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wedgeMy three longest saws. I’m itching to get restoring them, but they’ll have to wait a little longer.
All rippers, but each with wildly different tooth geometries. Plates are perfectly straight, which is amazing for the oldest two up close in photo. Both of those plates are also thick. Heavy saws.
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wedgeI could use one of these. At 46½" x 15½" x 2" (118x40x5cm) it would accommodate my largest saw plates needing citric baths.
https://www.gardeners.com/buy/black-plastic-planting-tray-large/8593133.html
If I could find a piece of strong plastic sheet, I’d make a shallow wood tray and line it, but I don’t trust the plastic I have on hand.
wedgeMy shelving work (a lot of things, really) is held up by not having a rip saw that works worth a damn. Now that the saws are tilled, it’s time to sharpen one.
Most of my saws still need restored in some way; totes or screws need replaced, some plates need aligning and sharpened, etc. And I’ve more crosscutters than rippers.
So I plucked a small ripper down to try first. It’s complete and the plate is perfectly straight. Just needs cleaned and filed.
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wedgeToday I try filing the teeth (after cleaning this load of peaches).
Some may recall I was working on a file vise many months back. The new house interrupted that project, and I still don’t have a proper workbench to use it on; it requires a face vise to mount and hold. But that will be a reality eventually.
In the meantime, I need to fake something together using sticks and clamps, and see if any of the triangle files I have will work. 🤞
wedgeMy shelving work (a lot of things, really) is held up by not having a rip saw that works worth a damn. Now that the saws are tilled, it’s time to sharpen one.
Most of my saws still need restored in some way; totes or screws need replaced, some plates need aligning and sharpened, etc. And I’ve more crosscutters than rippers.
So I plucked a small ripper down to try first. It’s complete and the plate is perfectly straight. Just needs cleaned and filed.
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wedgeWhile the plate and screws are soaking, I work on the tote. I don’t like varnish on my tool handles, new or otherwise, so it always comes off. In this case, most was already off and the wood was dirty.
I use a combination of card scraper and box knife blade, but to be honest the blade works 100x better, and that’s all you need. It gets inside the grip very easy and leaves a smooth finish everywhere.
wedgeMy shelving work (a lot of things, really) is held up by not having a rip saw that works worth a damn. Now that the saws are tilled, it’s time to sharpen one.
Most of my saws still need restored in some way; totes or screws need replaced, some plates need aligning and sharpened, etc. And I’ve more crosscutters than rippers.
So I plucked a small ripper down to try first. It’s complete and the plate is perfectly straight. Just needs cleaned and filed.
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wedgeI’ve done the cleaning part a few times already on saws, so that’s routine at this point.
After disassembling entirely (this is where you can loose handles if not careful*), I take a painters razor to the plate to remove as much rust and grime as possible. The more at this dry point the better, so I really take some time with it.
Then the plate goes into a citric bath. Planter trays work great, if you can find them long enough.
wedgeMy shelving work (a lot of things, really) is held up by not having a rip saw that works worth a damn. Now that the saws are tilled, it’s time to sharpen one.
Most of my saws still need restored in some way; totes or screws need replaced, some plates need aligning and sharpened, etc. And I’ve more crosscutters than rippers.
So I plucked a small ripper down to try first. It’s complete and the plate is perfectly straight. Just needs cleaned and filed.
#woodworking
#HandTools
wedgeNever seen one of these before. No doubt custom made. It’s obviously meant to hold roundish things vertical, but there’s definitely a diameter limitation.
Any guesses to its use?
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wedgeEffective immediately and definitively, I no longer use scotch brite pads and similar in my #restorations, #woodworking, or anything else. These products fall apart into plastic dust as they are used, going straight into the environment.
There is a global #microplastics problem. And with the new study released about them accumulating in our brains, as well other organs, well…
We need to do better since corporations & governments won’t. The onus is on us.
Steel wool for the win!
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Hello, gentle folk. For purposes here, I'm Wedge, a woodworker autodidact and busy owner of a new home needing work.
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