Saw Blade Jointing Jig
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Tagged: Saw tooth jointing
All credit for this project goes to Andy Lovelock, who has a great video tutorial on YouTube called “Sharpening Western Saws” and lots of other great information on Lumberjocks. In a recent saw rehab, I used this jig to get a nice 90° edge on my teeth before sharpening.
The jig is made of mahogany (Sepele, I think), which looks gorgeous after a coat or two of shellac! The holes in the mahogany are tapped and the screws push the maple clamp against the file to hold it in place. Works like a charm.
Matt, I have something similar for jointing my saw but I just ripped a groove in a piece of 2X4 to fit in the file.
It also works great for jointing the edge of your cabinet scraper as a first step to turning a new hook.
@pheasantww – I thought about using it on a scraper. Thanks for the input on that.
@jrfinkel – the rounded over edges really help. One thing I might do to modify it is to further round the back right corner (I hold it in my right hand), where it sticks into my palm. Might make it a bit more comfortable.