Crosscut Saw Thread

trailtime said:
Your flat-topped rakers will act as skids and prevent the saw's teeth from biting in to the wood. Rakers don't need excessive swaging, but the tip should flare back from the V at an angle that will peel out the shavings. The tip of the raker should be sharp but not wire thin. An Anderson raker gauge will cut the tip at a back-sloping angle.

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Those are beautiful teeth.
A superb example and goal to strive for right there.
Thank you for the pictures T trailtime
 
Square_peg said:
Big ol' boy there, Trailtime. A lot of mass in that upper section. I noticed the undercut to stop it from tearing. Less likely to catch your saw.
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I did the math on the sections we chunked out after dropping the stem. Forty inch lengths of 30" wet red oak were about a half ton each and they landed hard.

I under bucked off my axe handle, as there was no place for a second sawyer to stand on the off side, which fell away steeply from the mountain. The undercut made for a clean break.
 
Thought this was interesting. A cousin came across this and gave it to me. He thought it was a watch fob.



I believe it is likely brass as only the clasp is attracted by a magnet. Each side shows a saw blade marked "PATENT GROUND, THIN BACK" with one tooth pattern on one side and a different on the other. There is no manufacturer name. The only manufacturer I could find that used "PATENT GROUND, THIN BACK" was Disston.

I can only speculate what it might be. Anyone have any insight on this item?


Bob
 
rjdankert said:
Thought this was interesting. A cousin came across this and gave it to me. He thought it was a watch fob.



I believe it is likely brass as only the clasp is attracted by a magnet. Each side shows a saw blade marked "PATENT GROUND, THIN BACK" with one tooth pattern on one side and a different on the other. There is no manufacturer name. The only manufacturer I could find that used "PATENT GROUND, THIN BACK" was Disston.

I can only speculate what it might be. Anyone have any insight on this item?


Bob
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Keychain??
 
rjdankert said:
Thought this was interesting. A cousin came across this and gave it to me. He thought it was a watch fob.



I believe it is likely brass as only the clasp is attracted by a magnet. Each side shows a saw blade marked "PATENT GROUND, THIN BACK" with one tooth pattern on one side and a different on the other. There is no manufacturer name. The only manufacturer I could find that used "PATENT GROUND, THIN BACK" was Disston.

I can only speculate what it might be. Anyone have any insight on this item?


Bob
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That is great Bob. I am torn between a merchandise tag, sold on or with the described blade saw or...the watch FOB...possibly even something for the camp filers to keep track of what saw goes to which sawyer...
I cant wait to read more possibles.
 
I thought they were feeler gauges or something like that. Carving those isn't something I'd think of a filer doing. Looking at the pic closer, I noticed the filer on the right has a leather? arm guard. Any thoughts on what it's for?
 
A17 said:
I thought they were feeler gauges or something like that. Carving those isn't something I'd think of a filer doing. Looking at the pic closer, I noticed the filer on the right has a leather? arm guard. Any thoughts on what it's for?
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The leather sleeve and leather gloves, even apron, all to protect the filer from dozens and dozens of razor sharp teeth when filing and working around the saw(s) :thumbsup::)
 
I haven't but amateur filed a couple of times but I figure when the saw is benched up high like that and the teeth are sharp, and you are right-handed, you lead the file with your right hand and guide/steady the end with your left hand. Your left arm crosses over the teeth of the saw to to the other side. You can drape something heavy over the teeth of course. This picture is taken from a quick Youtube capture.
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Also, when you run a gauge across the teeth with your left hand, you sort of bend down to your right to watch what’s going on - it sort of lowers your left arm towards the sharp parts. If your bench is taller than you would build for yourself, I imagine it is more pronounced.

My grandfather called it a "chappie". His tied on around his left shoulder and under is right arm. I really don't know what the term for that leather sleeve really might be.
Wish I had been more interested when he was alive. His apron was heavy leather - felt like when you get x-rays at the dentist but all leather (I was little so maybe it wouldn't seem so heavy to me know).

The guy in the picture probably got tired of ruining good shirts.
 
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