Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Sharpening rig . . .
Steve Mackay
>OK, done my due research. Gonna cost me 'bout fifty bucks to send off two saws for sharpening. Looking through the new catalogue of "much note" here (page 55) I spy a Handsaw Sharpener (w/ jig, file for "up-to 12 tpi) for about the same $. Since I was chastised for thinking of sending the saws off I'm now re-thinking. Anyone have this rig ? Is it REALLY "GI proof"? Come on - talk me into it !
Re: Sharpening rig . . .
mikew
>My opinion would be to send them to Cooke or someone else and once you get them back, learn how to keep the teeth in good shape with a file alone. It's not like they will need filed often unless you are using them constantly.
Starting out with well shaped teeth is a boon for learning how to sharpen--and really, keeping them in good shape should be likened to honing more than "sharpening" as one is only lightly taking a single lick or two with a file.
Take care, Mike
Re: Sharpening rig . . .
paul womack
>If it's this one:
I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. It's an old Eclipse design, and it's cumbersome, intrusive, and requires special files.
It does provide good rake control - but this is easily done with a Pete Taran block, or my pointer thingy.
It does provide fleam control, but that's really easy (and non-critical) anyway.
It doesn't provide any assistance in creating uniform gullets, which is about the hardest thing anyway ... indeed, by being intrusive, it probvably gets in the way of your own efforts in this regard.
Some information I believe to be good is provided here
BugBear
Re: Sharpening rig . . .
paul womack
>Starting out with well shaped teeth is a boon for learning how to sharpen
Yeah - being a cheap skate bottom feeder, I jumped in the deep end with teeth reshaping. Ech.
There are some tricky issues to address in this area
Don't follow my example, follow my advice!
BugBear
Re: Sharpening rig . . .
mikew
>Me again, Steve.
If you do jump into the deep end, BB's "pointer thingy" will provide a good sense of rake. And like he says, absolutely even fleam is not a neccessity.
Take care, Mike
Re: Sharpening rig . . .
Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI
>Did you check to see what Mark Kuzee charges for sharpening? I am not sure I should be mentioning this on the forum, but I do have his card in my wallet that says he sharpens saws ;)
My 2 Cents *LINK*
Roy Anderson
>I just thought I'd throw my 2 cents worth in here. I've taught myself how to do a pretty decent job of sharpening, just using the info on the internet and the advice I've gotten here. The best summary is Pete Taran's article (see link). It's just not that hard. No rig necessary.
I've filed a few pretty rank saws. It was a learning experience. But I learned. If I can do it, you can do it.
Besides, it's just one of those things that real galoots do for themselves.
By the way, here is an interesting saw vice that might be fun to try to copy. I saw this one on E-Bay. See pic.
Saw sharpening