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saw sharpening (attempt #4)
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[mailto:owner-oldtools@l... Behalf Of Peter J. Hahn
  Sent: 13 June 2001 20:18
  To: OLDTOOLS@w...


  A question for you older galoots. I have been wanting to learn how to
  sharpen my saws and I thought I would start with my
  old Sandvik backsaw for practice - I dont use it much any more.
  Its about 15-17 TPI (more later), and using Tom Laws primer I
  got as far as re- setting the teeth - and I started to break a few.  I
  realized that even when I put on my reading glasses I was
  having a hard time seeing which way the little teeth were set its
  hard to even count how many per inch.  Is this why in the old
  days they fired cabinet/furniture makers that needed glasses?  I
  could try to only sharpen saws with bigger teeth, but I really
  need to sharpen the backsaw I use for cutting tenon shoulders.
  I've been touching it up but its going to need some serious work
  soon.    This is a problem that a lot of people must have solved
  already.  Whats the answer - keep a superstrong pair of reading
  glasses with the sharpening kit?  Peter Hahn

  One trick for finding out where you've already been is to run the teeth
through a smoky candle flame - it won't do any harm.

  More about saw sharpening on my web site. Look under Sharpening Notes.
  --
  Jeff Gorman, West Yorkshire, UK
  Jeff@m...
  http://www.millard.demon.co.uk/Index.htm