Sharpening a one / two person crosscut logging saw

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How to sharpen a large crosscut logging saw using handtools.
I got this old Spear and Jackson crosscut logging saw off of Ebay, and I wanted to give it a new lease of life. It needed a resharpen, which is a fairly easy task provided one has a nice quality large triangular file - I have an old Bedford file that was ideal for the task. It takes quite a bit of time to do the filing, but is well worth the effort, as the saw cuts really well now, and is always a joy to use. It does not need petrol, and does not scare away the woodland birds - though it does take quite a bit of effort! I hope you enjoy this video.

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@SawZaag 11 лет назад

Thanks, Harry, I'll give it a go. We do use chainsaws and all the plug ins, but, although not a dinosaur, I'm a firm believer in good hand skills. The younger fellows at work seem scared of the handsaw. Planing as well, they see it as hard work, but no machine can match the sheen of the handplaned finish.

@harryrogers 11 лет назад

Hi - yes it works really well and there is nothing like a well sharpened saw - thanks for the tip re: burrs. Regards Harry.

@madmarine2012 11 лет назад

nice saw that you have there. I also have a one man saw with a lance pattern tooth. if you plan on cutting with it no need to knock the burrs off, the cutting process will do it for you.

@harryrogers 11 лет назад

Hi Patrick - yes I was very pleased to get it - at least your new one will be ready sharp - and if its a Flinn Garlick it will be very nice. Regards Harry

@Patrickbeardmore 11 лет назад

£9.99..... Bargin! ive been bidding on these for the last 3 weeks and ended up buying a new one for £70. great video, very informative.

@harryrogers 11 лет назад

Hi SawZaag - it will love green oak.........that is a fine saw you have, take your time with the sharpening and it should work very well.. at least one can see the teeth on a saw of that size.....good luck.

@Ziachmusi 10 лет назад

Hi Harry, very helpful video.... i have bought just the same saw a couple days ago...in a ebay-like website here in my country, same teeth configuration, but without handle...perfect for restoration...must be usa or uk made...im waiting to receive it...its a shame that the detachable handle is missing too ...but well, fortunately no missing teeth!...lets see if i can bring it back to life! bye!

@harryrogers 10 лет назад

great...perhaps some studding and a wooden dowel might fix the handle

@harryrogers 11 лет назад

Garlick Flynn say there saws are sharpenable on their website, and even provide a large file for sharpening their logging saws. I think provided you use a high quality strong triangular file you should be able to give the teeth a nice touch up - a Bedford, Stubbs, or Nicholson file would be a good choice for this - and presumably Garlick Flynns own file. Good luck. Regards Harry

@SawZaag 11 лет назад

I'll give sharpening a go. Normal handsaws aren't a problem (although I normally send them off), but this looked a bit of a beast. I've not used one before. I've no idea how it would perform on green oak.

@SawZaag 11 лет назад

I bought one of the Flinn saws about 2 years ago (thought it might be useful for cutting green oak) it's a very nice saw and I was pleased with it, however I sent it off for sharpening and it was returned untouched. They (sawdoctors) said that they couldnt sharpen it as, "it's a hardpoint". I disputed this, but they wouldn't be convinced. Yes, the teeth are "blued", as on a hardpoint, but surely that's simply from the manufacturing process? They saw the blue and made their minds up.

@andrewfrudd108 8 лет назад

Hi Harry, did you sharpen (ie bevel) the vertical sides of the teeth next to the gullet? I have been doing some research on these saws but most of the videos I have found are for sharpening a Champion or Lance pattern tooth rather than this Great American tooth pattern. In the crosscut saw manual it mentions that M tooth saws (one less point per cluster than yours) are only beveled on the inside angles with the outsides left vertical to act as rakers. The book mentions that the Grat American pattern is similar to the M so I think it should be vertical...

@harryrogers 8 лет назад

+Andrew Frudd Hi Andrew from vague memory I think I bevelled some and left others plain as thats how it had been done before both on this saw and another I had......I think your approach sounds right, and your justification makes very good sense...interesting.

@andrewfrudd108 8 лет назад

Thanks, I will try do a bit more research but I am leaning towards leaving them vertical when I get round to filing mine.

@jackwheatley8 4 года назад

@@andrewfrudd108 what did you conclude? I have two to restore

@andrewfrudd108 4 года назад

@@jackwheatley8 i didnt bevel the vertical sides

@miledaru 4 года назад

Hi - this seems to be very special - is there any manual out there how to exactly do the sharpening? Lots of videos cover different patterns. I have bought a factory-new saw, there are no bevels at all! Manufacturer says it is sharp, dealer says it is not, I have to re-sharpen it. But how exactly?

@SawZaag 11 лет назад

Thanks for that, windsor, I knew they must be. The fellow who collected the saw said something like, " ooh, they look like hardened teeth". He obviously repeated this to his colleagues, who agreed, so they didn't even try. Common sense should have been enough to know that such a saw would have been resharpenable. They saw blue and jumped to conclusions, annoying, especially since I knew I was right.