Broken Off Saw Tooth
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Broke off a saw tooth on my favorite, large, tenon saw. Does this matter? 14 TPI
Probably not if it is on the first inch or so or the final part beneath the handle. We seldom use these sections of the plate in cutting.
If it’s a single tooth missing elsewhere on the part of the plate that cuts, at 14 teeth it it is probably unnoticeable. Why not try the path of least effort first; give it a good sharpening stroke end-to-end with a file, sharpen it up and use it. In time, providing other teeth don’t shatter, it will restore itself as you descend the plate, forming a new tooth as you go.
However, the unknown part is how it remains in your mind, reminded each time that you use it and you may want to do something about it.
One thing that you may consider if you decide to re-cut the teeth is that, if the saw is of any great age and has been used a lot, then the area of steel close to the cutting edge of the plate may have imperceptibly become work-hardened over many years and annoyingly, other teeth may snap off at their roots when you re-set the teeth. If this is the case, be prepared to strip at least 1/4 inch off with shears to clear metal and then re-form all the teeth. This usually how many very old saws get slimmed down in width.
Not to be undertaken lightly.
Good luck.