Advice sought for buying second hand tools
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11 September 2014 at 5:25 am #78962
I have no experience in working wood but having seen Paul Sellers on Youtube I am wanting to get a few tools together to get me started.
I will be buying second hand mainly and just wondered about the life of a saw. There must be a finite number of times any tool can be sharpened but what do I need to look for in a saw blade that tells me there is plenty of life left in it? Is it just a case of you can keep sharpening until there is no blade left at all ( A slight exaggeration) or are there other things to look for?
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Jim11 September 2014 at 2:59 pm #79307Just look through his blog posts about tuning up saws and tools. The tooth line should be pretty straight. A little off doesn’t matter much. If it has been sharpened too many times you can tell. The etch could be close to the tooth line or the teeth below the handle wont be on the same line. Better saws will have better handles. If you are looking at second hand markets just keep looking. You don’t have to buy the first one you see. After looking around a bit and seeing them out in “the wild” you will have a good idea of what is a keeper.
11 September 2014 at 9:02 pm #79811Thank you for your reply David, I shall look out for the blogs and have a good read through.
Kind regards
12 September 2014 at 12:48 am #80036Go to Pauls blog use search and flow the line at the end of each blog. You will have three new blogs to chouse from. I have been reading all the entrys on saw sharping this week. You can go to sits like , Old Saw Works or sawmill creek. There are a lot to look at .
The other good option is to go to a good tool seller like Sandy Moss, or Hyperkite, you can trust bouth. The tools will be as stated..you may spend a few dollars more than ebay but you will have good tools. -
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