I recently made a post about a saw that I put a new handle on and sharpened it cross cut using 12 degrees fleam and rake. The saw is sharp and cuts fast, but is not cutting to suit me.
I decided to check the the rake and fleam on other crosscut saws that I own.
The first is a LN carcass saw sharpened crosscut. The other is an old Disston 4. I was surprised that they both have the same rake and fleam.
I was almost stunned, they are sharpened at 10 degrees fleam and 25 degrees rake. They both are well behaved saws.
How does this sit with how your cross cut saws are sharpened?
For what it's worth, the Disston, like the one shown here, is probably 60 years old. I bought it as new old stock about 10 years ago. When I received it, the saw plate would oil can. I was able to put it in a vise and tension the saw plate which solved the issue. I learned about doing that on this forum. I'm pretty sure the tip came from George.
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