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Thread: Mitre Jack Saw
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4th November 2015, 08:31 AM #1
Mitre Jack Saw
Thanks to William Mitchell on fb ...
"The saw shown here is probably identified incorrectly more times than any other saw out there. Almost always it is either called a Floor Saw, or a Veneer Saw. It is neither.
The design is French and it is called a "Scie a Recaler utilisé avec un Boite a Recaler". The English translation for this is; a "Mitre Saw to use with a Mitre Jack". This example was probably made around 1890 by Trempé Coulaux & Co., a company that once made swords for Napoléon Bonaparte.
It has a 20" long by 5" wide plate with a full length mahogany handle. I bought this for a reasonable price from Jim Bode Tools and, thinking it was a veneer saw, I had it sharpened appropriately. Once I sorted out what it was, I sent it to Matt Cianci who jointed it and retoothed it with 12 tpi, with 15° of rake and 20° of fleam. Half the teeth have been set to the top side of the plate with the remaining untouched. This helps to prevent it from digging into the mitre jack. Peace"
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4th November 2015, 12:30 PM #2
I can see that as being rather handy. Would double as a flush trim saw too. Something else for the to do list.
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John
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How the blade is attached to keep the blade surface flush?
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4th November 2015, 04:06 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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20" long - this is a saw for big joints! How thick is the plate?
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