Cutting teak

[Ken Smith]

Hi to Charley out in the sticks in Lincolnshire, we've just moved from Sleaford (semi-sticks) to total sticks, 6 houses in our commune, wonderful!!!
I was planing my teak after sharpening my HSS blades when it dawned on me I can't sharpen my TCT saw blades BUT if I had an HSS saw blade or two I could sharpen them. The problem is though I can't find anyone selling them, am I looking in the wrong catalogues?
I finally cracked the problem of how to create a reclining portion on my sun-loungers, think of deck-chairs and there's the answer.
Cheers from deepest France
Ken S

 

[woodbloke]

This has come up a couple of time recently iIrc. TCT saw blades should always be used with teak, don't whatever you do stuff it through your p/t unless it too has carbide tipped blades. Teak is a useful to develop your hand planing and honing skills...which you'll need to do every two or three minutes - Rob