bridger berdel
12-10-2014, 1:20 AM
I'm not a collector, I swear. I just can't pass up an old tool for ridiculously small money, especially if it looks like it will clean up OK. Or if it looks like it might have useful parts. Or if it just looks cool. And I like saws. And sharpening. And gadgets. Stuff with cool old hardware and moving parts. So as a result I have a drawer full of saw sharpening stuff, sets and jointers and filing guides. A few of them are complete and working, and when that happens they tend to move on out and become a part of some working kit. A couple of weeks back I was churning the parts to see if any complete tools might emerge when I realized that I had two filing guides of similar design, one missing the top half, the other missing the bottom half. Or maybe that's what they are, so I stuck them together. They aren't an exact match but I think the resulting gadget would actually work, though it will require a saw vise to be made that can hold a full length saw in one set and has a flat top lip. I think I can do that. And a couple of days ago I found a pretty nice disston backsaw for a couple dollars at a thrift store. It needed a pretty serious de-rusting and the wood was beyond repair, but I like making handles....
So now im thinking about tooth patterns for a fine tooth backsaw. I have this same saw in rip and crosscut, so I can play a bit with this one. I'm wondering what it would be like to have this saw filed 0° rake, 0° fleam and about 20° sloped gullets. I'm guessing it would be a lot like an aggressive crosscut tooth pattern, but never having had such a beast in my hands I can do no better than guess at this point.
Anyone here gone down the sloped gullet rabbit hole and can comment?
So now im thinking about tooth patterns for a fine tooth backsaw. I have this same saw in rip and crosscut, so I can play a bit with this one. I'm wondering what it would be like to have this saw filed 0° rake, 0° fleam and about 20° sloped gullets. I'm guessing it would be a lot like an aggressive crosscut tooth pattern, but never having had such a beast in my hands I can do no better than guess at this point.
Anyone here gone down the sloped gullet rabbit hole and can comment?