How To Bend A Saw! Or Something Like That

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

Комментарии • 70

  • @michaelmorris1865
    @michaelmorris1865 Месяц назад +1

    Saved my grandfather in law's old Disston, got twisted in some elm this evening. Thanks James.

  • @nickmastro9287
    @nickmastro9287 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for this video. I have a old saw that I use daily that had a curve in it. Your video showed me how to fix it. Now my favorite old timer is back to work and cutting straight. Thanks again.

  • @dougw2399
    @dougw2399 7 месяцев назад +1

    You saved my saw! I wasn't bending it enough. Thanks!

  • @LaraCroftCP
    @LaraCroftCP 10 месяцев назад +1

    I already have fixed old bend and kinked saws. It's a little bit tricky at first but i have a good anvil (a really heavy duty Steel plate) and in my experience a Bronze Hammer is not so fast while straightening not so much stressing for the Sawblade. All in all it's a lot of Fun to restore old Saws😀

  • @bandwidth_impaired
    @bandwidth_impaired 2 года назад +4

    This video was perfect. I have a Disston saw from my Great Grandfather that I wanted to keep and was bent. I fixed it while watching this video and it straightened right up. I was on the fence about what to do with it before, however now it is now time for a cleaning and sharpening. Thanks!

  • @dfu1685
    @dfu1685 9 месяцев назад +1

    Oh James, thank you. I thought I was going to have to find a blacksmith to straighten my out of straight panel saw. I feel much more comfortable giving it a try after watching you treat yours like a tape measure. ;)

  • @CleaveMountaineering
    @CleaveMountaineering 2 года назад +3

    I cracked a D-8 right by the handle (I was pushing crooked and damaged it), so just cut it shorter, put in new holes and now that saw is a few inches shorter but works great. The cutoff pieces made a few scrapers.

  • @leighmosher2182
    @leighmosher2182 2 года назад +1

    Took a panel saw with a split towards the toe, cut it down and gave it a nice curve, added a piece of back from an otherwise destroyed backpack and voila!! My very own half back saw.

  • @brucematthews6417
    @brucematthews6417 2 года назад +10

    I had to straighten a few saws that were both curved and kinked over the past few years. I'd say that for casual saw repairing you nailed it well. Those that want to learn more and risk ruining the saws can find more advanced techniques. But the risk goes up rapidly just as you are suggesting. Mind you, collectables aside if the saw isn't useable then what are we going to do? Break it more? At least in the further ruination we can learn something for next time.

    • @dfu1685
      @dfu1685 9 месяцев назад

      I agree! I find when fixing something that is already trashed releases me to do my best work!

  • @nodarikirtadze8220
    @nodarikirtadze8220 2 года назад +2

    Woow, my heart exploded when you bent those saws. I didn't know saw plate was that flexible

  • @J.A.Smith2397
    @J.A.Smith2397 2 года назад +2

    Solid topic n over again love how often you post, TKS

  • @PasiMoilanen
    @PasiMoilanen 2 года назад +1

    Perfect timing for me with this video! Just got bunch of saws which have slight bends in them.

    • @WoodByWrightHowTo
      @WoodByWrightHowTo  2 года назад

      You will like this one then. ruclips.net/video/akr6RzodDtk/видео.html

  • @egbluesuede1220
    @egbluesuede1220 2 года назад +2

    Wow I never saw anyone do that before! spring steel is amazing.

  • @jappyled1394
    @jappyled1394 2 года назад +1

    Hi James! Nice as usual... We meet on one point: we sometimes need to be brutal with our loved hand tools.
    You need a firm hand to bend your saw, mostly the saw #6, and when I think firm hand, I bend, I bend!
    Cheers from the old continent

  • @professor62
    @professor62 2 года назад +1

    VERY helpful video, James! Thanks!

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations 2 года назад +1

    Really excellent tips, James! Thanks! 😃
    Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

  • @lincolndickerson1293
    @lincolndickerson1293 2 года назад +1

    practical information is so valuable

  • @earthfodder
    @earthfodder Год назад +1

    Great video- thank you.

