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Hand Saws

Sliding Dovetail Plane
20 January

How to Make Sliding Dovetails with Hand Tools

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Joinery, Projects, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

I’m working on a project that I’m assembling with tapered sliding dovetails. So in this video I discuss the method that I’ve settled on for making this uncommon form of joinery.

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Straighten and Tension a Bent Hand Saw
04 December

How to Straighten and Tension a Hand Saw

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Tools, Videos
  • Comments 1 comment

Just about everyone who has ever used a hand saw has bent or kinked a saw in use at some point. Sometimes the bend springs back, and sometimes it doesn’t. However, bending a saw doesn’t necessarily relegate it to becoming scraper stock or wall art. In many, if not most cases, the saw can probably be straightened out again.

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29 October

How to Align Saw Bolt Holes to a New Saw Handle

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Tools, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

If you have an old saw that needs a new handle, you will have to transfer the location of the saw bolt holes from the saw blade to the new handle blank.

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27 October

How to Repair a Bent Backsaw Blade

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Tools, Videos
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Sticking with the saw theme, in today’s video I’ll do a little simple saw doctoring.

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Crosscutting with a hand saw
23 October

How to Make a Panel Saw (From a Kit)

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Tools, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

I thought it might be fun to re-visit a video I made in 2010 on building a panel saw from a kit.

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Crosscutting with a hand saw
12 October

Hand Saw Foundations Introduction

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Videos
  • Comments 2 comments

This is the introductory video to my Hand Saw Foundations course.

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09 October

The Building of a Bow Saw

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Tools, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

I recently built myself a couple of continental European style frame saws, also called bow saws. Rather than making my typical style video where I do lots of talking and explaining, I decided to just let the camera roll while I shut up and worked. So enjoy the silence.

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ShepherdSaws04
06 October

How to Sharpen a Hand Saw – The 2009 Version

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Videos
  • Comments 1 comment

I have never really understood all of the hesitation that folks have learning to sharpen their own hand saws. It’s no more difficult than learning to sharpen a plane iron or a chisel. All it takes is a small investment in some simple, inexpensive tools and a few minutes of practice.

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22 April

Video: How to File a New Nib on a Hand Saw

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Tools, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

No self respecting hand saw is complete without a proper nib.

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Filing New Saw Teeth
15 April

Video: How to Re-tooth a Hand Saw

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Tools, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

Contrary to common belief, re-toothing a saw isn’t difficult at all, and doesn’t require any fancy expensive equipment. All it takes is a mil file, a tapered saw file (or two) and a little patience.

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06 March

Video: Resawing by Hand

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Shop Tips, Videos
  • Comments 0 comment

If you don’t have a band saw, you can still resaw thick boards into thinner boards, or make your own shop sawn veneer. In this video, I demonstrate the use of a frame saw for resawing by hand.

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04 March

Sources for Resaw Frame Saw Parts

  • Posted by Bob Rozaieski
  • Categories Tools
  • Comments 2 comments

I’ve received inquiries from multiple readers regarding my version of the Roubo frame saw. Specifically where I got the parts from and how they could make their own. Here are some options from finished saw to completely DIY.

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