merlin
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XY - I have at last got round to sharpening some of my old saws, I got a lot of advice from the book "Sharpening" by Jim Kingshott and blended it together with "Vintage saws saw filing treatise" from the internet.
I used Jim kingshotts plans on the saw block, it is easy to make and makes life a lot more bearable. Needles are sliding down saw teeth all over the show!
The last saw I sharpened was over 25 years ago before the days of hard points and from memory it ended up going to the saw doctor to be re toothed.
The rust was pickled from the old Disstons and after following the methods from the books I was quite pleased with the results.
I have now brought back to life a Disston cross cut,panel saw and a tenon saw plus an old 4 point Warranted that is a pleasure to use.
The hard points will still be my weapon of choice on site but in the workshop the "proper" saws will be back in use.
I have always thought that sharpening a saw is a dark art but in fact if you take your time it is quite rewarding.
Merlin
I used Jim kingshotts plans on the saw block, it is easy to make and makes life a lot more bearable. Needles are sliding down saw teeth all over the show!
The last saw I sharpened was over 25 years ago before the days of hard points and from memory it ended up going to the saw doctor to be re toothed.
The rust was pickled from the old Disstons and after following the methods from the books I was quite pleased with the results.
I have now brought back to life a Disston cross cut,panel saw and a tenon saw plus an old 4 point Warranted that is a pleasure to use.
The hard points will still be my weapon of choice on site but in the workshop the "proper" saws will be back in use.
I have always thought that sharpening a saw is a dark art but in fact if you take your time it is quite rewarding.
Merlin
