Comments on: More Grobet info

By: Paul Sellers

Paul Sellers — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:55:00 +0000

Gr8!!!

Thanks for that George.

By: George Bridgeman

George Bridgeman — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:54:00 +0000

FYI, you can get Grobet saw files in the UK from Classic Hand Tools (http://www.classichandtools.co.uk/). They don’t mention on the site that the files are by Grobet by all the ones I’ve bought are made by them (Grobet logo at the bottom of the file).

CHT are awesome. Great staff and they dispatch orders super quick.

George.

By: Paul Sellers

Paul Sellers — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:56:00 +0000

I drill a 1/8″ hole into a 1 x 1 piece of pine and then remove the corners to make a hexagon. Sometimes I I taper the length and also round the ends with a rasp. That usually lasts for ten years or i lose it. A file handle only takes two minutes to fashion.

By: Rob Young

Rob Young — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:51:00 +0000

This looks like a sweet solution to both storage and acquisition of the basic files. The missing link is handles for the saw files. Sure, you can use them without and one shouldn’t be pushing down so hard the file catches then slips and punctures your palm (DAMHIKT). Consider instead making some small handles from bits of scrap wood. Or better yet, buy a bottle or two of your favorite wine, enjoy them with someone special then slip the corks into your saw filing kit to use as handles.

By: Paul Sellers

Paul Sellers — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The Veritas saw will sharpen in a heartbeat because the steel is thin. I am assuming it is not the superfine 20-tpi, which is harder to sharpen and not a starter point (no pun) for beginners. The 14-tpi would prove a better saw to practice on and I suggest a 10-tpi junker from a garage sale such as a panel saw to get started on.

By: Paul Sellers

Paul Sellers — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:25:00 +0000

Yes, but the condition is worsening by manufacturers who once had local loyalty to customers feeling less and less loyalty as people look around the globe for products lower in price. That’s the price we pay for the demand for lower priced goods. We paved the way for Asian knockoffs from people who know no such thing of local loyalty and have no origin of western tools of their own, obviously. They responded by replacing what we demanded in cheaper goods with, well, cheaper goods. So the sooner we get back on track and start supporting domestic makers the better, but that has to be at fairer prices and not grossly high prices. It’s all to do with conveyor belts and of course what people now see as global economies. We need locally based domestic economies.

By: PhilM

PhilM — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:44:00 +0000

Inspired by your posts on saws and sharpening them, I bought a few old saws and have been looking for saw files to sharpen them. I came across this file set a few days ago but I cant bring myself to spend money on what essentially sounds like a consumable item. I wish there was a reasonable alternative. But I also get the supply/demand situation.

By: KevinWilkinson

KevinWilkinson — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:10:00 +0000

I just placed my order, thanks for the heads up.