Steve Reynolds wrote:
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> On Aug 21, 2008, at 7:36 AM, Michele Minch wrote:
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>> We recently had a thread on old saws and someone mentioned that all 
>> saws were filed rip a while back.
> 
>     And for the record, a few of us don't think that is correct.

Certainly ALL the old books I list here:

http://www.geocities.com/plybench/saw_sharpen.html

have extensive commentaries on cross cut teeth.

   BugBear
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