Comments on: Ron Herman: ‘Sharpen Your Handsaws’ http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/ron-herman-%e2%80%98sharpen-your-handsaws%e2%80%99 Woodworking advice, woodworking plans, woodworking projects and woodworking blogs Sun, 19 May 2013 18:06:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: archaehttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/ron-herman-%e2%80%98sharpen-your-handsaws%e2%80%99/comment-page-1#comment-20372 archae Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:19:03 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=107190#comment-20372 Chris,
This is NOT a woodworking question.

All of your videos that I’ve watched have very lyrical and light solo guitar music that makes the videos so entertaining.

Can you please give the credits for the background music?
(I assure you I am not working for any copyright enforcement agency.)
Thanks,
archae = RK

]]> By: mitchellmhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/ron-herman-%e2%80%98sharpen-your-handsaws%e2%80%99/comment-page-1#comment-20370 mitchellm Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:48:10 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=107190#comment-20370 I’ve really been debating about picking up this video. I wasn’t sure if it would answer all my questions or just cover the very basic bit. Thanks for the review it really helps clear up that this video should have everything I have been looking for. I wish I would have read this before the early sale price ran out.

]]> By: bobbollinhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/ron-herman-%e2%80%98sharpen-your-handsaws%e2%80%99/comment-page-1#comment-20365 bobbollin Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:37:39 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=107190#comment-20365 Received my video today and I completely agree, Chris. I have just begun trying to sharpen handsaws and I learned more in 1/2 hour this afternoon than I have learned from three different books and hours of reading. Just the tips on body position (who’da thunk it?) were an immediate revelation – and it gets better and better.

Very worthwhile.

]]> By: ccarsehttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/ron-herman-%e2%80%98sharpen-your-handsaws%e2%80%99/comment-page-1#comment-20358 ccarse Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:34:23 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=107190#comment-20358 Wow, I never even knew about Shop Class on Demand. Looks very cool, I’ll have to try the trial. Thanks!

]]> By: J. Piercehttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/ron-herman-%e2%80%98sharpen-your-handsaws%e2%80%99/comment-page-1#comment-20357 J. Pierce Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:41:54 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=107190#comment-20357 Kind of neat to see a behind the scenes as to how you guys film these things.

I’ve already watched the video through the “Shop Class On Demand” online system, and I’ve got to say, it’s an excellent work. You learn so much more sometimes from watching (and hearing!) than reading and pictures. It reminds me of your sharpening video for planes and chisels Chris – sharpening can be as complex and mysterious as you want it to be; but it’s often better to spend less time worrying about complex geometry, and just sharpen and get back to work.

I think more than anything, it’s great to give people the confidence to tackle this job – it seems intimidating at first, but it’s not hard (probably easier than planes and chisels, in the long run!) and there’s nothing to be scared of -with a minimum of information, you’re not apt to screw things up too much.

It’s nice to see the condition of the sawplates on the saws Ron’s using – it makes me feel a bit better about giving up where I did on polishing mine.

I love Ron’s sawbench too – I would have built one myself if it wasn’t that I needed more practice with the half-lap and notched joinery of your design. Perhaps it’ll be my third sawbench, so I cut really long boards!

]]> By: Affinity Millworkshttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/ron-herman-%e2%80%98sharpen-your-handsaws%e2%80%99/comment-page-1#comment-20356 Affinity Millworks Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:51:28 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=107190#comment-20356 Very insightful video! We most certainly rely on a sharp saw for our custom furniture and cabinetry work.

http://www.affinitymillworksinc.com/

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