Tuatahi M tooth crosscut saw. 6ft, first day using a it! Fun, but I've got a lot to learn..
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- Опубликовано: 24 мар 2023
- Tuatahi M tooth 6ft, I believe work saw. acquired it from a nice fellow here in the US and it is largely like new. pulls pretty hard in the soft wood, but it is a really good workout overall. I've got a lot to work on in stance, keeping the saw in line with the cut, and using my full stroke. I was short changing the stroke a lot due to my "wrapping" the saw on my pull stroke and lifting it where it catches a point. if I don't rock much, it cuts a lot more smoothly. A lot of to learn with it, but it will be fun learning it!
Came here through Mat. Nice job, I have always wanted to try one of those racing saws.
Awesome! And thank you! Yeah, Mat has some great stuff and he has been a big influence on me pushing foward with learning more about timbersports and getting into more! And glad you're here haha they are pretty darn fun to cut with, really quite aggressive in the cut and great exercise. I'm still learning a lot about pretty much everything with them.., but it's an enjoyable learning experience!
Those M-tooth saws run fast but they make you work for your chips. I've never used one without giving a little blood. You continue the tradition.
Haha they are aggressive buggers! But yeah, I'm sure it'll continue to take it's blood tax as I train with it haha I knicked my finger on it the other day shifting some stuff around too... that one needs a constant cover.
Well done. Take a look at Jason Wynyard's videos with the saw. One is an instructional video on the Bucksaw. He holds the World Record for Bucking saw.
Thank you! And I think I've seen one of them before... Great information! I'm definitely going to re-watch his video and pay closer attention... now that I have a bigger saw and I'm actually training the event. I think the videos will be more meaningful for me and I'll take more away from it. He's a great sawyer!
A good pair of spikes is differently necessary for single. I've never run an M tooth but it looks like its cutting great!
Yeah! The difference with spike on vs without is staggering haha I feel like I can put way more drive into my motion and focus on the cut more. And it is! 1 point came off a smidge, bit otherwise it seems to be running well. I like the saw pattern!
I've been looking for a saw like this for so long, are there any sold in the US that would be under 1,000? I always see two man lynx saws or the short one man saws having trouble finding much else.
So the Tuatahi M tooth is from New Zealand. I happened to find a guy here in the states that was selling his, so I went with it. It's quite a bit heavier than say an old Simonds saw. Depends on what you're looking for. A trail/work saw (lighter, can be cresent/taper ground, a bit more robust cutters) or a saw that is more in a racing style (heavier, flat ground, less robust at the cutters, and suited to a competition context). Some of my old Saws work really well still and I've found some for like 30 bucks at flea markets. But be ready to pay 80-150 often for one in decent condition. There is a saw filers group on FB that guys buy/sell privately and could re-file an old one for you. PATCsawyer has some good videos here on RUclips, and Jim Thode about filing and crosscuts. John Starling had/has Starling Saw would be a good person to contact as I think he still sells saws, and is a great filer. Otherwise crosscut saw company (Aka Jemco in some circles) makes some crosscuts, but I had a ton of work to do on mine when I got it and the quality of the saw isn't up to par with the older saws. I tuned it up and it cuts relatively well. But for ~200+ you could find a nice old saw and get that tuned up and probably be quite happy.