Crosscut saws

[Aicchalmers]

Anybody around here who uses these too?

I've got a few around, will try and get some pictures up soon..

My friend found 5 of them for £2 at an auction a few weeks ago, one of them was brand new but just a bit rusty, polished the rust off, gave it a quick sharpen and it went through an 80cm fallen tree in about 5 minutes

I really like using them especially for felling as you can hear what's going on above your head and there is certainly something rythmically soothing about spending an hour with a file redoing all the teeth.

I'm also looking for pin gauges/spiders/ any other maintenance tools for them.

I had a really heartbreaking one somebody gave to me a few weeks ago too .. he had filed off the rakers to half the height 'they were just getting in the way and it's just to clear out the cut ..' :facepalm: .. sharpened it up perfectly but all I got out was powdery sawdust..

Certainly they're not much of a competition with chainsaws for commercial work but properly sharpened they can do a lot more than most people expect of them.

[Peasgood]

You can still buy them new if you are that way inclined.

Two-man Cross Cut Saw 4' | Traditional Tools | Woodsmith Experience | Woodsmith Experience. For specialist, handmade, woodworking tools.

 

I have got an old one, never used it and not all that desperate to either.

Seen sawing comps with them at forestry show, they were probably quicker than my chainsaw!

[Peasgood]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5xtr25oSq4]chainsaw vs hand crosscut saw - YouTube[/ame]

[Aicchalmers]

I've never seen them for sale new before, thanks. I do prefer the 4 teeth then raker pattern seems to cut a lot better .. I did see some danish army ones for sale on ebay a while back for £45.

[Dan Earp]

Yeah im looking for a single buck after putting myself forward for that training day in march

[Great_American]

Yeah im looking for a single buck after putting myself forward for that training day in march

 

You could do worse than the Flinn saws. I have the 36".

I like the teeth more than the peg tooth ones.

matt

[ArthurBottlesworth]

Seen them painted and used as farm name plates

[Graham]

Got a few in the garage. One and two man. Bought them all for a tenner I think.

[mattyboy]

ah brilliant things if sharp and much more of a social way to cut wood than a chainsaw... but i do more of the chainsawing nowadays.

 

Video of me a few years ago

[Gus McWilliam]

Look up wranglerstar on YouTube. He knows his stuff and explains the differences between different types of crosscut saw. He also talks through restoration and basic maintenance.