Anybody sharpen handsaws in central CT. ?

[MSRiverdog]

Yes, I'm going to learn but in the meantime I have a decent Disston D-7 5 1/2 T I picked up to for $4 at the Elephant Trunk today but it can use a file job. Or should I just get a new file and punt?

[Bibliophile 13]

That's a good saw to start on. Big teeth are pretty easy. Get a good file and try it yourself.

[rwe2156]

Dittos they are not hard to sharpen.

You can make a saw vise. The files are cheap. You can pick a tooth setter for around $25.

Paul Sellers has a good series on this.

[museumguy]

Fortunately, I live in Amish country. They all know how to sharpen saws and don't charge much.

[MSRiverdog]

rwe2156 said:

---

Dittos they are not hard to sharpen.

You can make a saw vise. The files are cheap. You can pick a tooth setter for around $25.

Paul Sellers has a good series on this.

---

Worked for me, watched the vids, bought a file and I'm smiling. Pretty easy after doing my homework. Down the road I see a saw setting rig. Thanks for the input folks.

[Bibliophile 13]

Good job!

Smaller teeth can be a little harder, but the concept is the same. It's a pretty simple operation once you learn to do it. Glad you figured it out.

[Phil S.]

Matt Cianci is in Warwick, RI, not too far from your neck of the woods.

[Window Guy]

Phil S. said:

---

Matt Cianci is in Warwick, RI, not too far from your neck of the woods.

---

+1 ......... I bought a saw off of Matt a couple years back and it is super nice.


Steve