New Spear & Jackson tenon saw

[Karl]

BB - I can't find the reference to the "wet timber" claim at the moment. It's definitely in printed word, but i'm buggered if I can find where i've read it.

I have very little experience of saw sharpening. However, when one reads an author like Tage Frid stating that all saws should be sharpened in this way, it seems natural (to me at least) to bow to his greater knowledge. Of the woodworking books I have, there are very few which actually refer to saw sharpening.

Cheers

Karl

 

[pedder]

I have very little experience of saw sharpening. However, when one reads an author like Tage Frid stating that all saws should be sharpened in this way, it seems natural (to me at least) to bow to his greater knowledge. Of the woodworking books I have, there are very few which actually refer to saw sharpening.

Hi Karl,

Tage Frid works in continental european tradition. German woodworkers didn't know fleam, either. TF didn't use back saws, he uses frame saws only....

Cheers
Pedder

 

[Paul Chapman]

Hi Karl,

You might like to see this piece from Chris Schwarz's blog where he's been experimenting with just using rip cut saws http://blog.woodworking-magazine.com/bl ... Fleam.aspx

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[bugbear]

BB - I can't find the reference to the "wet timber" claim at the moment. It's definitely in printed word, but i'm buggered if I can find where i've read it.

I have very little experience of saw sharpening. However, when one reads an author like Tage Frid stating that all saws should be sharpened in this way, it seems natural (to me at least) to bow to his greater knowledge.

If he was the only author speaking on the subject, I'd probably go along with what you say.

But he (most definitely) isn't the only author on saws.

(From Pedder's information, it appears to be a national variation.)

You might like (it's free!) to read the books I referred to; there are many links on my site, both to detailed books and saw-makers instructions:

http://www.geocities.com/plybench/saw_sharpen.html

BugBear

 

[bugbear]

Hi Karl,

You might like to see this piece from Chris Schwarz's blog where he's been experimenting with just using rip cut saws http://blog.woodworking-magazine.com/bl ... Fleam.aspx

Cheers :wink:

Paul

Heh. I read that as an interesting experiment with no firm conclusion. I think he was "trying it", not "proposing it".

He certainly likes his X-cut (20 degree fleam) Groves:

http://www.technoprimitives.com/chris_s ... estoration

BugBear