Hand saw sharpening service?

[James K Peterson]

I think I just don't have the patience or skill to sharpen my saws :( I've got a couple or so backsaws that I'd like to get sharp but the teeth are soooo small (12 to 15 tpi) I think I'll wreck them (even worse than my crappy job on my larger saws (7/8 tpi). Is there any sharpening service I can send them to or maybe a local service (Savannah, GA)?

Thanks
James

[Don C Peterson]

I'd first say that you shouldn't give up. Practice holding the file at a consistent angle (both yaw and pitch) and pay close attention to the joint (the flattened area on each tooth that you create when you joint the saw) stop filing when the joint disappears. My experience is that even if the teeth aren't all exactly the same shape, as long as they are in joint and set properly, the saw will cut fine. The better you hold the file at a consistent yaw, the more consistent the shape of the teeth will be.

To answer your question though, Cooke's sharpening (http://www.cookessharpening.com/) is reportedly very good, but I haven't used them.

[Jim Koepke]

I think I just don't have the patience or skill to sharpen my saws :( I've got a couple or so backsaws that I'd like to get sharp but the teeth are soooo small (12 to 15 tpi) I think I'll wreck them (even worse than my crappy job on my larger saws (7/8 tpi). Is there any sharpening service I can send them to or maybe a local service (Savannah, GA)?

Thanks
James

Go to this site:

http://www.vintagesaws.com/

Click on the Library saw to the left. Close to the bottom of this page is a link for a saw sharpening primer. This is the information one needs to help in the understanding of what is being done when sharpening a saw.

Near the middle of the page is the part about building a rake alignment tool.

Without this tool, I would find it almost impossible to sharpen a saw. I have made two of them for different saws, crosscut and rip. Will likely make a few more for different tooth rake.

Hope this is helpful,

jim

[Nancy Laird]

James, I don't know where you are, but Scott Whiting (a Creeker) has a business in Glendale, AZ--Scott's Sharpening Service. He's pretty much a one-man operation and he's very very good at his business.

[Tony Zaffuto]

Daryl Weir (Chicago area????) was suggested to me by none other than Tom Law when Tom stepped away from sharpening. I have yet to use Daryl, but he is reported to be one of the best (when Tom quite sharpening, I had everything but the kitchen sink sharpened, plus I bought more than a few rehabbed saws from him, plus, in the years since he quit, I've started sharpening). As far as I'm concerned, Tom was the best, and his suggestion says a lot.

T.Z.

[Joe McMahon]

Daryl Weir has sharpened several saws for me and I was more than pleased with the results. As a matter of fact, he now has an 1850 Disston backsaw of mine that he is sharpening.

Daryl who also teaches sharpening, does EXCELLENT work.

weir@gallatinriver.net (http://70.169.135.35/weir@gallatinriver.net)

[John Powers]

Steve Cooke in York PA. www.cookessharpening.com (http://www.cookessharpening.com). does a great job.

[jonathan snyder]

Steve Cooke in York PA. www.cookessharpening.com (http://www.cookessharpening.com). does a great job.

Steve has sold the business. He is still sharpening saws, but is no longer available at that address or phone number. His e-mail address is SharpeningGuy01 AT aol.com I have a cell phone number and address for him, and his permission to pass it out, but I hesitate to post it. PM me if you would like it.

Jonathan