Popular Woodworking Magazine » Saw Sharpening http://www.popularwoodworking.com Woodworking advice, woodworking plans, woodworking projects and woodworking blogs Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Another Great Place for Saws & Saw Sharpeninghttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/another-great-place-for-saws-saw-sharpening http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/another-great-place-for-saws-saw-sharpening#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:24:24 +0000 Christopher Schwarz http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=210751
Another Great Place for Saws & Saw Sharpening

There are still millions of excellent vintage saws in the world, and the only thing standing between them rusting or chewing through wood is a good sharpening. Many beginning woodworkers are intimidated by sharpening their saws. That’s OK. When you are ready, buy these two DVDs from Ron Herman (“Sharpen Your Handsaws” and “Handsaws: Tune-up, … Read more »

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]]> http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/another-great-place-for-saws-saw-sharpening/feed 2 Get a Consistent Set on Your Saw With Paperhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/get-a-consistent-set-on-your-saw-with-paper http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/get-a-consistent-set-on-your-saw-with-paper#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 01:30:23 +0000 Christopher Schwarz http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=109121 Whenever I teach a sawing class, I typically reduce the set of students’ saws using a metal file. And when I do this, I’m also amazed at how many times I’m also filing an errant tooth that is sticking out beyond its brethren. But I can say with all honesty that I have never had … Read more »

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]]> http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/get-a-consistent-set-on-your-saw-with-paper/feed 18 Ron Herman: ‘Sharpen Your Handsaws’http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/ron-herman-%e2%80%98sharpen-your-handsaws%e2%80%99 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/ron-herman-%e2%80%98sharpen-your-handsaws%e2%80%99#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:15:46 +0000 Christopher Schwarz http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=107190 The first time I saw Ron Herman sharpen a handsaw, I learned more about sharpening the tool in 20 minutes than I had learned in all the years I’d been a woodworker. I had been sharpening my saws for years, but I was mostly trying to replicate the saw’s existing tooth geometry. I wasn’t confident … Read more »

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New DVD: 'Sharpen Your Handsaws,' with Ron Herman

Traditional housewright Ron Herman has sharpened thousands of handsaws in his career, and now, he shares his expertise with you on a new DVD: “Sharpen Your Handsaws.” Ron starts off by discussing the different parts of typical saws, including handle and sawplate shapes, and talks about the shape of the teeth on ripsaws and crosscut … Read more »

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