Handsaws: Resources FAQ

[froglips]

This FAQ is a thread for anyone to post anything relevent to handsaws and hand sawing techniques.

This first round is for Western style handsaws. I'll leave Japanese style saws for other folks to cover.

Please do not post questions to this thread. Please do post questions to a new thread.

My hope is this thread becomes a place to look up and get information.

Thanks!

Jim

 

[froglips]

Some good websites:

VintageSaws.com: http://www.vintagesaws.com/
I'd start here. Its hard to beat the vast amounts of info on western handsaws on this site. They also have very detailed articles on sharpening.

Disstonian Institue: http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/
If you want to know anything about Disston saws or handsaws in general, can't go wrong starting hiere.

Backsaw.net
More boatloads of information on Backsaws. Includes some great pics, techniques for making saws and much, much more.
http://www.backsaw.net/

Thanks,
Jim

 

[froglips]

This is a copy of a post cptully made in an early thread on Handsaws:

Granted membership is required to download the PDF's but a search of Fine Woodworking's site for "saw sharpening":

http://www.taunton.com/finewoodwork...q=saw+sharpening&sa.x=0&sa.y=0&sa=Search#1170

Numerous articles and videos. Some of which I've read and will go back to when I need to sharpen my saws (yesterday, but I haven't been in the shop much recently ).

Chris

 

[nelsone]

Thanks Jim! I didn't know about the Backsaw site.

 

[froglips]

Here are three pages from the VintageSaws.com that I think are outstanding.

"Saw Filing--A Beginner's Primer" February 2000. Available only here at Vintage Saws! A complete analysis on the tools and techniques needed to file most any saw in your shop.
http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/primer/sharp.html

"How to Clean a Saw" December 2002. Learn how to clean and restore and old saw to usable condition. You asked for it, here it is...only at Vintage Saws.
http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/saw_clean/saw_clean.html

"The How's of Setting Saws" Spring Issue, 1997. Discusses what set is, the tools to use, and how to apply it.
http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/ftj/spring97/spring97.html

 

[froglips]

Chris Schwarz Woodworking Magazine Blog entries dealing with saws:
http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/saw_clean/saw_clean.html

Adam Cherubini: 18th Century woodworker who makes and sells 18th century style saws. His write ups are very infomative and constract what we think of as the Disston saws from the 20th century.
http://www.adamcherubini.com/Tools.html
http://www.adamcherubini.com/Dovetail_Saws.html
http://www.adamcherubini.com/Tenon_Saws.html
http://www.adamcherubini.com/Long_Saws.html

 

[froglips]

Here are a few of the videos I found on Expert Village:

This is the master list of videos from one commercial sharpening business:
http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/4619_tool-sharpening.htm

These are the manual methods they demo:
http://www.expertvillage.com/video/78686_tool-sharpening-handsaw-manual.htm
http://www.expertvillage.com/video/78687_tool-sharpening-handsaw-more.htm

The rest show various machines:
http://www.expertvillage.com/video/78681_tool-sharpening-hand-saw.htm
http://www.expertvillage.com/video/78682_tool-sharpening-handsaw-mechanical.htm

 

[striker]

http://www.wkfinetools.com/hUS/saws/saws-index.asp