  • @johnbart3746
    @johnbart3746 Год назад

    This is so helpful! Thank you!!!!

  • @ryanallthewiser
    @ryanallthewiser 2 года назад +1

    Boom he’s back. Bend it like Beckham

  • @zidnyknight3611
    @zidnyknight3611 2 года назад +1

    thank you

  • @joespilman7333
    @joespilman7333 2 года назад +1

    Tks

  • @benjaminadair9548
    @benjaminadair9548 2 года назад +1

    Very useful.

  • @christianpelchat2155
    @christianpelchat2155 2 года назад +2

    I will try it on my rip saw that is bent in the first 3 inches, not on the handle side. I am not really good at long rip sawing, I might be better to put all chances on my side with a straight saw.

  • @christianbaastrup2939
    @christianbaastrup2939 2 года назад +1

    Wauw thanks! Very useful!

  • @morethanonetaco7702
    @morethanonetaco7702 2 года назад +1

    I really appreciate this video, I’ve since recently done this to a couple of saws I’ve bought. Is any of this applicable to squares? I have a couple good condition Stanley squares, and on one it’s a bit bent along the whole way, with a couple small kinks at the end.

    • @WoodByWrightHowTo
      @WoodByWrightHowTo  2 года назад +1

      Generally, those are not as flexible. Most of the time. You would set them on an anvil and tap out the binds with a hammer.

    • @morethanonetaco7702
      @morethanonetaco7702 2 года назад

      Makes sense. Seems probably best to have a professional fix it. Thanks for the reply, you do a lot of good work!

  • @jamesgwoodwork
    @jamesgwoodwork 2 года назад +3

    I look for vintage saws with lots of plate left with kinks near the front (at or past where the nib would be). Then I use a cutoff wheel to take off the toe in front of the kink and make a toolbox general use saw that's a hell of a lot nicer than the hardpoint teeth you get at the home center.

  • @mattf9096
    @mattf9096 2 года назад +3

    Not breaking out a violin bow and making some music was a missed opportunity lol

    • @georgeb.wolffsohn30
      @georgeb.wolffsohn30 9 месяцев назад

      At one funeral at my church we actually had a musical saw perform .
      It was eerie, but beautiful.

  • @James_T_Kirk_1701
    @James_T_Kirk_1701 2 года назад +2

    Worth nothing to save bad saws because all kinds of things can be made from the saw plate. Also the handles are very worth keeping. I’ve bought new plates from Blackburn tools and used old handles to make really nice saws.

  • @thomaskoehler2456
    @thomaskoehler2456 2 года назад +1

    Does this work for a twist in the saw? I have an old (grandfather's) Disston that has a twist rather than a bend (same idea as a lumber twist).

    • @WoodByWrightHowTo
      @WoodByWrightHowTo  2 года назад

      Same idea. For a twist. You may find it more useful to put a corner of the saw in a vice.

  • @thewalnutwoodworker6136
    @thewalnutwoodworker6136 2 года назад

    I have fixed a bent brass back by just putting it on my leg and applying pressure.

  • @BillHartCooks.
    @BillHartCooks. 2 года назад +1

    I saw what you did there.

  • @Colorcrayons
    @Colorcrayons 2 года назад +1

    The thumbnail clearly shows Bill Burr is into woodworking now.

  • @Ferndalien
    @Ferndalien 2 года назад +1

    Bob Rozaieski has a good video on straightening and tensioning a handsaw. He also has a good video on straightening a back saw. Bob goes into the detail that James refers to but doesn't in this video. There's a lot of detail in the narrative that Bob gives as he shows how to do it. Trying to take it all in is kind of like drinking from a full-on garden hose and trying to get every drop. But Bob starts with doing the same things James does here, I'm not disputing that advice at all. But from my point of view, if I'm going to throw it away, why not experiment on it, and learn a bit first? I've already written it off. And finally, to get the last bit of value out of it, you can cut it up and make scrapers from the blade.

