Thanks for taking the time to put the attention to detail and descriptions in the video. I finally found a 5 foot felling saw with perforated lance teeth a few days ago to restore to cutting condition. It has been a dream of mine for several years to get ahold of one of these and do this properly.
Man!!!.. Another great vid...very well done...alot of information that's easy to understand. In a timely manner and detailed camera work...that helps so much. Jim thanks again for sharing your knowledge and time...I'm glad to have found your channel...Also appreciation on keeping these crafts from our past alive and well. Much Respect from St Petersburg Florida....
I just came across your channel and associated web page. I appreciate the time and energy that you have put in to provide good solid info about sawing and saw maintenance. Thank you very much!
Loved the concept. I get a lot of why bother saving the old junk comments. It is an interesting challenge and you definitely succeeded in making a good user out of a saw most wouldn't attempt to sharpen.
Jim, a great video I've watched several times over the past year. This one is very relevant as I drove past an estate sale yesterday and a little birdie whispered that I should stop-I'm NOT a yard sale person whatsoever. Within minutes I'm looking over a rusted, pitted, bent 5 1/2' felling saw. The man running the sale saw me looking at it and stated, "those vintage saws were good quality saws" and I thought, "here we go with a sales pitch". I took the bait and asked how much....$2! SOLD! I suspect it got kinked early in its life and set aside as the teeth appear to have never been filed, or possibly filed by a skilled person. It'll be a good learning project and not risk botching up a quality vintage saw. Thanks again and I'm certainly studying your technique in this video. Keep'em coming!
Jim you are an actual national treasure. My question is this. I've been using these saws for years successfully,or so I thought merely by sharpening the teeth without a gauge of any sort. These gauges are rare and subsequently very expensive. Could you or anybody please do a "Close Enough For Rock'n Roll" video? Because I'm sure there's a way to optimize these without gauge so they're at least if not in,then near the ballpark of where these are supposed to be cutting wise. Please and thanks
Just discovered ur channel today. I seen a saw that looked like a shark bout 10 or 15 years back on those lumber competetions. Always wanted to buy a saw. I had a back injury 6 years ago and now when i use chainsaws for an hour or so,they hurt my back. But this looks like itd be ok on my back.
Peter, You are correct the rakers are about 0.012" lower then the cutters. Since this video is mostly about dealing with the pitted saw and not necessarily a complete instruction on saw sharpening I did not show measuring the rakers. You can see more details on filing and measuring the rakers at: pbase.com/jimthode/raker_swaging
Excellent video Jim. I have a vintage one man crosscut saw that's in good condition. I'm thinking of purchasing the complete sharpening and tuning kit from Crosscut Saw company. I've already got anvils, since I blacksmith a lot, but what kind of vise do you use to work on your saws?
I use a vice like this: www.pbase.com/jimthode/sawvise It takes up very little space and is easy to make. You can find plans for a more normal style at: www.bchw.org/Tech%20tips/New%20Tools%20for%20Old%20Saws.pdf And a bunch of stuff on sharpening and tools at: www.bchw.org/Tech%20tips/Crosscut%20Sharpening.htm In general the Crosscut Saw company tools are quite low quality. You should be able find vintage tools in your area or make some as shown in the references I linked.
Depends on where you live you may be able to pick up tools at flea markets and such. Or you can make some that are better then the vintage ones. Some listed here: www.bchw.org/Tech%20tips/Crosscut%20Sharpening.htm
thanks for the link, you may or may not be seeing me on that forum. im self taught in all this, "this" being forestry and such. crosscut saws have been my biggest challenge so far due to how exact things need to be. plus being on the east coast limits just how much hand on learning you can have because no one has cut a tree with a cross cut saw here since the practical chainsaw was developed. tools are difficult to find here and couple that with a 15 year old kid's budget, things tend to go slowly. i appreciate your help
Hey Jim, thanks for sharing this video - what tools would you say is minimum to get started maintaining and fixing old crosscut saws? I see alot of you guys use the raker guide + a feeler gauge for adjusting and making sure the teeth is relative to each other. I see alot of hearsay (I hear other people say) about Anderson rakers, I checked them out and even if you manage to get one it will leave a big hole in your wallet! Are they for filing the angle on the raker or whats the deal? I better learn how to eyeball it. And Im not talking about files and stuff which is pretty standard tools ;) We have anvils, blacksmithing hammers, all sorts of stuff out here, but not those special equipment.
All you really need in an raker gauge (for jointing and setting raker height) and something to check the set of the cutters. A sloping plate raker gauge is nice to have if you are doing a lot of saws but it is not hard to shape the rakers by eye. If you are handy you can make a sloping plate filing gauge, see: pbase.com/jimthode/handmaderakergauge Also for more details and ideas see: www.bchw.org/Tech%20tips/Crosscut%20Sharpening.htm
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Thanks for taking the time to put the attention to detail and descriptions in the video. I finally found a 5 foot felling saw with perforated lance teeth a few days ago to restore to cutting condition. It has been a dream of mine for several years to get ahold of one of these and do this properly.
Man!!!.. Another great vid...very well done...alot of information that's easy to understand. In a timely manner and detailed camera work...that helps so much. Jim thanks again for sharing your knowledge and time...I'm glad to have found your channel...Also appreciation on keeping these crafts from our past alive and well. Much Respect from St Petersburg Florida....
