02-13-2013, 09:51 AM
A huge thanks to Isaac Smith of Blackburn Tools for working with me on my upcoming frame saw build for The Hand Tool School. I filed the teeth on my current saw by hand and it is not a task I would wish on anyone. Isaac stepped up and did some retooling to handle these big blades and now he is able to supply 2-4" wide 36" or 48" long blades for those of us wackos who want to resaw by hand.
I have sharpened the 4x48 monster and was able to take one test cut last night. Much more testing is required but this thing is a wood eating demon. It is hard to tell how the 4" wide blade performs as compared to my existing 2" in the smaller cut I made, but I'm looking forward to much more work with it to make a determination.
Check out his site, http://www.blackburntools.com/new-tools/...index.html, and support this toolmaker. Thanks Isaac!
I have sharpened the 4x48 monster and was able to take one test cut last night. Much more testing is required but this thing is a wood eating demon. It is hard to tell how the 4" wide blade performs as compared to my existing 2" in the smaller cut I made, but I'm looking forward to much more work with it to make a determination.
Check out his site, http://www.blackburntools.com/new-tools/...index.html, and support this toolmaker. Thanks Isaac!
Happy Shavings,
Shannon
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Shannon
check out my blog for more stuff than I remember actually writing http://renaissancewoodworker.com