(07-04-2019, 12:50 PM)Tony Z Wrote: [ -> ]I do far better with beaters than a high priced saw! When touching my Wenzloff, sphinky puckers up and makes my hands jittery and my eyes cross-eyed.
Throw it on the floor a few times and you won't feel so nervous.
The main reason different people use different saws is because, quite frankly, it's not the saw. You can use a hack saw, coping saw, fret saw, handsaw, gent saw, dovetail saw, carcass saw, sash saw, tenon saw, flush cutting saw, etc...it ain't the saw that makes the cut.
BTW, I have a few saws I bought from Todd Hughes! He's the person that got me started on British saws. He used to mostly sell Disston saws on Ebay in the early days. I like Todd, he's an interesting person. He was a straight shooting down to earth person, not some phoney piece of plastic.
(07-04-2019, 08:22 PM)Admiral Wrote: [ -> ]Naw, once you get it down, you have to forget what you are working on. I'll admit, first time I sharpened my Disston #12, I was a bit nervous, but it turned out just fine. Its all about muscle memory. Get the LV filing guide, it really helps getting you started and gaining confidence. http://www.leevalley.com/us/Wood/page.as...43086&ap=1
Your link seems to go to a Magnifying Bench Light.
EDIT: Strange, your link goes to a magnification light for me, but the link in my reply goes to that LV filing jig. It kind of looks like a solution to a problem that doesn't really exist. If something like that helps you to file your saws, by all means use it. The main point is "file your saw!".
To be honest, I think the magnification light is more useful than any jig out there. This is not rocket science, if you file your saw and it doesn't cut better, file it again. Keep doing it until your saw cuts better. Do that enough times and you will, oddly, start to sharpen your saw before you use it. If you wear it out, buy another saw and start over. This is not directed at you Admiral, this is directed at everyone. Don't be afraid to learn how to sharpen and use your saws. A saw is like any other edge tool, it works so much better when it is sharp.
Without using Pete's new saw, I really can't give you any real opinion. I am having a hard time seeing any real difference between IT, LN and Ne P-U. They all look the same to me, they appear to have similar plates, similar parts....IMO.
Alan