I just came across your channel and associated web page. I appreciate the time and energy that you have put in to provide good solid info about sawing and saw maintenance. Thank you very much!
Loved the concept. I get a lot of why bother saving the old junk comments. It is an interesting challenge and you definitely succeeded in making a good user out of a saw most wouldn't attempt to sharpen.
Jim, a great video I've watched several times over the past year. This one is very relevant as I drove past an estate sale yesterday and a little birdie whispered that I should stop-I'm NOT a yard sale person whatsoever. Within minutes I'm looking over a rusted, pitted, bent 5 1/2' felling saw. The man running the sale saw me looking at it and stated, "those vintage saws were good quality saws" and I thought, "here we go with a sales pitch". I took the bait and asked how much....$2! SOLD! I suspect it got kinked early in its life and set aside as the teeth appear to have never been filed, or possibly filed by a skilled person. It'll be a good learning project and not risk botching up a quality vintage saw. Thanks again and I'm certainly studying your technique in this video. Keep'em coming!
Awesome!! Love your silent partner!
Excellent sharpening tutorial Jim, Thankyou! 😃👍
Looks like it cuts very nice.
I have few vintage one man and two men croscutt saw,and i intend to restore them .Thanx for the tipp and inspiration.The music was nice too.good luck
Fantastic. Thanks for the information!
Good job. Thank you. Take care.
Merci pour ce moment ,,,excellent travail.
Cool!! I love your videos -- the music on this one was perfect. I'd love to get a one-person saw and have some fun.
Jim you are an actual national treasure. My question is this. I've been using these saws for years successfully,or so I thought merely by sharpening the teeth without a gauge of any sort. These gauges are rare and subsequently very expensive. Could you or anybody please do a "Close Enough For Rock'n Roll" video? Because I'm sure there's a way to optimize these without gauge so they're at least if not in,then near the ballpark of where these are supposed to be cutting wise. Please and thanks
Just discovered ur channel today. I seen a saw that looked like a shark bout 10 or 15 years back on those lumber competetions. Always wanted to buy a saw. I had a back injury 6 years ago and now when i use chainsaws for an hour or so,they hurt my back. But this looks like itd be ok on my back.
I understand that the rakers have to be slightly lower than the cutters but didn't see you measure that in the video.
Peter, You are correct the rakers are about 0.012" lower then the cutters. Since this video is mostly about dealing with the pitted saw and not necessarily a complete instruction on saw sharpening I did not show measuring the rakers.
You can see more details on filing and measuring the rakers at: pbase.com/jimthode/raker_swaging
Excellent video Jim. I have a vintage one man crosscut saw that's in good condition. I'm thinking of purchasing the complete sharpening and tuning kit from Crosscut Saw company. I've already got anvils, since I blacksmith a lot, but what kind of vise do you use to work on your saws?
I use a vice like this: www.pbase.com/jimthode/sawvise
It takes up very little space and is easy to make.
You can find plans for a more normal style at:
www.bchw.org/Tech%20tips/New%20Tools%20for%20Old%20Saws.pdf
And a bunch of stuff on sharpening and tools at: www.bchw.org/Tech%20tips/Crosscut%20Sharpening.htm
In general the Crosscut Saw company tools are quite low quality. You should be able find vintage tools in your area or make some as shown in the references I linked.
Wow!! What a wealth of information!! Thanks Jim. I'll have myself a good set-up in no time.
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i just filed my fulton warranted superior today. its a lot harder to file saws without a functioning raker gauge
Depends on where you live you may be able to pick up tools at flea markets and such. Or you can make some that are better then the vintage ones. Some listed here:
www.bchw.org/Tech%20tips/Crosscut%20Sharpening.htm
thanks for the link, you may or may not be seeing me on that forum. im self taught in all this, "this" being forestry and such. crosscut saws have been my biggest challenge so far due to how exact things need to be.
plus being on the east coast limits just how much hand on learning you can have because no one has cut a tree with a cross cut saw here since the practical chainsaw was developed.
tools are difficult to find here and couple that with a 15 year old kid's budget, things tend to go slowly.
i appreciate your help
If you have any national forest wilderness areas near you there are likely crosscut saw users in the same area that clear the trails.
i've just finished looking and i shot someone an email at about 9:00. if he doesnt respond i'll try the george washington
Hey Jim, thanks for sharing this video - what tools would you say is minimum to get started maintaining and fixing old crosscut saws? I see alot of you guys use the raker guide + a feeler gauge for adjusting and making sure the teeth is relative to each other.
I see alot of hearsay (I hear other people say) about Anderson rakers, I checked them out and even if you manage to get one it will leave a big hole in your wallet! Are they for filing the angle on the raker or whats the deal? I better learn how to eyeball it.
And Im not talking about files and stuff which is pretty standard tools ;)
We have anvils, blacksmithing hammers, all sorts of stuff out here, but not those special equipment.
All you really need in an raker gauge (for jointing and setting raker height) and something to check the set of the cutters. A sloping plate raker gauge is nice to have if you are doing a lot of saws but it is not hard to shape the rakers by eye. If you are handy you can make a sloping plate filing gauge, see: pbase.com/jimthode/handmaderakergauge
Also for more details and ideas see: www.bchw.org/Tech%20tips/Crosscut%20Sharpening.htm