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Staining on steel and wood is common with green oak, maybe the citrus solvent promotes that staining. Many sawmill beds are stainless steel to prevent the staining when cutting green oak.

John, I never heard of using any bar oil on crosscuts. By itself it seem like it would be too thick and sticky but maybe diluted it would be ok. I think I've heard of some modern sawyers using a graphite based lubricant and that would not be as sticky. For normal sawing (non-competition) I see the "...

Brianthehurdler, I only use lubricant when needed to cut pitch on conifer trees. Around here Douglas Fir can be pitchy. I never have needed any on hardwood trees, cedar or hemlock that I mostly cut for firewood. Back in the day when all the falling was done with crosscuts I have been told that the b...

This gauge with three pins is used to set a lead (one raker tip higher then the other) on the rakers. The right and left pin can be used to set the rakers on both ends of the saw with the same tool and without reversing the saw. At least that is what the patent description says. See: https://patenti...

I have not see this logo on a saw but I do have a stainless steel Simonds 222 saw that indicates it has a Mine Temper. I believe it is softer then normal saws to reduce chance of a spark in a potentially explosive underground environment. https://a4.pbase.com/o6/24/643724/1/144491834.a64XUU69.IMG_50...

My web-developer says my online shop selling files and a few other tools is now working. Please have a look and tell me if you think so too. https://www.shedtherapy.com/shed-shop/ I am particularly interested if the postage calculates as I intended: • Free in UK • £10 for first item worldwide un-tr...

Considering the prices for a good old saw set-swaging hammer, I am going to grind down the faces of an auto body hammer to make a saw hammer. It would be good to hear from everyone about the best face diameter for a set-swaging hammer. The face at about 5/8" diameter seems to be about right. I made...

I'd suggest describing the shape of cutter teeth with just two angles. Your slope angle can be varied depending on the orientation of the file. With a vice with a thicker face the file can be rotated on its axis and changed so it is not perpendicular to the saw to get any angle. https://a4.pbase.com...

Looks like a good way to extend the life of a blade. Does the fiber wheel heat the blade significantly? Do the gullets end up “U” shaped, or can the original shape be duplicated? Since the metal is relatively thin and it cuts fast the heat build up does not seem to be a problem. You can grind them ...

Brother Ben,

There were no special handles for topping saws. They used standard two man saw handles, maybe with a shorter wood part.
Jim