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Have a Mill file.Used it on the Panel saw.....
Have a bright spotlight that I can shine across the teeth, to see how they are coming out....and a hand-held magnifier, to see the teeth.
The newest saw, the Crusader, does not need all that much sharpening done.....just a refresh.
Saw set is in the house...Millers Falls made. #214......
Dykem? I have been just letting the rust do that....
Tooth counts above 8ppi....I start to see double....so that a 11ppi looks like 22....I send those to a sharpening service @ $0.60 per inch.
It is not so much a matter of handles....it is more about holding onto them....fingers tend to get crampy, after a while
Saw vise is a Wentworth No. 1.....
I sharpen saws when they are rehabbed, and they seem to stay sharp for a year, or two. Mostly, it is about fixing other peoples screw-ups.....
Already tried out the 18" or so of the panel saw I have sharpened up.....cuts fast, and straight...just a tad rough....will stone it, after the rest of the teeth are done.
Saw files? Stanley 5, or 6" Extra Slim taper....@$6.00 each. Been getting 4-5 saws per file. About time for a new one...
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Also, at the same garage sale as the Belknap rip saw....was a Jorgenson Mitre Box.....almost like the one I already had....
Russyltucky Sales, rehab 1.JPG
This is the one I have...and is nicer than the one at the sale, yesterday....plus, will-power to keep from buying any more mitre boxes.....5 is enough, right?
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Was in Menard's today, to pick up a 6" extra slim taper file..usually bought a Stanley one.....except...they no longer had Stanley files....they were all branded as Craftsman..$5.99...about the same price as the Stanley version I had been using...
Also picked up a can of Turtle wax Polishing Compound,,,,going to try it on a couple saws, to shine the plates up a bit better....we'll see...
Took a bad tumble last night...kind of bruised up, and sore...found out I don't bounce...
Stay tuned...
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Rehab on the Sheffield saw is done.
Sheffield saw, rehab done.JPG
And is now hanging up with the other 3 panel saws...
Film at 2300 hrs, ZULU...
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Tools used..
Sheffield saw, sharpening tools.JPG
Millers Falls No. 214 was a bit too big for this saw. Yes, I do have a few mill files in the shop. had to change out the Stanley saw file...4 and a half saw plates was a bit too much for it. New file is from Craftsman....with a Lifetime Warranty.... Plate was shined up, using this stuff..
Sheffield saw, saw polish.JPG
Seems to work...
Sheffield saw, jointed teeth.JPG
Jointed the bad teeth...
Sheffiled saw, almost done.JPG
Almost done...went back and fine tuned a few...
Sheffield saw, test cut.JPG
Looks like it will be a Carpentry Saw...until I get around to sharpening it again....have a Disston D-8, 10ppi, 24" for the finer cuts...
Might try the Crusader saw, in the morning....at least get it polished up.
Crusader rip saw.jpg
26" Rip saw...maybe the M-F 214 can give the teeth a bit of set...IF needed.
Crusader saw logo.jpg
6 ppi.....a No. 17 sold by Belknap ( which later became Blue Grass tools)
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Polishing is done on the Belknap No. 17 Crusader saw...
Crusader saw, non-show side done.JPG
Saw has been taken for a test drive...
Crusader saw, test drive.JPG
Of about 10 full strokes...a little rub with the old candle helped out...Results?
Crusader saw, test results...JPG
Plate is stamped as a "7"...7ppi.
Cleaned and oiled up the Millers Falls No. 214...in case I might need it..
Millers Falls No. 214.JPG
Anvil setting is a "8" on the dial....not sure if that will work...or not...
have no clue as to that screwdriver, at the moment....OEM paint job looking a tad...scruffy..
hang the saw up, until needed.
Not too bad of a saw..for a dollar bill?
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Still have a few rehabs to do...but,
Block Planes, Worthington test drive.JPG
1 of 5 Block planes is now done. Stanley made a 220 model, Geo. Worthington Co. had it set up to sell as a W2200.
May work on some of these...when I next get to the shop..
Block Planes, clean up 2.JPG
Hmm...messy. Will save the 5th one for last...
Block Planes, Great Neck 9.5.JPG
Great Neck Tool Co.'s knock-off of a Stanley No. 9-1/2....sole needs a lot of work..
Block Planes, Great Neck sole.JPG
Ya think?
Stay tuned..
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