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    Quote Originally Posted by RayG View Post
    Thanks to Hiroller's link I found this amazing web page.. http://www.sawlady.com/DifferentSaws.htm

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    Quite simply put, that is amazing and I had no idea (about anything really ) .

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    Looks like the 'Beyond ridiculous' tag has become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

    I have an very ordinary Parkstone saw ... I first went to that page chasing info on the company.
    It (and I) are *not* musical.


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    I'm musical
    and I play a lot of music - usually on my CD player
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker View Post
    I'm musical
    and I play a lot of music - usually on my CD player
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    Well, now you can save on electricity .

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    Now I don't spend much time on the Disstonian Institute (unlike some here) but this came up in an unrelated search today and I couldn't help thinking of this thread.

    What made the No. 12 saw more expensive and higher in quality was the work that went into it. The blade was subjected to more hammer work than lesser-quality saws to give tension to the steel. The controlled introduction of internal stresses into the cold steel through hammering and subsequent tempering, resulting in a "tensioned" saw blade, creates a blade that is less likely to wander or vibrate unnecessarily in use. An added result of this tensioning is a blade that has a characteristic ringing or "singing" sound when tapped. This ca. 1880 28" ripsaw is a baritone.

    It's all in the tensioning and really is an indication of saw quality.
    http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/12page.html
    I guess that one reason we are making backsaws rather than handsaws is that with the brass back (or equiv) we reduce the need for tapering and tensioning.

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    point 1. gotta wonder how we ever got 35 posts in this thread.

    point 2. i'm back to check how your therapy has been going.

    point 3. it's (semi-)coincidence but the last post was about the #12 ... and ...






    Courtesy of this guy ...

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    Even Buzzfeed is on my side


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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrn7L_JiJko

    A little late for Christmas, but anyhow...

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