crosscut saw, not chainsaw

[canoehead]

didn't know where else to ask this, anyone still using crosscut saws? is there a difference in either tooth set or fleam angle for re-sharpening a crosscut saw, or between softwood and hardwood? or between cross cutting for logging or felling?

 

thanks rick

[Brushcutter]

No but i have one or two. I think like most saws you can have a wider set for doing softwoods.

[agg221]

I still use one every now and again for entertainment. Softwood usually takes a wider kerf as has been said - relates to the 'fuzziness' of the cut fibres and the risk of gumming. The teeth can have a more hooked form for softwood, certainly than for a dense hardwood like oak. This makes the saw more aggressive and faster cutting, but in a harder wood you run the risk of pulling the teeth off.

 

There's a section on saw sharpening in Spon's Engineering Workshop Manual and Receipts, which is really good, but I don't have it here. It may be available on line by now.

 

Alec

[morten]

ening in Spon's Engineering Workshop Manual and Receipts, which is really good, but I don't have it here. It may be available on line by now.

 

Alec

 

Manual is available at this link: Spons' Mechanics' Own Book: A Manual For Handicraftsmen And Amateurs | by Edward Spon

 

The section in question (7 sections) starting here: Filing And Setting Saws

[canoehead]

thanks morten and alec, great resource. my issue was trying to figure out how much set to put in the teeth, following a very labored felling the other week when the saw constantly gummed up. sharpness wasn't the issue, and i wondered if it was going to necessitate spraying the blade with something like wd40 before and during the sawing to help try and keep the pine resin off. in the end felled a nice size pine with axe and cross cut for hewing 2 common rafters. alec i like your remark about using one for entertainment, it is that alright.

 

thanks

 

rick

[face cord]

I have a big two man one somewhere last time I used it was sawing up dead elm trees during the dutch elm die off

[oldwoodcutter]

Got my old dads 6ft Tyzack 'american tooth' hanging up in the back hall where is been for yonks. Got rakers in it,and is still sharp as hasnt been used in anger since he last touched it up,about a million years ago.

[canoehead]

old wood cutter, is that your dad in your avatar with his saw. if it is, that's fantastic. show us your saw then? i would really like a two man cross cut for felling if anyone has one they want to send me (he said cheekily)

 

anyone got any pics, anyone?

 

i used mine yesterday for cross cutting some dry walnut for a lintel, and the saw still felt horrible, only marginally quicker than a bacho hand saw. doh!!!

 

thanks rick