A Tool Kit for Sharpening Handsaws
Find out which tools are required to revive a dull handsaw.
Furniture maker Chris Gochnour details the essential tools required for sharpening handsaws in this short video. 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.
Fine Woodworking Recommended Products
Veritas Precision Square
Tite-Mark Marking Gauge
Stanley Powerlock 16-ft. tape measure
Starrett 12-in. combination square
Marking knife: Hock Double-Bevel Violin Knife, 3/4 in.
Comments
I liked your saw vise.. nice and long so you don't have to keep moving handsaws. Do you have plans for it?
No captions, no transcript...do better. Not everyone has perfect hearing.
I'll get this tagged to be transcribed. Try back in a couple of days.
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