Veritas Dovetail saw

[Trafalgar]

I don't know either, but they're just not very well-filed teeth. I frankly can't imagine that the saw in the photo Stewie posted would saw as well as one filed by a really good saw guy. Just don't believe it. If it's true, then we can all just turn a chimpanzee loose with a saw file and not worry about a thing.

Scroll down in this thread to see what a good job looks like, and nice plate too, though admittedly on a larger saw (Daryl Weir)

http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthread ... t=all&vc=1

 

[swagman]

" The website does not say, but I am thinking that the saw is machine filed and set, there are identical markings on each tooth that would suggest this to be the case, but again I am just speculating."

http://lumberjocks.com/JeremyPringle/blog/29675


The article by Chris Schwartz is discussing the new Veritas Dovetail Saw. But the close up photo of the saw teeth show them as being crudely filed with crosscut fleam.

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/tools ... vetail_saw

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.a ... 68511&ap=1

 

[n0legs]

Scroll down in this thread to see what a good job looks like, and nice plate too, though admittedly on a larger saw (Daryl Weir)

http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthread ... t=all&vc=1

That is impressive.

 

[Derek Cohen (Perth Oz)]

Scroll down in this thread to see what a good job looks like, and nice plate too, though admittedly on a larger saw (Daryl Weir)

http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthread ... t=all&vc=1

Charles, Daryl Weir is certainly one of the masters of saw filing.

Regards from Perth

Derek

 

[MIGNAL]

I seem to remember reading that the Veritas was machine sharpened. Either way the Veritas saw that I bought was as sharp as one could wish for. The first timber it met was a piece of Ebony and it cut it with ease. It won't do that now but it has an appointment with a saw file.

 

[rafezetter]

On the subject of dovetail saws; I bought a saw from Mr_P with a view to trying my hand at / renovating saw sharpening as it's not a vintage saw or anything, but I've looked at it and the plate is not straight and it's thinner than my Marples too - I can bend it with just my thumb and finger.

I was going to cut it down to a straight section but then I got thinking about how far to go as I've noticed that some saws have deep plates and others only a couple of inches, so I was wondering if a shorter plate would help with stiffness but also make it a bit easier to handle as my marples feels "unwieldy" - but this may be due to my having used the gentlemans saw type for years in scale modelling.

I know it largely comes down to personal preference, but I'd appreciate any personal experience input from members anyway.

 

[mouppe]

Who really cares about the way in which the teeth are sharpened when you buy the saw? After using it for a short while you'll have to sharpen it yourself anyway. As a matter of fact I eventually put a progressive pitch on my Veritas saw.

It's almost like moaning that your hand plane blade didn't come honed?!!!

 

[Trafalgar]

Good point Mouppe.

 

[Sheffield Tony]

..... And I have this nagging suspicion that I would have been happier with one of the "classic S&J types from 50 years ago" you mention instead of this newfangled Veritas !

I'm sure you would! They are still around on ebay etc £10 ish upwards.

I've picked up an E. T. Roberts and Lee 252 "Majestic" dovetail saw for a tad under a tenner including postage. A couple of hammer taps on the spine got the blade straight. Handle is a bit crude, but it cuts more smoothly than the Veritas. Look forward to cutting some joints.