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16 November 2021 at 10:43 pm #737181
I have been looking in to rasps and files lately – other than the hand stitched pieces most everything else seems pretty inferior. These modern companies shift manufacture as fast as I can change my shoes so it’s defintely difficult to keep up with their quality control. The three companies I have been researching are also recommended by Mr. Paul Sellers. The first is a Portugese company called Tome Feteira, they make machine and hand stitched tools. The second is the often mentioned Bahco – I am having good luck with their saw sharpening files. And lastly, the Czech company Narex also makes rasps, files and a host of other fairly decent woodworking tools like chisels. Out of these, three Mr. Sellers seems to be very happy in recommending the Tome and Bahco files and rasps along with the Shinto saw rasp. Hope this helps – trying to swing this hobby on a budget gets tougher by the week but thankfully we have Paul to help guide us with common sense and an eye on all our pocketbooks!
16 November 2021 at 10:32 pm #737180Funny enough, I was watching a video online last night of a Chinese master woodworker making a frame (bow) saw – the teeth on that blade were pretty fine and he set the teeth in exactly the same way. I’ve never seen that done before except on large saws used for cutting rough firewood. Larry has the correct answer as that third unset tooth acts as a raker to help extract the saw dust easier. I would think if you already like the way the saw cuts you could leave it that way when you go to set it. I could be completely off base here but it seems to reset all of the teeth alternating in the normal way would be considerable work. Maybe if you left the saw set as is for a few sharpenings the the teeth and set will wear down enough that they could then be set in the typical alternating pattern we all know? Good luck – it seems there is always something new we need to learn and why most of us love our woodworking as it keeps us coming back for more.
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