Hi guys. There is a Warranted Superior backsaw in good shape, relatively fine tooth that I can pick up cheap.Plate is of course fairly thick. Will a fairly fine backsaw work well for dovetails?
Hi guys. There is a Warranted Superior backsaw in good shape, relatively fine tooth that I can pick up cheap.Plate is of course fairly thick. Will a fairly fine backsaw work well for dovetails?
Last edited by Mike Baker 2; 08-05-2017 at 11:50 PM.
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Been using this one for dovetails, box joints, and a little mortise work.....Disston No. 4....11ppi, 14" long.
Thanks, Steven. Do you get a relatively smooth cut with that saw?
Yep. A bit of fuzz out the back of the cut, nothing real bad. Starts easy, and as long as the operator knows what he is doing....cuts a nice straight line.
Thanks, Steven!
In my admittedly limited experience, the tooth pitch, quality of tooth, and degree of saw set make more of a difference than the thickness of the plate. If it cuts straight and true, you can always keep it on the right side of the line. All that said, the finer the work, the finer the saw is a rule I live by. I have a couple small backsaws filed rip, and they don't compare to my LN Dovetail Saw when it comes to cutting smaller dovetails. I think it has mostly to do with the generous amount of set to the teeth. The cut just isn't as precise.
Sharp solves all manner of problems.
How do you think our saw collections got started? Of course, pick it up.
It isn't the saw, it is the person holding the saw.
Watch Barnwood builders and you will occasionally see them cut accurate dovetails with a chain saw.
Of course they are very big dovetails.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Yes it is.Jim, not to hijack this thread, but isn't that the most amazing thing to watch?
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
This one came home today...
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12" Warranted Superior, 11ppi. Part of a small treasure trove today..
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Square is a 12" one. Rip saw is 5-1/2PPI...have started to rehab it....
Last edited by Stewie Simpson; 08-07-2017 at 2:08 AM.
Thank you, gentlemen. If it is still there when I get the chance to get back there, I'll get it. It mos likely will be.