Thread | Brutkey

My 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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The same old hand saw with the tote removed. The plate metal under the tote is quite shiny and clean compared to the dirty/rusty exposed part.

An old rusty and dirty French-made hand saw about to be taken apart for cleaning.

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While 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.