Saw Set: a Bevelled Iron Block (Shop Notes, 1909)

A home-made saw set: a foot of T-rail, or any iron about 2 in square, with one end filed to a small bevel and a gauge mark on it. Lay the saw teeth to the mark and strike each tooth with a light hammer to bend it over the bevel. The mark as given sets a saw for soft wood; draw the saw back a trifle for hard wood. Source: Popular Mechanics Shop Notes for 1909, p. 896 (N. J. McLean). Picture: the article's drawing.

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File the bevel

Take a piece of T-rail about 1 ft long, or any piece of iron about 2 in square. With a file, bevel one end on top, 1/8 in down by 5/8 in back.

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铁条1 about 1 ft long, about 2 in square

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金属锉

Mark the gauge line

On the bevel make a gauge mark 3/16 in down from the top of the bevel (Fig. 1). This mark is for soft wood such as white pine and hemlock.

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金属锉

Set the teeth

Lay the saw on the flat top of the iron with the points of the teeth to the gauge mark. Strike each tooth one smart blow, or two light blows, with a light hammer with a small face; a horseshoeing hammer works well (Fig. 2). For hard wood, draw the saw back a trifle from the mark.

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