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271233 don schwartz <dks@t...> 2020‑06‑13 Re: How to file a BackSaw?
On 2020-06-13 7:16 a.m., yorkshireman@y... wrote:
> A feeler gauge seems a strange choice though.  Conventionally, you run a file
along the teeth lengthwise, and when the top of each tooth shows contact, it
will be flat.  Sharpen to ‘just’ remove the glint of reflected light.

Remove 1/2 a glint filing heel to toe, then the other 1/2 on the return 
trip.

Don

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