Rex Krueger
Published 8 Apr 2020Learn to restore an old hand-saw all the way from tag-sale trash to essential woodworking tool.
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Complete Joiner’s Bench Bundle (40 pages, full color, only $10): https://bit.ly/2QZls9TTools and Materials for Saw Restoration (affiliate):
Cheap screwdriver (good for modifying): https://amzn.to/2xUP0i3
Steel Wool: https://amzn.to/2UPhNgR
Mineral Spirits: https://amzn.to/2JJQpuw
Wax: https://amzn.to/2UR4Xiw
Wire Wheel Set: https://amzn.to/34k6alx
(several wheels for mounting in different machines)
Wet-or-Dry Sandpaper Assortment: https://amzn.to/2UO18KS
Flat File (for saw jointing): https://amzn.to/3bYOoXl
Tekton Triangular File: https://amzn.to/34p908H
(These files are not great, but they work. Comes with good handle. Buy the 6in, “slim”.)
220 Grit Sandpaper: https://amzn.to/39PjmQjWood Work for Humans Tool List (affiliate):
Stanley 12-404 Handplane: https://amzn.to/2TjW5mo
Honing Guide: https://amzn.to/2TaJEZM
Green buffing compound: https://amzn.to/2XuUBE2
Cheap metal/plastic hammer for plane adjusting: https://amzn.to/2XyE7Ln
Spade Bits: https://amzn.to/2U5kvML
Metal File: https://amzn.to/2CM985y (I don’t own this one, but it looks good and gets good reviews. DOESN’T NEED A HANDLE)
My favorite file handles: https://amzn.to/2TPNPpr
Block Plane Iron (if you can’t find a used one): https://amzn.to/2I6V1vh
Stanley Marking Knife: https://amzn.to/2Ewrxo3
Mini-Hacksaw: https://amzn.to/2QlJR85
Blue Kreg measuring jig: https://amzn.to/2QTnKYd
Blue Handled Marples Chisels: https://amzn.to/2tVJARY
Suizan Dozuki Handsaw: https://amzn.to/3abRyXB
Vaughan Ryoba Handsaw: https://amzn.to/2GS96M0
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Nice video. reminded me of my Grandfather teaching me how to use a hand saw. He always emphasized keeping the metal polished to a near-mirror shine, so that you could always tell how straight your cut was. He would sight the edge of the wood and how it met its reflection in the saw, so that you could immediately see when your saw was not cutting true. Sadly, I’ve let mine get dull, so back to work! Thanks for your videos!
Comment by Notty — April 9, 2020 @ 11:06
Glad you found it useful! Rex does a really good job of showing how to get started in woodworking for those who don’t already have a workshop full of tools. You can find more of his stuff that I’ve reposted here on the blog or his full collection of videos on his YouTube channel.
Comment by Nicholas — April 9, 2020 @ 12:44