Sharpening saws

[Kukri]

I picked up a collection of very nice old Disston (American) rip saws and panel saws at car boot sales and I get along with the Eclipse saw set and a saw vice which also popped up at a car boot sale. Files are no problem. Tenon saws are a bit fiddly.

 

[forelle541]

I still have my old Disston hand saws that I paid weekly for as an apprentice, but to cut timber by hand I reach for the orange handled beast, they may be disposable but so sharp.

 

[ashtead]

Thank you all for views. Seems that the plastic Bahco or suchlike might be a better investment to a saw set and I will make more enquiries as to whether the saw sharpeners have all gone the way of barrel makers.

 

[john_morris_uk]

Davenport Saws of Yeovil sharpened a tenon saw for me a few years ago. They offered a hand saw sharpen and set service and may still do? http://davenportsaws.co.uk

I had my planer/thicknesser blades ground there too.

 

[rotrax]

We used Thames Valley Saw Sharpeners in Drayton to undercut worn teeth on a 1927 Douglas motorcycle kickstart ratchet.

They did a perfect job.

Their main business seems to be commercial light industry stuff-fettling large bandsaw blades, milling cutters and similar.

I dont think they have done a handsaw for years, for good reason.

 

[Spuddy]

Never tried filing the plastic handled saws - assumed file would just skid on hardened teeth. Like others I buy a Bahco or whatever from time to time. I do prefer to use old school ten on and dovetail saws but sharpening them is getting to be as much by feel as by sight. Gents saws don't need set as the file puts a burr on which acts as set.
If an old saw is rusty, it's a waste of time sharpening as teeth will have nasty little crevices in the edges