Tools, Sharpening and Power Machinery - Putting the "set" on the teeth of a hand saw.
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jmnew51
09-17-07, 08:53 PM
I have a problem with an old backsaw I had sharpened a while back.
They did a great job as far as making it sharp as whistle, but there is no set left on the teeth.
I can't cut a piece of wood more than an inch thick without binding.
My Dad always had this problem when he went to the local hardware store for this type of service. :wall: He always had this special guy do his saws for him untill we moved. Then the problems started.
I have a few hand saws I aquired from my dad when he was a master and I am proud to use them.
Is there some kind of fixture or something I can buy to re-set teeth on a hand saw.
Jim
They did a great job as far as making it sharp as whistle, but there is no set left on the teeth.
I can't cut a piece of wood more than an inch thick without binding.
My Dad always had this problem when he went to the local hardware store for this type of service. :wall: He always had this special guy do his saws for him untill we moved. Then the problems started.
I have a few hand saws I aquired from my dad when he was a master and I am proud to use them.
Is there some kind of fixture or something I can buy to re-set teeth on a hand saw.
Jim
mango man
09-17-07, 09:26 PM
you want a saw set like this
http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/indextool.mvc?prodid=MS-SAWSET.XX
read about them here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw_set
http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/indextool.mvc?prodid=MS-SAWSET.XX
read about them here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw_set
jmnew51
09-18-07, 08:35 PM
Thanx for that info.
Nice price too for those saw sets.
After reading the wikipedia page it would seem to me that saw sharpening is a lost art as most saws nowadays are disposable.
I would never think of disposing of the saws handed down to me, they're older than I am and they don't make 'em like that anymore.
Thanx again
Jim
Nice price too for those saw sets.
After reading the wikipedia page it would seem to me that saw sharpening is a lost art as most saws nowadays are disposable.
I would never think of disposing of the saws handed down to me, they're older than I am and they don't make 'em like that anymore.
Thanx again
Jim