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    Folded or machined brass backs?

    For a Western dovetail saw, are there important differences between folding the brass back and machining the back with a groove for the blade? Our fellow member Pete Taran writes, "Don't believe the hype surrounding the 'virtues' of the folded brass back." I'm wondering if the folding helps make a more positive connection than a machined groove for holding the blade solidly. What do you all say?
    Last edited by Bob Jones 5443; 07-21-2020 at 12:35 AM.

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