Morris Minor Owners Club

Can anyone give me some tips (no pun intended) how to sharpen a hand saw - for wood ? I have quite a collection - all blunt as %$£*.

TBH, it's a lot more trouble than it's worth, but here's a page on it. Good luck if you go ahead with it

http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/primer/sharp.html

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ok

first if some teeth are missing, the saw needs to be topped with a file

set the saw first, ie to make a kerf

then put the saw in some kind of saw vice, and then you can start to sharpen

you start from one side and starting from the handle work towards the toe of the saw sharpening every other tooth at a constant angle of about 60 degrees
then turn the saw round and do the other side

tho it is common practice now to sharpen straight acros the tooth and do every one from one side

easier to do than explain

I thought that only rip saws got filed straight across? 'Swhat I was taught, anyway
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Thanks both! So - straight across with a file will be fine ? I found this http://www.onlinetips.org/sharpening-hand-saws - which makes it sound very complicated. I can borrow a saw-set (I think - if it's still where I last 'saw' it) - but is this always necessary, or will a rub with a file make a good difference ?It must be worth a try - quite a few ex Poundland saws - and since all the teeth are still present loath to spend another £1 on yet another!

well a tenon saw in essence is a rip saw, ie for ripping down tenons

after 35 odd years sharpening a saw is very easy

setting a saw is not necessary every time
i set mine about once to every 5 sharpens

set it only if it seems to bind, ie the thickness of the teeth equals the thickness of the blade equals no set, so thats when it should be done

Thanks lads - I bought a couple of small triangular files today - so next wet day I'll have a go at the sharpening!

If they are "hard point" saws I don't think they can be sharpened.
Same sort of thing as serrated kitchen knives
Cheap to buy, but chuck away when blunt.

Good point (!) - I suppose I could 'Dremel' them rather than file them!
Just in case - I invested a £ on another new one today !

You can get diamond files that will sharpen anything.

Had a go at the older (better quality) saw - and the little teeth are sharpening up nicely! Leaving it for a wet day - but it looks like it will work fine. Thanks for the help lads!!

ive sharpned a circular saw many times with a file,but once a year we used to takr it off the tractor and get it done professionally