Sharpening Your Hand Tools: A Beginners Guide
…and Setting the Bench Plane here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE4yVgdVW7s Saw Sharpening Paul has 3 different sizes of saw files. The PPI of the saw will determine how it is sharpened. For the…
…and Setting the Bench Plane here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE4yVgdVW7s Saw Sharpening Paul has 3 different sizes of saw files. The PPI of the saw will determine how it is sharpened. For the…
…car boot sales. When buying a secondhand sawset, check there is a spring in between the sawset handles before purchasing. Avoid Eclipse plastic handled sawsets as they flex too much,…
…very end of the saw to begin with, placing your thumb against the saw plate for alignment. Once you have a clean, straight saw kerf, move your thumb away and…
…Paul likes the turned (inline) handle for cutting dovetails, as found on the gent’s saw. The 10″ 15-PPI Spear and Jackson dovetail saw (often labeled as a tenon saw) with…
…side of the line (see picture for detail), then use a dovetail saw to cut across the grain. Be sure not to go past your depth line, insert the saw…
…wedge. Next, you must cut the saw kerf for the wedges. Take the stool apart, place one of the legs upright in the vise and saw down the end of…
…Buckle in Saw Plate To see if your saw is buckled, turn it so the teeth are facing up and look down the length. If it is buckled, rest the…
…as this is the only guide you have for sawing square.) With a clean, square cut on the end, tilt the saw and keep sawing down to just above the…
…Saw or Dovetail Saw To view a video showing the sawing technique, click here. Marking out using a dovetail template Use a dovetail template to mark multiple angled lines across…
…helps, create your initial saw kerf straight down, and only once it’s well defined, tilt your saw plate to follow the angled layout lines. Saw down the sides of your…