208 days ago
by Dorje |
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Got back out to the shop and made the little guide blocks as seen in the Vintage Saws site tutorial.
The use of the blocks really did help to maintain the rake angle and give you something to hold on to when filing. I continued to file all the teeth from one side until they all had a uniform shape.
After the teeth were shaped, I set them using a standard set with a range of 4-12 TPI settings. I used a set similar to this one:
I jointed lightly once again and filed t...
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416 days ago
by Dorje |
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It just struck me that I would like to make some kind of till for my Japanese saws (that I primarily use for carpentry). I’m always nervous about bending the blades or chipping the teeth when throwing them (always set them on top of everything in my tool bag) in the bag with clamps, hammers, drill motors and the like. They’re protected by the cardboard sleeves they came in, but the idea of a long, narrow till, seems right to me.
I’m thinking it would be nice to make it ...
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