Dovetail saws

[marcros]

Has anybody used a hardpoint dovetail saw, such as http://www.axminster.co.uk/bahco-dovetail-saw-117957 or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Axcaliber-Fin ... nYn2wFWkEA ?

I am looking for something to put in my new (to me) mitre box, which I plan to use for small mouldings and segmenting pen blanks. The speed of cut is not important, but the quality of cut is to a degree. Pen blanks may be acrylic, hard rubber (ebonite) or wood and about 3/4" square. I know that I could buy something used on ebay, but if it needs sending away for sharpening then it starts to get expensive. Likewise, if I spend an hour doing so myself.

I need a saw with a back on it to work with the mitre box, and it must be parallel rather than tapered.

 

[g7g7g7g7]

I've used the bahco at college and they are rubbish, wider than expected kerf and really rough finish on the sawn face, lots of tear out too.

If you are limited to cheapish hardpoint options then the irwin xpert 10"/12" tenon saw is pretty good for the money, parrallel too but expect the blade to outlast the plastic handle though.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/irwin-jack-te ... 0wodVmsPvw

I'm sure there are better suggestions than that though.

 

[Freddyjersey2016]

Buy the Axcaliber direct from Axminster, its only £8.46 - cheap enough to give it a try I would have thought - http://www.axminster.co.uk/axcaliber-fi ... saw-210213 - for what you are doing it sounds perfect

 

[Mr_P]

Aren't those both 25cm ? Didn't Pedder make a 35cm saw for his Ulmia ?

Might be better to wait and experiment when it arrives to find a length that suits you.

 

[MIGNAL]

I have one of those Axcaliber gents saws. I haven't used it in a long time. I'll try it out again and report on it.

 

[MIGNAL]

Typical. Just when you want to find it you can't. From what I remember the kerf was a little more than I was expecting and the cut was not as fine as the usual dovetail saws.

 

[undergroundhunter]

Why does it have to be hardpoint? Pax do some nice gents saws.

Matt

 

[marcros]

I want to avoid resharpening if I can.

 

[woodbrains]

Hello,

They are 13 TPI, so no different to a tenon hard point saw, I should think. If you want the inline handle, then give one a go, but I'd just get a hard point tenon saw with the same TPI and 300 mm long blade would be better for the Ulmia . Extra depth under the spine, useful too.

I've never seen a very fine backsaw with hardened teeth, except Japanese saws, no good for your Ulmia. You'll just have to sharpen, if you want dovetail fine teeth and set.

Mike.

 

[pedder]

You can't take any saw for the Ulmia 348 d. I don't have the numbers at ahand, but I think you need 48mm cutting deepth and are limited to may be 52mm? (Take the measurments from your saw!) Theslots in the red things are made to hold an 0,6mm thick blade tight. A thicker blade probably won't fit, a thinner will wobbel.

The length: the longer the better. This is a 14" saw.

a lot of the blade length is lost for sawing. Just a few inches in the middle do the sawing.

Cheers
Pedder