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"Lowell Holmes"

12/09/2003 6:18 AM

My LN dovetail saw

Sighhh.....

My LN Independence dove tail saw that I bought about 14 months ago needs a
touch up sharpening. Sometime in the next day or two I will break out that
xxslim taper file and have a go at it. I've sharpened other saws with
varying degrees of success, but I'm a bit concerned about his one. :-)

I suppose if I mess it up, I will send it back to them and get them to fix
it.


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"Lowell Holmes"

in reply to "Lowell Holmes" on 12/09/2003 6:18 AM

12/09/2003 6:10 PM

I agree with you. However, I did it quite successfully earlier today. LN
enclosed instructions for sharpening with the saw. I have a magnifying lamp
on the work bench. I just had to get my courage up to work on the saw
because I am so fond of it. I am curious if other wood workers that have saw
do sharpen their saws themselves.

I did not need to adjust the set on the saw and I wouldn't . I do have a
fine saw set though that I use on lesser back saws.

I have a gents saw that has such fine teeth, I used a warding file on it. It
was worthless, but adjusting the set and taking the bright points off the
teeth made it a good saw...

I've been playing with sharpening saws for about a year now.

The only place I found the xxx slim taper files was Lee Valley. IIRC, the
saw set came from Highland Hardware.


"Bill Rittner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> If, as you say, you are not completely capable of sharpening a hand saw
this
> $125 beauty is not one I would practice on. Just my $0.02.
>
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> "Lowell Holmes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > Sighhh.....
> >
> > My LN Independence dove tail saw that I bought about 14 months ago needs
a
> > touch up sharpening. Sometime in the next day or two I will break out
that
> > xxslim taper file and have a go at it. I've sharpened other saws with
> > varying degrees of success, but I'm a bit concerned about his one. :-)
> >
> > I suppose if I mess it up, I will send it back to them and get them to
fix
> > it.
> >
> >
>
>

BR

"Bill Rittner"

in reply to "Lowell Holmes" on 12/09/2003 6:18 AM

12/09/2003 4:50 PM

If, as you say, you are not completely capable of sharpening a hand saw this
$125 beauty is not one I would practice on. Just my $0.02.

--
Bill Rittner
R & B ENTERPRISES

[email protected]

"Don't take this life too seriously.......nobody
gets out alive" (Unknown)

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"Lowell Holmes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Sighhh.....
>
> My LN Independence dove tail saw that I bought about 14 months ago needs a
> touch up sharpening. Sometime in the next day or two I will break out that
> xxslim taper file and have a go at it. I've sharpened other saws with
> varying degrees of success, but I'm a bit concerned about his one. :-)
>
> I suppose if I mess it up, I will send it back to them and get them to fix
> it.
>
>


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