Questions Answered – Why Crosscut-pattern Saws Dominate – Part I
…sense to own saws with dedicated cross- and ripcut patterns in each saw type and size. That’s what many saw makers are indeed telling us and now selling us. Following…
…sense to own saws with dedicated cross- and ripcut patterns in each saw type and size. That’s what many saw makers are indeed telling us and now selling us. Following…
…casing. I also like the leaf shape. Horse chestnut brown is lovely Here you have a wonderful horse chestnut replete with casings horseshoed by the handle…
…watching chainsaw carvers trimming out a horse… A horse rises in the chainsaw challenge for supremacy. men and women chatting excitedly about seeing things emerge from a man’s hands and…
…to as a tool box saw though that’s not correct at all. My small Disston, ripcut and 10 points, is my bench saw. I would not use it on saw…
…me to say they can’t saw straight. With those new to hand saws of any and all types, from dovetail saws to 4ppi rip- and cross-cut saws, they almost immediately…
Coping saws are so named because of their function. Fret saws because of the theirs, and of course key hole saws and table saws too. First, lets look at some…
…life of the file. Files do wear out through use, but a good file will sharpen many saws. It’s not possible to say how many saws a saw file should…
…choice of saw can be important. I am always amazed if one saw maker makes a variety of saws under old trade names when the saws themselves are basically the…
…crosscuts are miserable along the long-grain cuts. Compass saws, a breed apart or a workhorse for curved work? Compass saws were usually a fairly rough and ready, fairly tough saw,…
…war lethargy. Because western saw makers were putting out low quality products and lived off their parent’s reputation, we in the west saw the saw making demise take saw making…