handsaw blades...

[jason j ladue]

do you sharpen or replace...

 

[Lumberjack]

I use a Zubat.

I will replace it when the time comes, cant resharpen them back to like new.

 

[jason j ladue]

i have never tried having blades resharpened. i just replace them. was just wondering if they can be effectivelt resharpened? is it worth it. i buy 'em a dozen @ a time. for me, a blade typically keeps an acceptable edge for about three months or so. then i start wanting to replace it.

 

[Stumper]

Replace. I have resharpened blades but it simply isn't worthwhile. Many of our best saws have induction hardened teeth now so that they aren't resharpenable. The old styles saws could be filed and set but it was never worth the time countered against the cost of a new one.

 

[jason j ladue]

man did i hear that! the only cut i ever got from a chainsaw was while touching up the chain- no gloves. but that handsaw is HUNGRY, FEROCIOUS. i burn up a couple pairs of gloves every year w/ the handsaw...

 

[Manco]

I've resharpened some of the older ones with a 5/32" and a small flat file.That was on the models with the one-direction cut. The ones that cut both ways were too hard for me to get just right.
My Silky I just keep an extra blade for.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

The new saws have tri-angle teeth. Each little tooth has three different angles, plus, the steel is high carbon and very hard. The abarsion needed to sharpen an edge, can heat the metal and change the original hardness.
In the old days, yes, it was economical to sharpen the saw.
To tell if it's a tri-angle tooth, just look closely at the tip of the tooth. To tell if it's a high carbon steel saw, just try to file it, hehe.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Replace, and be done with it.

 

[jason j ladue]

yeah, i never screw w/ it. i like having a nice shiny new blade...just wondering.