saw set's how to use and which to buy - FineWoodworking
Nov 24, 2006 · The vintage Eclipse is a better set, though. The Somax's plunger is not as strong a grip as the 42, but it does help. On small joinery saws with less than about 1/2" usable depth below the handle, its design has a portion of the set which rides on the cheek of the saw, limiting the ability to set those teeth.
Morrill Saw Sets Catalog & Directions - FineWoodworking
Sep 9, 2009 · New on the website is a Morrill Products catalog, 1917, featuring the Morril Saw sets and how to use them. Plus, their complete line of liquid soap dispensers for those of you who have need of such. And a few other items, New York Mallet & Handle Co. catalog, Roseboom Broom Makers Supplies and a John S. Fray Co ad cover. Enjoy Gary
Where to get a saw-set tool - FineWoodworking
Mar 5, 2020 · FInding a decent saw-setting tool (for bending saw teeth to make the kerf wider than the thickness of the saw blade) seems hard work. There is basically the Eclipse model, like the old 77 but looking rather poorly-made. And the usual far-east copies at suspiciously low prices.
Saw Set (for touching up a dovetail saw) - FineWoodworking
Feb 27, 2006 · Usually renders the set unusable for larger teeth, so simply buy another set. In the Southeast US, used, but servicable saw sets are a dime a dozen in antique and junk shops, only those in original packaging bring a premium. Oh yes, make sure you can disassemble the set (Stanley) to reshape the punch.
A Tool Kit for Sharpening Handsaws - FineWoodworking
Feb 8, 2006 · They include a triangular saw file, a mill bastard file, a saw set, a hone, and a saw vise. For more tips on sharpening handsaws, see a related video, Sharpening a Dovetail Saw. See also Chris’s Master Class, “Resharpen, Restore a Dovetail Saw,” in the March/April 2006 issue of Fine Woodworking.
Handsaw tooth set angel - FineWoodworking
May 24, 2006 · Note that some saw blades are taper or hollow ground which means they need little or no set to the teeth, but a back saw typically is a flat blade and will need to have it's teeth set. A general guide line is that the depth of the set should be no more than half the depth of the tooth, bending the tooth any further down can cause the tooth to ...
Throwback: How to sharpen a handsaw - FineWoodworking
Jan 5, 2024 · Filing a crosscut saw is aided by a bearing guide on the saw and a tilting guide on the file. Maintain consistent pressure for an equal number of strokes in each gullet, with a tooth set toward you always closest to the saw handle. A crosscut saw is filed well if you can slide a needle between the tips of the teeth without it falling.
setting a dovetail saw… - FineWoodworking
Dec 21, 2004 · The spent gent's saw makes great fodder for a scratch stock so no great loss. Stoning the side of the teeth to remove set is done after the saw is sharpened and set and after one determines if the saw is tracking properly. If the saw is pulling to one side that side is stoned very lightly for two or three strokes from the fine stone (Arkansas ...
Saw Set Tools - FineWoodworking
Recently, I purchased an old panel saw that needs sharpening. I think I understand the process of jointing and filing. I feel a little clueless, however, when it comes to setting the teeth. There are many different saw set tools listed on ebay. Which do you recommend? (e.g. Stanley # ____) Is there a good general purpose set tool?
Tool review: iGaging Bandsaw Companion - FineWoodworking
Aug 16, 2022 · Information on the bandsaw is one of the highest "voo-doo" information bases out there. Unfortunately what works for 'you' becomes gospel despite minimal or even no actual testing against a control of some kind. I set my wheels co-planer, I flutter tension my blade, I align my miter slot (table) with the blade.