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Thank you! I think you explained and summed that up pretty well. I will try to think of this in looser terms lol.

If you ever put together a chart of tpi's, minor to major diameters and what not,...

It makes sense that you don't need to have precise numbers like with metal. But how do you come up with rough numbers?

You decide on a major diameter and a tpi, but then how do you know what size...

I know this is an older thread but I had a quick question.

How do you know how deep or tall the threads should be?

For example. 2 tpi. 90 degrees. Do you measure from tip to tip or root to...

Well I've been a bit busy lately. Lots of saw restorations. But on the building front I have gotten a few more things figured out. First my mortises in the handles for the backs. I changed up my jig...

You could say that...

Brake isn't all that fancy. Measurements you gotta get right.

Shear isn't bolted yet, but I had to test it out lol. I think I will add an infeed table to help keep stock square.

I've been a little busy. It took some trial and error but I made some new toys for my press. I can now bend brass strips into a acute vee and flatten. Very happy with the results. Made two 10 inch...

Well, I liked being able to see the tooth and gullet I just did by moving forward and I found it easier to see the last slanted tooth.

First I jointed the saw.

Then reshaped the teeth, tried...

I have the handle to my left, and I'm right handed.

Does it make a difference if hand is on left or right?

Quick question. Still learning so bear with me.

Positive rake = point of tooth leans towards toe.

Negative rake = point of tooth leans back towards heel.

Do I have these correct?


So far...

Thank you, I didn't notice it flipped.

I didn't like bending over to use my make shift vise. Using some scraps and zero money I made this over the weekend. Very happy. Perfect height. Might add screws later.

Finished it last night. I really liked his sketchbook drawings that showed the teeth geometry.

I looked his vise up pretty early on. I like his design. I've looked up the big single screw ones...

Two cracks in the handle got titebond CA glue. Original shellac was mostly gone. Maybe 20% was left. I cleaned off the last bit and gave it a coat of boiled linseed oil and a coat of wax.

I have...

I think ill stop worrying about it. For the most part I copied what was there before and cleaned up saws that were in pretty good condition. Or new saws that needed a quick sharpen.

Working on...

I may be overthinking this way to much. Maintaining a good saw vs redoing an old rusty one is a big step lol.

Pete Taran mentions heel to toe. Stating that the tooth bent away from you will file more easily/readily. He also says you will need to compensate a bit and watch your pressure because you will get...

I'm watching that link a little at a time. Great information! Very detailed.

I'm not clear if I need to sharpen toe to heel or heel to toe. Currently I'm toe to heel. I'm not sure if I am focusing...

Thanks guys. One more question. I'm not sure if I'm getting this one quite right. How much of the tooth should be bent? Top half? Whole tooth?

You have a great way of explaining things without making me feel like a new guy dummy. I appreciate it. I assume all the saw talk out there is similar to a lot of the other tool talk I've read. A lot...

Usually I try not to do much to my backsaw handles I clean. But sometimes they do not have much finish left. I scrape and clean, very little to no sanding. How do you guys usually refinish old...

I recently got my hands on a group of 4 D-8 saws with thumbhole. I'm still fairly new to the bigger saws. I like my dovetail saws and only recently started using panel saws instead of a table saw....

Nice jig. I've seen similar ideas but not on a grinder. What size press did you use? Think a 20ton would be enough?

I meant to ask before but how are you guys cutting your saw plate?

My current way involves a cutoff wheel and sparks lol.

If you guys run into anyone else making backs, please let me know. Or I might have to start experimenting. Lol, I'm gonna try at some point I'm sure anyway. But for now let's see if all Matthews can...

IanW, thank you for the advise. To clarify... you slot your brass and then press it some to get a good pinch or grab? No glue of any kind and you only go on the blade about half way? Basically, you...

My first teeth cut. Before I sharpened and completely disassembled the retoother for a overhaul. You can kinda see it in the picture but it wasn't sharp enough.

I'll cut 2nd plate soon. Had to...

Thank you I sent him a pm asking if he was still in business. His website hasn't shown new items in a while.

Hello guys, I'm usually on a U.S. site and I completely forgot about this one. This looks like a pretty busy forum with a few saw makers.

Maybe you guys can help me out with some backsaw making...