I know a couple of you guys live in the St. Louis area. Do you know of anyone that will joint, sharpen and set hand saws ? I have a 3 flea market "treasures" that need restoration.
There are several online sources, but local would save me the shipping cost.
bob
St Louis saw sharpen
Moderators: HopefulSSer, admin
St Louis saw sharpen
Bob
LTC, US Army
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
Hoo-ah !
LTC, US Army
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
Hoo-ah !
The last time I had a hand saw sharpened, I just took it down to the Ace hardware store in about 1980. What kind/brand are these saws? What shape are they in? Here's two sites I found for sharpening.
http://www.thesawwright.com/Services.html
http://badaxetoolworks.com/bad-axe-rest ... vices.html
And here's one about restoring hand saws.
http://wkfinetools.com/tRestore/saw/saw ... -index.asp
http://www.thesawwright.com/Services.html
http://badaxetoolworks.com/bad-axe-rest ... vices.html
And here's one about restoring hand saws.
http://wkfinetools.com/tRestore/saw/saw ... -index.asp
SS 500(09/1980), DC3300, jointer, bandsaw, belt sander, Strip Sander, drum sanders,molder, dado, biscuit joiner, universal lathe tool rest, Oneway talon chuck, router bits & chucks and a De Walt 735 planer,a #5,#6, block planes. ALL in a 100 square foot shop.
.
.
Bob
.
.
Bob
I'm familar with Mark and his Bad Axe Saws. He would be my first choice if I can't find something local.
I have two Diston's (a rip and cc) and a 16in Kleen Kutter back saw. I have sharpened rip saws before and can probably handle that one myself. I would especially like to have the back saw professionally done.
I have two Diston's (a rip and cc) and a 16in Kleen Kutter back saw. I have sharpened rip saws before and can probably handle that one myself. I would especially like to have the back saw professionally done.
Bob
LTC, US Army
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
Hoo-ah !
LTC, US Army
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
Hoo-ah !
I have a saw vise, files and set tool. Don't mind maintaining the saws once professionally tuned.garys wrote:For hand saws, I just put them in the vise to hold them and take a small triangular shaped file to them. Then, if you don't have enough set in the teeth, you can correct that with a hand held tooth set tool.
I watched my Dad do it 50 years ago, so I just do it myself now.
Bob
LTC, US Army
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
Hoo-ah !
LTC, US Army
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
Hoo-ah !
- tom_k/mo
- Platinum Member
- Posts: 856
- Joined: Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:58 pm
- Location: St. Louis, MO
- Contact:
Last blades I had sharpened I took to Branneky Hardware at St. Charles Rock Rd. and FeeFee. The person they work with did a good job.
ShopSmith MarkV-520 with Belt Sander, Jointer, Band Saw, Strip Sander, Scroll Saw and Biscuit Jointer SPTs and a DC-3300...
Woodworking Hobbyist (Check out all my Woodworking Plans (http://vbwhiz.isa-geek.net/plans)
Aspiring Sandcarver: Breaking glass one grain at a time.
Black Powder Shooter (love the smell of burning sulfur).
Woodworking Hobbyist (Check out all my Woodworking Plans (http://vbwhiz.isa-geek.net/plans)
Aspiring Sandcarver: Breaking glass one grain at a time.
Black Powder Shooter (love the smell of burning sulfur).
- robinson46176
- Platinum Member
- Posts: 4182
- Joined: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:00 pm
- Location: Central Indiana (Shelbyville)
Files are something I need to add to my hardware shopping list. I have a lot of them but most are getting pretty old and are getting fairly dull.
I have some that date back to the 1930's and 1940' (from my father and grandfather) and some of those are still decent but not many.
A new file feels almost as good as a new pair of socks...
I have a couple dozen + regular handsaws that I want to refurbish this winter. Some are pretty badly rusty but most just need light rust removal and a quick file touch-up. I also have about a dozen key-hole saws and a maybe dozen back-saws. I cleaned up and waxed the back-saws last winter.
It's kind of funny that now that I finally have about all of the power tools that I always wanted that I am now becoming more drawn to the hand tools. Not that I will ever abandon the power tools but I do like to do small stuff using hand tools.
.
I have some that date back to the 1930's and 1940' (from my father and grandfather) and some of those are still decent but not many.
A new file feels almost as good as a new pair of socks...
I have a couple dozen + regular handsaws that I want to refurbish this winter. Some are pretty badly rusty but most just need light rust removal and a quick file touch-up. I also have about a dozen key-hole saws and a maybe dozen back-saws. I cleaned up and waxed the back-saws last winter.
It's kind of funny that now that I finally have about all of the power tools that I always wanted that I am now becoming more drawn to the hand tools. Not that I will ever abandon the power tools but I do like to do small stuff using hand tools.
.
--
farmer
Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
farmer
Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill