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I’m a beginner, two weeks in, who has yet to file his first saw. But the first thing I noticed after learning that saw files exist (!) is that they’re apparently in danger of not existing anymore (!!), so I decided to get ahead of myself and buy some.
The secret to finding Bahco files seems to be this blog post by Paul, where he gives exact part numbers:
https://paulsellers.com/2015/05/saw-files-lasting-qualities/
You can Google the part numbers. To find out what the numbers mean, one can try reading the manufacturer’s catalogue, which seems to be here:
http://extranet.snaeurope.com/ProdBlock.aspx?sectionID=15&CatalogueID=5
I’m not sure why I didn’t find Abolox or Blackburn in my searches, but I found the Bahco files for sale on Amazon. Amazon’s inventory system is a huge mess in this case. Notice how hard it is to figure out that the following link is for a saw file:
On the other hand, when I overcame my suspicions and tried ordering this, it turned out that the little image on the photo which says “10 pack” was not kidding, at least not as of two weeks ago. I now own considerably more saw files than saws.