07-30-2018, 11:06 AM
Nice rescue of an old discussion, too!
I read Smalzer's Tensioning article a few years ago and scribbled a column note that it was too much voodoo for me and went back to my pull saws. However, those have issues too. Price of sharpening is the big one; in this case, replacing. In Japan they may respect legacy tools, but no one does in the USA.
I've been mentally designing a western saw conversion to a "pull" format. No video, please.[/quote]
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I've been playing around with this for a while.
Here's a pdf of Smalzer's article.
Straightening Bent Handsaw Blades.pdf (Size: 1.86 MB / Downloads: 423)
And an old Scientific American article that I forgot I had and have to read carefully...
Straightening Saws-Scientific American.pdf (Size: 885.17 KB / Downloads: 442)
I read Smalzer's Tensioning article a few years ago and scribbled a column note that it was too much voodoo for me and went back to my pull saws. However, those have issues too. Price of sharpening is the big one; in this case, replacing. In Japan they may respect legacy tools, but no one does in the USA.
I've been mentally designing a western saw conversion to a "pull" format. No video, please.[/quote]
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I've been playing around with this for a while.
Here's a pdf of Smalzer's article.
Straightening Bent Handsaw Blades.pdf (Size: 1.86 MB / Downloads: 423)
And an old Scientific American article that I forgot I had and have to read carefully...
Straightening Saws-Scientific American.pdf (Size: 885.17 KB / Downloads: 442)
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