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 When a knife just won't cut it...
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01/09/09 04:34 AM
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mhr
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I couldn't resist bigger steel (that's a SOD for sizing): ![[Linked Image from i225.photobucket.com]](http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd261/mtrspeed/img_0132.jpg)
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Re: When a knife just won't cut it...
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01/09/09 04:47 AM
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ordawg1
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Nice pants- I bet that saw will cut like crazy <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
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Re: When a knife just won't cut it...
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01/09/09 04:49 AM
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sick! i was just looking at the motorized kind <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: When a knife just won't cut it...
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01/09/09 06:48 AM
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Good ol' one man crosscut saw. We've got two, though only one is kept in usable form. When they're kept clean and sharp, they do cut amazingly well. In a time when this tool was state of the art, they knew a thing or two about making saws work as efficiently as possible, because they didn't have the option of using "the motorized version" to fell and limb the tree. The motorized version was a drag saw (for sectioning the logs) powered by horses on a treadmill! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> (most were only "one horsepower" too)
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Re: When a knife just won't cut it...
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01/09/09 07:05 AM
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mhr
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I picked it up off 'the bay' just before xmas. I went this route for a number of reasons: 1) I don't mind building up a good sweat on weekends. 2) If it came down to it, a one-man saw is a little more stealthy in a suburban environment than a power tool. 3) I'd hate to have to rely on gas-powered tools if I were depending on wood for fuel. 4) It is a fine example of a classic tool of the Pacific Northwest (perforated lance tooth style).
Now I need to pick up a set gauge, etc. and a beater saw on which to practice sharpening... it would hurt me quite a bit to mess this one up.
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Re: When a knife just won't cut it...
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01/09/09 08:24 AM
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That is very cool! Any idea what steel the old crosscut is made out of? My guess would be L6.
Last edited by Tolly; 01/09/09 08:37 AM.
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Re: When a knife just won't cut it...
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01/09/09 08:36 AM
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The teeth on it is interesting. Is it pretty thin like most saws?
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Re: When a knife just won't cut it...
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01/09/09 10:17 AM
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Momaw
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mhr:
2) If it came down to it, a one-man saw is a little more stealthy in a suburban environment than a power tool.
Planning to assassinate some trees? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />
MRpink:
Is it pretty thin like most saws?
As a generality, these type of saws tend to be pretty thick, because they cut aggressively in both directions and the saw needs to be stiff. Two man saws, which only cut under tension, can be much thinner; to the point where you can bend one into a circle for easier storage.
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Re: When a knife just won't cut it...
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01/09/09 10:37 AM
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I used a saw like that when I was a kid. I wonder what happened to it. Probably lost in one move or another. Many of Dad’s old tools were, alas.
I only ever learned to sharpen carpenter’s handsaws, from 5 ½” to 12 point. You’d need a specialized saw set for those teeth. You’ll also want to build yourself a sharpening frame. I don’t know how to describe one without pictures. But Google is your friend.
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Re: When a knife just won't cut it...
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01/09/09 11:54 AM
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I picked it up off 'the bay' just before xmas. I went this route for a number of reasons: 1) I don't mind building up a good sweat on weekends. 2) If it came down to it, a one-man saw is a little more stealthy in a suburban environment than a power tool. 3) I'd hate to have to rely on gas-powered tools if I were depending on wood for fuel. 4) It is a fine example of a classic tool of the Pacific Northwest (perforated lance tooth style).
Now I need to pick up a set gauge, etc. and a beater saw on which to practice sharpening... it would hurt me quite a bit to mess this one up. Mhr, That is one very cool saw. Wish I had it when I was helping my brother take down those 3 trees in his backyard this fall. It would have been done in half the time <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Just how big IS that beast?
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Re: When a knife just won't cut it...
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01/09/09 12:34 PM
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The one I used was maybe five feet long.
It was really a one-man/two-man saw. That upright handle could be moved to the far end so one sawyer could work it from each side of a log. There should be a hole for the handle at the far end. I can’t see if there is because there’s this knife in the way.
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Re: When a knife just won't cut it...
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01/09/09 01:43 PM
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I couldn't resist bigger steel (that's a SOD for sizing): Looks like you're ready for some heavy-duty cutting! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> Mark, I still love your avatar: "I dub thee Sir Loin of Beef". <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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