re: Hand Saw Talk

DevinT

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Bahahahaha 😂 😆 😝

Got yerself a nice rip saw there, Devin.

Thanks Dave!

I strongly suggest getting the saw professionally sharpened once before you start sharpening it yourself.

Holy moly is it already lethally sharp. I wasn’t quite sure how to define “sharp” on a saw (I could already tell you that to define sharp on a knife or chisel or straight edge you just run your finger perpendicular to the bevel and see how it grabs).

I watched this video by Rex and he said, I quote:

By the end, the teeth don’t just feel sharp on the hand, they’re also “grabby.” They tug on your skin like cat’s claws. That’s how I tell when my saws are really sharp.

Source (above quote at 7m38s in):

That’s how this saw feels already. So I think we are ready to go …

… and I am kind of sad about that because I was kind of looking forward to it. But I am sure that if I use this new (to me) Disston that it will eventually need sharpening. So eventually I will get my chance to try it.