Thought i`d pass on a couple things that i learned about sharpening one to make it pull easy and cut fast.
First pic is some of my saws that are getting rusty too because Joe won`t get up here and help saw wood.
The saw that i`m going to show the teeth on is a saw i made from a ribbon saw that i welded a wider back on, it`s a soft wood saw.
Some of the tools needed to do the job, some are factory made and some are home made.
If your saw is real uneven the first tool you`ll need is a leveler, i made this one that holds a file. You run it the full lenth of the saw to get the teeth all the same height.
After ya get it all even then file the teeth, the trick here is to put a lot steeper angle on the tooth.
After the teeth are all sharp, sharpen the rakers to the same heigth, then take a small hammer and bend over the points until they are about 3-4 thousands lower using a raker gauge.
It should look like this when done.
Also put the set in the teeth either using a spider or more modern tool.
The whole idea is that the steep angle on the teeth will make it gut easier into the wood. The raker is the key though, if you look at your raker the point is stright up, that`s like dragging a chisle accross the wood in the same position. But if ya swage them over it`s like holding a chissle at a angle and your saw will pull easy and make noodles.
Sorry for the poor pics and hope it helps , any other tips would be great.
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and its just been sitting. I never thought I'd find out how to go about this. It looks I have to make myself a leveler before work tonight. Better get on that, thanks again!
