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For you hand saw guys

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:22 pm
by frank81
Hard to tell from the pics if there is anything of value there but thought it may be of interest to some of you.

http://springfield.craigslist.org/tls/3962175689.html

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 5:32 pm
by apexsunguitars
was hoping to see a slew of japanese handsaws..those things rock.

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 5:40 pm
by Jack Wilson
I have several hanging in the garage that belonged to my dad. I never use them; but just can't bring myself to let them go,

Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:25 pm
by frank81
apexsunguitars wrote:was hoping to see a slew of japanese handsaws..those things rock.
I should specify that I live in hillbilly country. We have plenty of antique and vintage equipment, but we draw the line at imports. Murica.

Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:34 pm
by terrydowning
I have a few old ones that I have reconditioned and I'm learning to sharpen. I'm finding that hand tools (especially quality vintage ones setup and sharpened properly) are much faster for the "One-Off" type of wood working that I do.

They are also much much quieter and produce way less fine dust (almost none) especially with chisels and planes.

I still use my machines (especially lathe and band saw) but I'm using hand tools more and more.