Timber terrier

I found half a flat file embedded in a sycamore that I felled from behind a farmyard. I can imagine the disgruntled farmer breaking the file and pelting it across the yard for it to land in the fork of the branches. Saw didn't like it much either!

Cheers cornish chough, that would be great 👍 i found the slower i fed it the worse it was, if I sent it on through the blade stayed true after the cut was made. The more I do the more fascinating i find it, love to see what I've uncovered

It's the best i got I'm afraid, always wish I'd documented things better! I wonder whether it was a variation on the pine tbh, much harder than the other though

Called Atkinson Walker today and they no longer deal with that type of saw. Bennetts however do and are collecting it Thursday morning. It does have guides at the back of the blade which I've adjusted a few times. I shall play around with it when I get it running again.

Cheers agrimog for the well wishes. I've enjoyed today very much

It was a strange smell unlike anything I've come across before? Almost chocolatey (is that a word?? 😀) isn't greenheart poisonous? Definitely not larch and doubtful for Douglas

Ah there we go! There were three other pieces that I have no idea what they were? A salmon pink timber that was very hard and slowly grown - 3rd pic any ideas anyone??

If I could figure out how the hell to upload a photo I'd post one!!

Have been cutting some pitch pine sea defence timber today. Another chap had tried to mill it with a band but it gummed everything up so badly he sent it my way to try with my rack saw. I thought after standing in the sea twice a day since goodness knows when it would be lousy to cut but it was surprisingly easy! Chap wanted it for floorboards, very attractive timber! Shame its so wasteful but it got the job done

A wonderful looking old building! Shame it's got like that. Croatia is somewhere I've always wanted to go, it looks a very interesting place from what I've seen

Thankyou Graham. The teeth were a bit random when I first sharpened them. I tried to get them back straight but I'm sure i haven't got them bang on so I'll start there, out comes the file!

Thanks. I've not long had the saw and it's quite obviously had a lot of work over the years. I have lost one holder and tooth and replaced 4 loose holders and teeth so far. I've mostly cut larch and a piece of oak and been quite impressed with what I've produced. The thing which concerns me is the blade wags a bit after a while. I've tried running it at different speeds to see if it stops it but it doesn't. It has quite a bit of flexion when stopped at that point too. Any suggestions where to start? I thought a new set of keys and teeth would be a start

Thankyou. Have spent a bit of time crosscutting logs with a tct in the past. I'll price the two up (considerable I'm guessing)

What are the pros and cons of a tct to an inserted tooth?

Cheers. Think it has a few issues so am keen to get it as near perfect as possible for an old saw. Have a lot to learn