--- product_id: 380612 title: "Keeping the Cutting Edge: Setting and Sharpening Hand and Power Saws" brand: "harold "dynamite" paysonsam manningjeff julian" price: "₨8505" currency: LKR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.lk/products/380612-keeping-the-cutting-edge-setting-and-sharpening-hand-and-power store_origin: LK region: Sri Lanka --- # Keeping the Cutting Edge: Setting and Sharpening Hand and Power Saws **Brand:** harold "dynamite" paysonsam manningjeff julian **Price:** ₨8505 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Keeping the Cutting Edge: Setting and Sharpening Hand and Power Saws by harold "dynamite" paysonsam manningjeff julian - **How much does it cost?** ₨8505 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.lk](https://www.desertcart.lk/products/380612-keeping-the-cutting-edge-setting-and-sharpening-hand-and-power) ## Best For - harold "dynamite" paysonsam manningjeff julian enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted harold "dynamite" paysonsam manningjeff julian brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Keeping the Cutting Edge: Setting and Sharpening Hand and Power Saws ## Images ![Keeping the Cutting Edge: Setting and Sharpening Hand and Power Saws - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51cHA55sO0L.jpg) ![Keeping the Cutting Edge: Setting and Sharpening Hand and Power Saws - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41vEt4Z9HWL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Wow, very short, but very succinct *by M***Y on Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2019* I'm having a really hard time writing a review of this pamphlet. To call it a book is absurd. It's not sitting in front of me, but it was maybe a couple dozen pages long. However, brevity is not necessarily a function of worth. I have no interest in circular saws and such, so I didn't read those couple of pages. I was and am interested in the techniques for sharpening handsaws of all kinds: panel saws, tenon saws, carcass saws, dovetail saws, frame saws, fret saws, bow saws, Japanese style pull saws, Western style push saws, one and two man buck saws and pruning saws. Never thought about sharpening hack saws, but that could be another type of interest. However, this book does not treat these saws as requiring different types of treatment. It boils down the process to "Are you sharpening for a crosscut or a rip cut" . It then goes into great detail about the skill required for the fundamental strokes used which is highly informative. The pictures and the text inside the modern cover look remarkably like WWII training materials and likely are since it is not an infringement to reprint them. The author is the son of a saw sharpener and been around it all his life, so the treatments given are very practical and useful. Unfortunately after the basics are presented, there is little detail provided about options like different rakes, fleams and gullets. When to use which, why, pros and cons, ramifications of choices, types of wood, resultant cuts etc. I went into the book not knowing any more than Lie Nielsen published on YouTube and the pamphlet gave me a lot of information, particularly if you take the time to study the illustrations. I didn't get all I expected from it, but I did learn a lot from it. So I settled on four stars and would recommend it to beginners who are thinking of starting to sharpen their own saws. You'll need much more than this if you are going to start manufacturing saws, but this is a great text to get you started. I was also disappointed it did not address progressive pitch as that was my primary interest in starting to sharpen my own saws, so, again, don't expect much beyond basics, there are no details on treatments to be had from this. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A Sharp Saw is a Good Thing to Have in Your Shop: *by J***H on Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2017* Keeping the Cutting Edge Setting and Sharpening Hand and Power Saws This is a good book on hand sharpening saws of all kinds. I haven't done or seen this done since I was a young child of 8 to 12 years of age. My father knew how to but sent his saws to an older man to be sharpened for some time. I used to watch him as he sharpened my fathers saw but never was taught. I did recognize the tools and explanation from memory. The book is very well written an should be easy to understand by all. I'm now looking for the proper tools to sharpen my saws.Rev. Joseph ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A great book on a nearly forgotten topic *by S***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017* The use of handsaws and the care of them is slowly disappearing. For the next generation, books like these are needed.I loved this book for the explanation of different saws and how to care for them. It even had a section on chain saws. 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