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Recommended TPI

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Recommended TPI

Andy Sexson

>I am getting ready to get a couple of backsaws sharpened and wanted to get a few opinions on TPI before sending them off. I have two Disston's - a 12 and 14 inch. (I also have an 8 inch that is already sharp that is my dovetail saw) Both of the saws are filed crosscut and I want to switch one to rip. Would I be better off with a 14 or 12 inch rip saw? And what would be a good tpi choice -- I was thinking about just using the same tpi that Lie-Nielsen uses for their backsaws. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Ted Shuck

>I have similar saws, the 12" is filed crosscut at 13ppi, 12tpi, and makes a very good general purpose carcass saw. My larger saw is filed 11ppi, 10tpi rip and I use it for sawing tenons.

I use the 12" crosscut saw all the time. The big tenon saw I just use for sawing larger tenons, starting cuts for resawing cutting the tops off boxes.

Ted

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Alan Hamilton

>Andy,

I'm with Ted. I would have the larger saw filed rip and the smaller cross-cut. It might not happen often, but that extra little bit of cutting depth can be very handy when cutting large tenons.

My rip saws have 15 tpi or thereabouts. Both my dovetail and tenon saws. I have cross-cut saws with about 12 tpi and some about 18 or 20 tpi. I don't know why, but they seem to work pretty well--or at least as well as they can with me at the helm.

Alan

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#4

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Andy Sexson

>Thanks for the responses. The 12 inch is pretty fine (12 or 15 tpi -- not sure it is at home and I'm at work) so I'll just get it sharpened and have the 14 switched to rip. Makes sense for longer tenons....

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Andrew Sexson

>wholy crap... lol you stole my name!! >__<

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