Spear and Jackson Predator Tenon Saw
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Hi guys
A while ago I bought a tenon saw which was one of these Spear and Jackson Predator saws. It had very good reviews and I got it for £8 I think from Toolstation.
Problem is, it doesnt seem that sharp. I can run my fingers across the teeth with no fear of getting cut. Nowhere near as sharp as the big somewhat rusty Stanley panel saw we’ve had for years. I bought a saw file also and I tried sharpening it like Paul does on his saw sharpening video, but it doesnt seem to do much. On the video you can see bits of metal coming off the saw and when I sharpen this almost nothing comes off. Its a good quality saw file also.
It doesnt cut that well, it gets stuck during the cut quite a bit and its quite slow to cut.
Anybody had any experience with these types of saws?
If you need a saw for dovetails, have a look at this https://paulsellers.com/2014/10/two-possible-stocking-stuffers-for-christmas-gifts/
Dieter Schmid do a handy william greave “gents” dovetail saw (http://www.fine-tools.com/fein.htm)
It’s a little bit of effort to start the cut, but I’ve found it very effective once you get used to it, it’s 15tpi which is about the max that Paul recommends for sharpening yourself.Personally, I don’t find gents saw handles that comfortable, but as I only use it to make numbers of cuts at a time, I put up with that.
I haven’t had to sharpen it myself yet as it still cuts well.
Wow that Greave saw looks good. Only £13.61 for the 8 inch version and £15.59 for the 10 inch. The 4 and 6 inch versions seem too small to me.
When the time comes, this is likely the one I will buy.
That looks to be the same saw but the postage costs are quite high.
Thank you all for your help!
9 January 2015 at 4:19 pm #123299With the right blade dovetails can be cut by a hacksaw as well…not the best but if I already had a hacksaw I would consider going that route before buying an inexpensive saw…the performance difference might not be much.
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