This is a valuable manual for all woodworker, with instructions for sharpening and maintaining all types of blades -handsaws, bow saws, dado sets, bandsaws, and more.
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Harold H. "Dynamite" Payson is a professional boatbuilder who specializes in light plywood construction, though in the past he build traditional plank-on-frame craft. Most of his boats-among them the famed Gloucester Light Dory and the Instant Boat series-are from the board of Philip C. Bolger. Many of the prototypes of Bolger's small boats have been built by Payson as part of their continuing association. Dynamite is a retired lobster fisherman, a saw sharpener, and the proprietor of H.H.Payson & Co., which offers boatbuilding plans for sale to the average boatbuilder. He is the author of Instant Boats, How to Build the Gloucester Light Dory, Go Build Your Own Boat!, Build the New Instant Boats, and a number of magazine articles. He lives and works in South Thomaston, Maine.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent guide to sharpening,
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This review is from: Keeping the Cutting Edge: Setting and Sharpening Hand and Power Saws (Paperback)
Payson's book is an excellent guide to sharpening all types of saws, from hand to table saw blades. Also covered are old fashioned saws for cutting down trees and bucking them. Japanese and carbide tipped blades are about the only types not covered, but that does not detract from the books utility. Clearly written and illustrated, highly recommended.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very detailed book on a singular topic,
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This review is from: Keeping the Cutting Edge: Setting and Sharpening Hand and Power Saws (Paperback)
This book pretty much covers sharpening handsaws soup to nuts with lots of illustrations and detail. Includes topic of rejuvinating old saws and creating your own handle.
It also has a few pages of detail on sharpening chainsaw blades as well as standard steel blades ( which is pretty dated with carbide tablesaw blades replacing steel blades ) Best book I've read on sharpening handsaws ( filing - setting - planing teeth level - etc.)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
I really had hoped for more,
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This review is from: Keeping the Cutting Edge: Setting and Sharpening Hand and Power Saws (Paperback)
While this has some nice drawings in it which are a bit easier to see/understand compared to some of the online resources out there. I really had hoped for more, the entirety of the actual coverage of technique is about 2 paragraphs. The rest is the same technical details everyone else covers in practically the same language.
This also suffers from the same problem as the couple of the vintage works I have, the coverage of circular saw blades. I'm sure there are people out there who find this interesting, I find it gets in the way. I would like more indepth coverage of different techniques for different effects than coverage for steel circular saw blades. Different fleam, tooth angles and angle that defines the gullet all affect the wood differently and work well for various woods and situations. You wouldn't know that if you read this. This is a mediocre introduction to saw filing. It, however, is not all that people make it out to be.
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