
Tool Maintenance Tip When you sharpen a saw don’t forget to make sure the blade is level. The rake angle you hold your file at presumes the saw teeth are level, so if they aren’t, the rake angle won’t be accurate. |
| · | All saws come with expertly sharpened hammer set teeth. Hammer setting is an extremely effective and traditional means of setting saw teeth. The old saw makers had it right. |
| · | All saws come with handles that are very carefully shaped. They are soft and comfortable and incorporate actual measurements of your hand. I will also send you a poplar prototype of your handle so that we can tweak the fit if necessary before making the real handle. For woods I offer curly maple, cherry, and walnut. |
| · | The rounded totes seen on the tenon saws are inspired by the rounded totes found on early Western saws. The scrolls carved on all handles are my own touch, drawing from a traditional palette of Western ornament. |
| · | The filework done to the toes of the long saws is my own design inspired by early Dutch and Swedish saws from the 17th and 18th centuries. |