New saw, but needed sharpened

[steven newman]

That little tool box saw I rebuilt last week?   Well, needed to hammer a few kinks out of the plate.   Got rid of the "wave effect".   Decided to clamp the saw up into a "fancy-schmancy" saw vise, and work on the teeth a bit

Wood was a hair on the wavy side.  Oh well, the wood merely needs to hold things still.   Got out a small file...

a jointer file.  To make all the teeth the same height.  Then fitted a file to a fancy handle..

Has a thumbscrew to hold onto a file.  got a few teeth done, needed to add a c clamp, to pinch in the top of the jaws a bit.  About three strokes, straight across, per tooth.   File the saw as a rip cut.  No rack was added.  Didn't take all that long to get to the end..

Well all done, how about a few cuts to try this saw out?

1 st cut..

Saw cut #2.   made a couple more..

I think it is about ready to go.   Took it back upstairs, and placed it in the brand new Pine Tool Box.    Might just work?

[lew]

When I took the Vocational Course (Building Construction) in high school, we always hand sharpened all of our saws.

[Courtland]

Great job Steve, and thanks for the tutorial. You would not believe it, but in today's disposable world we live in, folks actually throw a saw away when it becomes dull.