My grandfather really had a skill for sharpening the two man and one man handsaws. He always said he preferred using a brass hammer to adjust the set and raker teeth as it caused a lot less damage to work you had already done when you had an errant hammer strike. He also made it clear that it wasn't if you missed but when you did. He also had an old oil can with about 1/3 kerosene and 2/3 old motor oil to keep the resins from sticking to the saw plate when we were cutting wet timber. Most of the woods we used were resinous softwoods like fir and pine. It was great to see someone sharpen and use the saw without having to build a half dozen jigs and use calipers to check every last detail. Most of the time on a rough cutting tool you have managed to mess up all that fastidious work in just a few minutes anyway. Also just for your information his saw vice was a couple of straight boards shaped to roughly match the saw plate curve, a few C clamps to keep everything tight to the saw plate and he just moved it along in his blacksmiths leg vise attached to the workbench. Thanks for the video and bringing back a few good memories.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Tnaks man! I think I would like your Grandfather. whe I have to do a bunch of cutting I have a little bucket with kerosene and old to wipe down the blade between logs. it is amazing the difference!

@luketdrifter2100

5 жыл бұрын

My great grand father was the saw sharpening foreman at the last lumber mill that operated here in the 30’s. Wish I could have known him.

Ahh, the relaxing sound of a file on a saw blade. Lovely.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

I know right!

Bought the wood to build my saw sharpening stand with your plans. Should start soon!

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Sweet! sounds like fun to me!

Hahaha! While you were carrying those saws, you had the look of someone who saw a world filled with potential lumber.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Lol yup. It is always to tree spy!

I volunteer at a museum occasionally when I can. I pulled out an old crosscut saw for me and another fella to use on a chunk but boy was that a chore. After that, I've been interested in cleaning them up and getting them in functional order again. I like your method, not looking to getting them to showroom shine, but to the point where we can use them properly. Thanks, for this vid, I learned what I needed to.

@WoodByWright

4 жыл бұрын

thanks! that sounds like a fun time!

Nice

I’ve done a couple dozen saws, one and two man. Such a joy

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

They are a ton of fun!

Chop with Chris, or Cut with Wright.... Both pretty cool. 😀👍👍👍. Seems like there could be a collaboration video in here somewhere.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Lol nice. We have been trying to do a colab for a wile.

I use both in my wooded garden in England - good to see that I'm sharpening them correctly ! I have a 5-foot 2-person saw which I manage by myself by differing the angle of the push and pull strokes. To prevent splitting a trunk at the end of the cutting, I turn the trunk over part-way through. Yes mild steel saws are so pleasant and relaxing to use - and to maintain. They are often as quick as chainsaws too. A great subject you have chosen to make the video about - I'm obviously going to give my vote to you making the second video... Thanks !

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil I am editing it today. should be out thursday!

@phildodd9942

5 жыл бұрын

GREAT ! I'm very much looking forward to seeing that !@@WoodByWright

Neat to see it in action!

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Tnaks mom. yuo should come give it a go!

this was a really interesting video. great work!

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Jacob!

I bought both a one person and a two person saw at an auction for $1 each. I have to clean them up and make some handles but we'll worth the money. Can't wait to actually use them.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Nice deal!

That was mesmerizing Kinda like watching Bob Ross paint.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Did you see my April fool's video?

Super cool and great cardio

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Got to love good full body workout.

Great vid. Thank you.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

nice saw

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

ThAnks!

Nice work James! Where did you manage to find the file guides?

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

You see them quite often at MWTCA meets or other tool meets if you want to see locations and places I know of to buy antique hand tools you can go to handtoolfinder.com

Wish i jad one would make.short work of these logs.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

They are fun!

As always, thanks for the great info James! I just got a two-man saw in hopes of slabbing a large maple trunk I recently got from a neighbor. I’m sure it won’t be too efficient ripping, but I don’t have a chainsaw bar big enough and don’t mind putting in the work. Any tips for ripping with one of these? Would it be worth removing the fleam?

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Wow. That will be tough. They will want to wander and may bind up. Have you thought of making a frame saw? That is the traditional western saw for the job.

@jeffguerrero6745

5 жыл бұрын

Wood By Wright I have looked at the frame saw plans but this particular trunk is so large that I won’t be able to move it until I’ve cut a good amount off. I’m thinking I’ll wedge it as I go to help with the binding. I knew I bit off more than I can chew but I couldn’t pass up this huge maple my neighbor had cut down...😬

I’ve got part of a cross that I would like to know what it is

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

send me a picture I will take a look.

What is the guide you used with the file?

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

It is a cross-cut file guide. They come in doforent sizes for different saws

What is that tool called that holds the file and sets height of rakers?

@WoodByWright

Жыл бұрын

That is a crosscut saw reaker tool. So every company that made it had their own name for it. So you'll hear it go by many different names.

@maxsands3861

Жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWright Thanks

6:38 What kind of wood is that?

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

That is boxelder a type of soft maple. Got to love that red flame!

Who is the man standing in the thumbnail? is that you?

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

that is Luke. he is the vidiogropher for the channel!

Sure looks like that saw could use more set.

@WoodByWright

3 жыл бұрын

some people like a lot more set and some like less

@shermanhofacker4428

3 жыл бұрын

Amount of set is determined by the wood; softer, wet, or green needs more. If saw gets harder to pull when the blade is buried that's your sign.

Pro Tip: don’t try to sharpen a saw with a hammer.

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

Lol. Where is the fun in that?

That sound was horrible sounds like when your fingers on a chalkboard

@WoodByWright

5 жыл бұрын

LOL yup. That is the fun of not having good back support, but I do not want to build a vice just for this.

@betterworldtogether

5 жыл бұрын

So if a saw vice can hold closer to the teeth there's less chatter? Makes sense

@WoodByWrightHowTo

5 жыл бұрын

@@betterworldtogether yup. this vice is designed for hand saws and panel saws, but the ones that are designed for it have support that goes to right behind the filling.