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    Best fine saw set

    Well I know I'm in trouble now. I've decided to start hand sharpening my hand saws. I believe that saw sets like the Stanley 42x are for saws with less than 14 tpi.

    What are folks favoring for finer saws? I have seen what appear to be good sets from Tools for Working Wood and Highland Hardware. Anyone use these?

    I'll be starting out with rip filed teeth in the 15 -16 tpi range such as you have on a dovetail saw.

    Thanks
    RD

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    You can get a fine tooth saaw set at Highland Hardware and Lee Valley, along with the small files you will need.
    I have the H.H. set.
    I set a saw yesterday with a hammer and 10 penney nail. Maybe Mike Wenzloff will weigh in on the subject. Apparently, hammer setting the teeth is peferable.
    Last edited by lowell holmes; 02-16-2009 at 9:49 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Richard Dooling View Post
    Well I know I'm in trouble now. I've decided to start hand sharpening my hand saws. I believe that saw sets like the Stanley 42x are for saws with less than 14 tpi.
    Thanks
    Can't remember where, but have read of people gluing a piece of veneer to the "piston" of the 42x saw set to make a smaller active surface, protect the piston and have a softer surface pressing against the teeth.

    jim

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    Quote Originally Posted by Richard Dooling View Post

    I'll be starting out with rip filed teeth in the 15 -16 tpi range such as you have on a dovetail saw.

    Thanks

    I'd start with bigger (easier!) teeth.

    BugBear

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    Paul, that's a good point and in fact I just picked up an E.C. Atkins rip saw at a flea market for $2.00. It’s a good, straight piece of steel. It needs just a little jointing but I think I can get away without setting the teeth. I don’t have a set yet, but I’m checking out a couple of my favorite antique/junk shops to see if I can score a Stanley set for panel saws. The Atkins is an 8 tpi. I also have some other lesser saws to practice on.

    I’ll build a saw vise this weekend – probably based on a design Tage Frid used.

    The finer tpi saw I'll practice on is a nondescript gent’s saw that I’ve had for years. Next I’ll work on a mid 80s Footprint tenon saw. I'll have to order the finer saw set as no one local carries such a thang. If I really screw things up, I have a great local sharpening service that can set me right.

    Thanks
    RD

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