Blade cleaning/when to sharpen

The local woodcraft guy said that they have someone come in to sharpen
once a week and that he was "certified to sharpen the forrest blades".
Certified by forrest?

brian

"David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> what are they charging now, and how much for shipping to/fro, Leon?


I do not recall Dave but I think I spent close to $40 to resharpen,
reflatten, and test cut and S&H. IMHO having a blade that cuts like new,
burnished cross cuts, shiny smooth rips with no trace of tooth marks is well
worth the money.
If you take a look here you can see what it will take for your blade.

http://www.forrestblades.com/sharpprice.htm

brianlanning wrote:

> The other thread about blade cleaners got me thinking. I've got a thin
> kerf ww2 that is showing its age. It gets light use. I've never
> cleaned it before. The teeth look good and the cut is still ok. But
> it doesn't feel like it used to, seems like it takes more force to get
> something through the blade. At what point should I sharpen this
> blade? Will I notice a huge difference after cleaning or is cleaning
> really only if you do a lot of cutting in woods with a high resin
> content? thanks.
>
> brian
>
sharpen when it won't scratch your fingernails.

Dave

Leon wrote:
> "David" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> what are they charging now, and how much for shipping to/fro, Leon?
>
>
> I do not recall Dave but I think I spent close to $40 to resharpen,
> reflatten, and test cut and S&H. IMHO having a blade that cuts like new,

My experience has shown that resharpened Forrest blades seem to cut
better than new Forrest blades.

I don't know why, but they do.

Barry

Leon wrote:

> "brianlanning" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>The other thread about blade cleaners got me thinking. I've got a thin
>>kerf ww2 that is showing its age. It gets light use. I've never
>>cleaned it before. The teeth look good and the cut is still ok. But
>>it doesn't feel like it used to, seems like it takes more force to get
>>something through the blade. At what point should I sharpen this
>>blade? Will I notice a huge difference after cleaning or is cleaning
>>really only if you do a lot of cutting in woods with a high resin
>>content? thanks.
>
>
>
> CLEAN the blade. ;~) It does make a lot of difference. I have my WWII
> resharpened ONLY by Forrest every couple of years. I have 2 and keep one as
> a spare while the other is being resharpened. If you see a performance
> drop AFTER cleaning, have it resharpened. You should be able to have a
> Forrest resharpened 10 -15 times if you do not go too long between
> sharpening.
>
>
what are they charging now, and how much for shipping to/fro, Leon?

Dave

"brianlanning" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The local woodcraft guy said that they have someone come in to sharpen
> once a week and that he was "certified to sharpen the forrest blades".
> Certified by forrest?


I have a local service that also does a bang up job of sharpening. Or so I
use to think. Forrest will also if needed reflatten your blade and that is
very important if your blade is not running true. Many local sharpeners
simply sharpen. I let my local guy use his computer controlled sharpening
machines sharpen with 600 grit and I was disappointed. 2 weeks later the
blade went back to Forrest. The local sharpener did a good job sharpening
but Forrest reflattened it the blade was like new again.

On 2 Feb 2006 09:18:43 -0800, "brianlanning" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>The other thread about blade cleaners got me thinking. I've got a thin
>kerf ww2 that is showing its age. It gets light use. I've never
>cleaned it before. The teeth look good and the cut is still ok. But
>it doesn't feel like it used to, seems like it takes more force to get
>something through the blade. At what point should I sharpen this
>blade? Will I notice a huge difference after cleaning or is cleaning
>really only if you do a lot of cutting in woods with a high resin
>content? thanks.
>
>brian


If the cut is furry that's an indication your blade is dull. Cleaning
the blade once in awhile helps too--all woods have resins so
eventually there will be a buildup. Blade cleaning is an easy 10
minute job, so I do it once every month or two. It's also a good time
to inspect the blade (use magnification).

"brianlanning" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The other thread about blade cleaners got me thinking. I've got a thin
> kerf ww2 that is showing its age. It gets light use. I've never
> cleaned it before. The teeth look good and the cut is still ok. But
> it doesn't feel like it used to, seems like it takes more force to get
> something through the blade. At what point should I sharpen this
> blade? Will I notice a huge difference after cleaning or is cleaning
> really only if you do a lot of cutting in woods with a high resin
> content? thanks.


CLEAN the blade. ;~) It does make a lot of difference. I have my WWII
resharpened ONLY by Forrest every couple of years. I have 2 and keep one as
a spare while the other is being resharpened. If you see a performance
drop AFTER cleaning, have it resharpened. You should be able to have a
Forrest resharpened 10 -15 times if you do not go too long between
sharpening.

Phisherman wrote:
>
>
> If the cut is furry that's an indication your blade is dull. Cleaning
> the blade once in awhile helps too--all woods have resins so
> eventually there will be a buildup. Blade cleaning is an easy 10
> minute job, so I do it once every month or two. It's also a good time
> to inspect the blade (use magnification).

ROFL. There's always that one post every so often that makes me feel 16
again :)

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