Bill Baethke
07-10-2017, 10:23 AM
What I thought was a very rusty old 28" D8 thumb hole rip saw turned out to be fairly nice ACME 120. The problem is that the original teeth have been modified in a peculiar way, and I am not sure which way to take it. It is not a useful filing as it stands now. At first glance, it appears to be a rip tooth, but after I cleaned it up I noticed that someone had filed it to be a crosscut. The problem is they left the rake angle near 0, and the fleam is really shallow at around 10-15 degrees or so ( I have not actually measured that yet). It is graduated from 5.5 PPI at the toe to 4.5 in the middle toward the heel. I want to restore some value to the saw, both for possible future resale , and just to use in the shop. I am thinking that keeping the 0 degree rake and putting it back to a rip file would be the easiest. I don't think a 4.5 PPI crosscut would have much use in my shop. It has also had a small degree of set introduced to it. It is really a remarkable saw. You can feel the taper with your fingers very easily. It might even be worth sending it off to a pro for a really nice restore. any thoughts on what I should do? The etch is faint, but present, and the handle is in wonderful condition.363570363571363572363573