  • @wouterengels7769
    @wouterengels7769 2 года назад +1

    Good to know, really hope I'll never need to use it though ;)

  • @jennessalynam7682
    @jennessalynam7682 Год назад

    I have a panel saw that wasn't straight when I purchased it brand new on Amazon(didn't realize it till after it was too late to return) I attempted to fix by doing as you suggest but I found out that it looks like it's a twisted bend in the blade. How would I go about fixing it. Also as I'm using the saw the blade rattles? or chatters? back and forth rapidly (not sure the correct terminology on how to explain it, lol.) Hopefully you can help. Thanks.

    • @WoodByWrightHowTo
      @WoodByWrightHowTo  Год назад +1

      If it is rattling or making a sound that's not cutting wood, then that means the handle is loose. If the plate isn't perfectly straight then it can always be twisted or bent. Sometimes you can clamp the tip in a vise and then twist the handle. The nice thing about it is as long as you don't kink it. You're never going to hurt it because if you go too far you can always just turn it back the other way.

    • @jennessalynam7682
      @jennessalynam7682 Год назад

      @@WoodByWrightHowTo It's cutting the wood just fine but when I'm pulling back while in the kurf the whole plate moves from side to side rapidly and makes a horrible sound. The bend seems like it's close to the handle but only on the non tooth side of it cause if I look down the plate of the teeth it looks pretty close to straight.

    • @WoodByWrightHowTo
      @WoodByWrightHowTo  Год назад

      oh thwapping! ya that comes when your arm is out of alinement. I need to do a video on that specifically. but if you want to go in-depth. here is a live video where I worked with someone else that was having problems sawing. ruclips.net/video/JB-qIjNjV3o/видео.html

  • @whittysworkshop982
    @whittysworkshop982 2 года назад +1

    Comment for the algorithm :)

  • @cuttwice3905
    @cuttwice3905 2 года назад +1

    What about bending musical saws?

    • @WoodByWrightHowTo
      @WoodByWrightHowTo  2 года назад

      I'm not 100% sure on that one. My gut is to say they're also made out of spring steel so you should be able to do the same thing.

  • @georgeb.wolffsohn30
    @georgeb.wolffsohn30 9 месяцев назад +1

    How do you know how much set to give the teeth of a saw ?

    • @WoodByWrightHowTo
      @WoodByWrightHowTo  9 месяцев назад

      The bigger the tooth is the more you want. Also the better your skills are often the less you want. There really is no right amount for any saw.

  • @davidpeckham2405
    @davidpeckham2405 2 года назад

    Phight

  • @1pcfred
    @1pcfred 2 года назад +2

    Saw bend by Sum Ting Wong.

  • @standswithfish
    @standswithfish 2 года назад +1

    I just use mine for clotting circles

    • @standswithfish
      @standswithfish 2 года назад

      Cutting, I meant cutting. See what Eye get trying to be smart when not wearing my glasses!🤓

  • @thewalnutwoodworker6136
    @thewalnutwoodworker6136 2 года назад

    Kinks can be hammered out. I have had some kinks that needed to be "temper set" by heating it to blue and putting it between some wood.

  • @petersoderblom3551
    @petersoderblom3551 2 года назад +1

    How about Japanese saw?

  • @South3rnWoodworking
    @South3rnWoodworking 2 года назад +1

    I get a small heart attack when the saw bends or flexes a lot. I worry it with snap

  • @ianpearse4480
    @ianpearse4480 2 года назад +1

    LOL! Bent out of shape!

  • @ricos1497
    @ricos1497 2 года назад

    I just snapped my hard point saw in half.

    • @WoodByWrightHowTo
      @WoodByWrightHowTo  2 года назад +1

      I should have put that caveat in the video. Hard point saws are something else. Those are generally intended to just be disposable. So if there's ever a kink or a bend in them, they're trash.

    • @ricos1497
      @ricos1497 2 года назад +2

      @@WoodByWrightHowTo I was just being facetious! Everyone knows that hard point saws are the work of the devil.