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  1. 19th July 2005, 08:52 PM #1
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    Question Straightening out a compass saw blade

    G'day.

    I was given a compass saw the other day with a broken beech handle. The handle is no problem to fix (see previous post 'Minor gloat'), but the blade has a slight bend towards its tip.

    The saw brand is, I think, Spear and Jackson. I stress that this is a slight bend, not a kink.

    Two qu's ...

    1/ Can it be corrected without destroying the blade? If so, how?

    2/ As it is only a slight bend, will it affect the performance of a compass saw? I.e. is it worth bothering to fix it at all, or would it be fine as is?

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    greetings GW

    the slight curve might cause some grief but i'd give it a try.i did my saw doctor aprentaship with S&J & if your saw is circa pre 1973 the steel used is top quality shefield 'mermaid' specialy milled . after this time [mid 70's] terrible things happened & they started buying from all over to cut costs and quality control lost out to the gods of profit .if there is a saw doctor near you im sure he would hammer it strait in about 45 seconds for you. good luck...gordo.
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    Thanks, Gordo, for the tip. I'm not sure if it's pre-1970's or not; it's a little hard to tell. It's definitely newer than 100 years, and older than 20!

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