming up...
Thanks again,
Justin Weyerhaeuser
Got the saw today, Saturday morning all nicely bundled up in
the packing peanuts. It sure is a great looking and natural
feeling saw. It cuts great with very little effort, and
it cuts right where it is guided. I surely would recommend
this saw to anyone who wants to learn the craft of hand dovetails.
Heck, it is just a pretty saw to look at in the shop even if
it isn't used for dovetails. I'll probably be getting another
one in the not too distant future.
John Wade |
