Saw Restoration – Chipped Teeth
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I bought a short 12″ Disston hand saw, knowing it needed some TLC but didn’t realize it had a few chipped teeth near the front of the blade. There were pictures but it wasn’t clear enough to tell. I would like still restore the saw and use it but I’m not sure what to do about chipped teeth. Do you have to file all the spaces in between all the teeth to a new depth into the metal and then sharpen all the teeth to the new depth, or something?
Mill file along the top of the teeth until the tooth line is flat and back to clean metal. Then you can start filing the teeth. You can find printable patterns for RIP/Crosscut at different TPIs with google.
Depending on exactly where they are and how many, the right way is what Michael suggests. If they are right at the front of the saw and just a couple of teeth, they may not impact performance and I would ignore them. But that is just me….
I’ve done exactly that!
After a few sharpening sessions the teeth will reemerge. Just file the gullets like any other tooth in order not to change the tooth line too much.
Mine were chipped off at the toe end only and I filed Paul’s progressive rip cut pattern. The saw works wonders now. Only one or two sharpenings to go and the teeth will be back!
HTH Diego
Great. It’s the opposite end from the handle (is that the toe?) with them but there’s 4 or so chipped square to where the tip should be at that end. This info should help; thanks.