Saw Sharpening - Sharing Experiences

**Christos** · 27th May 2012, 09:15 PM

I have been meaning to attend the Saw Sharpening class that The Traditional Tool Group(in Sydney) host.

I can tell you guys that the Sun and the Luna moon were aligned with the axis of Mercury but that would be a little off so I will just say that I was able to attended this class.

I brought with me five saws that I had of which I knew two needed and would be able to sharpen. The other three I was not sure being of almost modern built. As I later found out that four of the five could be sharpen. The fifth was left with two options use it until it no longer was able to cut or guillotine part of the blade and start from scratch. There is also a third options but that required something that does not always feel comfortable, put in rubbish bin.

The learning experience had given me a foundation and with that foundation and during the class I sharpen two saws. I tested the saws that I sharpen with a fair amount of saw dust coming from the cut. Both were sharpen with a cross cut as that was all I had. I think I will be looking for a rip saw in the not too distance future but at present I will stick with the cross cut. It seems that I am doing more cutting by hand and that being across the grain.

The class was well attended with a variety of people. I was fortunate enough to chat to several people and some were members of this forum. I will allow those members to post there experiences of the class.

As it is custom to present photos with what has been achieved so please look back in this thread for the photos.

I think I will end it with a saying,

Stay Sharp.

**Christos** · 14th June 2012, 07:21 PM

This was taken on from the phone camera.
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**Berlin** · 14th June 2012, 07:53 PM

Looks like you've definitely got a saw there Christos.

**Christos** · 14th June 2012, 08:50 PM

I know that the photo looks very bad. I will get another one up over the weekend. I only had the one photo on the phone. Not able to see it clearly.

**wheelinround** · 14th June 2012, 10:04 PM

Thats a saw point Christos throwing a tool in the bin why if it was that bad you could recycle it into Card scarpers surely.

I have at few saws here you can come practice on

**Claw Hama** · 14th June 2012, 10:34 PM

Welcome to the club Christos

, it's very satisfying to take a blunt old saw and give it new life. Just keep on practicing and it will get easier every time.

**Virgil** · 15th June 2012, 01:17 AM

Hey Christos! I was wondering when you were going to post your experiences from that day. Yes it was a good one. I managed to get two small tenon saws (dovetail saws? Sash? Ah, bum, what's the other one? Carcase! That's it.) Anyway, two small backsaws and a Slack Sellars crosscut handsaw. Went ok on the little ones (did them both rip. Not too hard) but I was rushing/not paying attention/getting tired on the big one and ended up with cows and calves. Did another one about two days later in the comfort of my own garage and saw chops and it turned out great.

Yes, it's a good workshop that one. One of the most satisfying. I've waxed lyrical about it on this forum before. I still remember the firs tone I did and was quite literally smiling from ear to ear as my old busted-#### rip saw shone and cut. Don't know when it had last done that.

As well as getting a sharp saw it was, as Christos said, a great time to catch up on old tool stories and meet a few bods from this forum. Hello to Pacman too. And it was interesting to see a well known master of edge tools being on the other side of the class for a change.

If anyone is Sydney or within an hour or twos drive of it make a date in your diary for the next saw sharpening workshop with The Traditional Tools Group. I think you will really get something out of it.

Cheers,
Virg.

**pmcgee** · 15th June 2012, 01:06 PM

Yet another reason to keep up your handsawing skills:

Frozen cows to be removed by hand-saw

**TobyC** · 15th June 2012, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by pmcgee

Yet another reason to keep up your handsawing skills:

Frozen cows to be removed by hand-saw

How do you find this weird crap?

Toby

**pmcgee** · 15th June 2012, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by TobyC

How do you find this weird crap?

Toby

Look here Toby ... You stick to the relevant and informative stuff ...

but someone has to find the bizarre yet strangely attractive.

Paul

**Claw Hama** · 15th June 2012, 03:43 PM

Udderly useless information, it was actualy the cows that had sent the email but there moodem was frozen and the signal didn't get through. Hope they sharpen their saws before they head up.

**planemaker** · 15th June 2012, 11:42 PM

Its not overly hard to learn how to sharpen saws. Why not go at step further and try making your own hand saws. In my case backsaws. Attached is an example of my work.

Stewie;. ( a special hello to IanW.)

**pmcgee** · 16th June 2012, 12:54 AM

Where did you get the plate and what is the thickness?

Thanks,
Paul

**TobyC** · 16th June 2012, 02:10 AM

Did you make the saw nuts, and are they split nuts?

Toby

**planemaker** · 16th June 2012, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by TobyC

Did you make the saw nuts, and are they split nuts?

Toby

Hi Toby. These are traditional slotted saw nuts that have had the faces machined flat.

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