> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Gorman [mailto:Jeff@m...]
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> : -----Original Message-----
> The principal function of jointing is to create the essential flats, the
> guides by which we work.
> 

But aren't you only supposed to joint when the teeth are uneven?
Isn't the primary function to get a level line of teeth?
Aren't the flat tops just incidental?
I would only joint a saw if the teeth had become uneven after
repeated hand sharpening.

I used your tenon saw sharpening notes the first time I sharpened
a tenon saw and they are good :-)

-- 
Peter Williams