... In a word – INDECISION.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the best way to bring this Saw Talk blog series to a close and I’ve now decided that I’m going to do two more posts.
In the next post I will share what I’ve learnt and some conclusions I’ve come to regarding sharpening saws. The final episode will take me a bit longer however, because I would like to post an in-depth video tutorial on saw sharpening. It will be quite long because I want to show both the theory and a number of practical examples/alternative approaches. To my knowledge there isn’t anything like what I have in mind, offered for free on the web.
I want to go to the trouble of making this video for the following two reasons:
- I feel as though I’ve learnt so much that it would be wrong of me not to share it with the rest of you guys.
- The more I’ve learnt about saws and saw sharpening, the more passionate I have become about wanting to keep the art alive.
As I said, you might have to bear with me for a bit while I prepare, film and edit the video, but I promise it will be worth the wait.
-- Andy - Old Chinese proverb says: "If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it."
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Don W
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#1 posted 01-25-2013 01:39 AM
sweeeet!!
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#2 posted 01-25-2013 01:50 AM
Andy, the final installment should have a give away of one of your restored saws to one of your loyal blog followers (of course I am talking about giving the saw to me)....that is what I think. It has been good to follow, mostly over my head, but great reading none the less.
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#3 posted 01-25-2013 03:12 AM
Thanks in advance Andy! Will there be a final exam?
-- "The only limits to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - FDR
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#4 posted 01-25-2013 03:23 AM
Good things are worth waiting for. Thank you Andy! Cant wait to see it!
-- Mauricio - Woodstock, GA - "Confusion is the Womb of Learning, with utter conviction being it's Tomb" Prof. T.O. Nitsch
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#5 posted 01-25-2013 09:49 AM
Looking forward to it Andy!
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#6 posted 01-25-2013 01:19 PM
Andy – your blogs, and the attention to detail in them, are legendary. Keep them coming.
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#7 posted 01-25-2013 01:22 PM
Ill have my popcorn ready and notebook handy when the video comes out. I might even wire it up to the big screen at the house. Just gotta make sure the wife isnt around, i wouldnt want her falling in love. She’s got a thing for the accent, i guess ;)
-- Its not a crack, its a casting imperfection.
jjw5858
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#8 posted 01-25-2013 01:40 PM
This sounds great Andy! I am sure it will be extremely helpful to any of us hand sawyers. Great information as always.
-- "Always continue to learn, laugh and share!" JJW
Brit
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#9 posted 01-25-2013 02:13 PM
Thanks guys. The main reason I wrote this interim post was that by putting it in black and white I’m committing myself to do it. To be perfectly honest I had been selfishly thinking ”Why the hell should I put myself out and go to all that trouble”, but now there’s no going back. I’m sure it will be good for me anyhow. Just hope the weather warms up a bit soon so I can get started.
-- Andy - Old Chinese proverb says: "If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it."
Brit
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#10 posted 01-25-2013 02:14 PM
On the plus side, it does give me an excuse to buy another saw with crappy teeth so I can show how to put them right. :o)
-- Andy - Old Chinese proverb says: "If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it."
terryR
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#11 posted 01-25-2013 06:13 PM
Awesome news…although I hate to see this series end! You have shared so much knowledge, and brought info on saws together in one easy place to find! Thanks for teaching yourself…and us! :)
I love your reason #2 for this work…YOU and the gang, have certainly inspired me to seek out forgotten old tools and show them love! You’ve also infected me with a passion for vintage hand saws. To me, it’s an honor to even handle my circa 1890 Harvey Peace P37, or c.1870 T. Shelton & Sons brass backsaw, or a ‘common’ c.1917 Disston steel backsaw. And you can bet I’ll cross cut my bench top to length with Mr Peace instead of a power tool! NOT to prove anything at all…just for a few minutes of enjoyment listening to a long lost saw singing his way through wood fibres. ...love it…
Thank you, Andy! You da’ man!
-- tr ...see one, do one, teach one...
llwynog
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#12 posted 01-26-2013 08:25 AM
Andy,
The series so far has been excellent. I am really looking forward to this next post now that you’ve had our mouths watering.
-- Fabrice - "On est bien bĂȘte mais on sent bien quand on se fait mal" - my grandfather
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#13 posted 01-26-2013 06:47 PM
Thank you Andy.
-- ~Tony
Dave
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#14 posted 01-26-2013 09:38 PM
I love video’s, Andy just don’t do that weird eyeball thing. That was kinda freaky! JK
Andy we await the masterpiece.
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DLCW
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#15 posted 02-03-2013 03:17 AM
Just remember – INDECISION is the key to flexibility. :-)
-- Don, Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks - http://www.dlwoodworks.com - "If you make something idiot proof, all they do is make a better idiot"
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