Jim Koepke
03-19-2012, 4:49 PM
It seems every time I put file to saw a new mistake of my own making is learned.
My recently acquired Jackson "Warranted Superior" back saw taught me another.
(read about the purchase here) (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?183546-Sometimes-It-s-Nice-To-Get-Out)
The saw teeth were a real mess. It had been filed for crosscut. I wanted it to be rip. So after a few sessions jointing and filing it was finally given some set and put to wood.
The saw actually cuts well and with a little tuning tracks very well. It also taught me why a smaller saw is preferred for cutting dovetails. Much easier to control for those short cuts where tracking to a line is important.
So, you may be wondering what was the "mistake?"
I should have marked some teeth for what way they were set before all the jointing and filing. Even though the filing and jointing took the teeth down pretty far, some of the new teeth snapped when setting them. I was giving them the least amount of set that my Stanley 42X will accommodate.
Just one more lesson on the road of saw rehabilitation.
I have been telling my wife that one of the next tools on my wish list is a saw tooth punching set up.
jtk
My recently acquired Jackson "Warranted Superior" back saw taught me another.
(read about the purchase here) (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?183546-Sometimes-It-s-Nice-To-Get-Out)
The saw teeth were a real mess. It had been filed for crosscut. I wanted it to be rip. So after a few sessions jointing and filing it was finally given some set and put to wood.
The saw actually cuts well and with a little tuning tracks very well. It also taught me why a smaller saw is preferred for cutting dovetails. Much easier to control for those short cuts where tracking to a line is important.
So, you may be wondering what was the "mistake?"
I should have marked some teeth for what way they were set before all the jointing and filing. Even though the filing and jointing took the teeth down pretty far, some of the new teeth snapped when setting them. I was giving them the least amount of set that my Stanley 42X will accommodate.
Just one more lesson on the road of saw rehabilitation.
I have been telling my wife that one of the next tools on my wish list is a saw tooth punching set up.
jtk