Chasing Flats Again

Graywolf

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Richard
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This is one of the four saws that are a part of the raffle. They will be paired up one rip, one cross cut. I cleaned, lightly smithed and re-tensioned the blades. Now I’m shaping the teeth and will sharpen tomorrow. A little cleaning and refinishing of the handles will complete the restore for these saws.
If you want a shot at these saws you need to buy some raffle tickets. It’s easy just click on banner at the top of the page enter the amount of tickets you want hit save and then follow the prompts. I’ll post more on these saws tomorrow.
 

tvrgeek

Scott
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Tangent topic, but I have never seen anything about the surface finish of saws. My old DIstons look like they were pretty smooth when new, but my more modern ( 30 years?) had a grind more like 50 grit. So, is the thinking the kerf is so large it does not mater? I think not. I sanded my Rip down to a much smoother finish and could tell the difference. I winder, if a better finish would allow slightly less set and less effort all around? Should we be smoothing out that old black patina at the risk of obscuring the blade etching but get a better cutting saw?

Smithed and re-tensioned? Please explain. As in not strait?
 

Graywolf

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Richard
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That black patina as you like to call it is rust and dirt. When I clean a blade I try to get off as much as possible. You won’t be able to get absolutely all but most. I don’t try and change the bad finish on the saws from the 60’s through the 80’s I just clean off the dirt and rust that I can. Starting in the late sixties through the eighties the etch is more like something printed on the blade and less in the surface.
Smithing, using a hammer and a hard surface to straighten bows, bends, kinks, and dings in the saw plate. re-tensioning a saw plate using a hammer and a hard surface to add tension to the tooth line of a saw plate. Both are a processes where I use my bench as the hard surface, you could use an anvil as well. I keep a 5lb sledgehammer and a 2lb sledgehammer. These are technics that are better demonstrated and explained than just explained. That said you use the weight of the hammer to deliver the blows and you don’t swing the hammer. You just lift it and drop it. If you decide to strike out on your own then I suggest you chose a saw you don’t care about because you will as I did screw up the first saw you try this on.
 

tvrgeek

Scott
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Hear you about not messing up a good saw. :)

I did find some videos on it. Being a fair to midlands metal worker ( expert in British car rust) I can see it. Several suggested sanding even finer than I had thought. 400 or 600 even. My good saws are strait, so no problem.
 

Graywolf

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Richard
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Hear you about not messing up a good saw. :)

I did find some videos on it. Being a fair to midlands metal worker ( expert in British car rust) I can see it. Several suggested sanding even finer than I had thought. 400 or 600 even. My good saws are strait, so no problem.
It’s a good skill to have if by chance you have one come up with any of afflictions mentioned earlier. when I find saws out and about they usually have some form of those and are in need of that type work, as well as some of the saws brought to me to work on. Even this year I have straightened at least a dozen saws.
 

Graywolf

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making progress
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getting better
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Getting closer to the toe
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Presto change O this 10 point crosscut saw is ready for a new life. Next the last rip saw of this group. It’s a 5 point and I’m going to set it up with a 7 degree rake. Easy to start and smooth in the cut. It’s a good compromise for softwoods and hardwoods.
 

drw

Donn
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More grand-prizes added to the list... thank you Richard; perhaps this will be my year to take home something other than glue!
 

Graywolf

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Richard
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More progress and the finished products.
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this is the second 5 point per inch rip saw. Set at 7 degrees rake.


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slowly making progress on shaping the teeth.

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And ready for a test cut.

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two warranted superior, one has a faint Craftsman etch.


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two D23’s
all four cut beautifully and track well. So go buy some raffle tickets please.
 

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