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Some of the sawmills I've worked at used a metal detector after the debarker. Most of the time the operators that were supposed to monitor it didn't want to get out of the cab to look. So we called the Band saws the metal detector. You name it pretty much everything has been in logs going into the m...

Welcome to our world of saws! There is a wealth of information here, with many members willing to help new members like you. We all are learning something new everyday. Here, most all that is posted remains easy to find in the sub-categories. There are several Facebook groups that post information, ...

Working on a one man saw today and thought I'd file a couple cutters with the serrations on the cutters, that have been a standard for White pine competition saws. It's not easy to file them consistently. And I'm out of practice with them anyways. It takes a little bit of file manipulation to get th...

Some of the filers in Western Canada did this to the cutters when using the saws for cutting White Pine. the serrations allowed the cutters to sever the fibers better. By using a course bastard file you can make the serrations fairly uniform. I've had a few people request this style tooth for cuttin...

I totally understand your [explicatives] frustration. I've had the same happen to myself a couple times. Sooooo, I now put everything in a word document file, and then copy and paste it into the post. Continue your great posts. We are all learning from them.
John

We are glad to have You! John

I've always filed the saw like the Disston Lumbermans Handbook suggests. PATCsawyer started a thread on the Great American saw which has some good info in it. https://www.crosscutsawyer.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1252 Posted photo from Lumbermans Handbook When filing M-Tooth the outside Rake angle of ...

Slope angle is the angle made by the file and the saw plate when measuring straight across the saw plate.

Couple more photos, as I couldn't upload all first round. The BESTAR Steel information is what was sent to me when asking about saw steel used by an un-named saw manufacturing company New Zealand. summary: when tempering saw steel the hotter you anneal or temper the saw, the softer the steel will be...

A most excellent post Jim! You have put a lot of time and effort into your project and will be appreciated by all that can use your information. This addition to your post, adds to yours as supplemental information. I've been trying to find time in my busy schedule lately to post something similar. ...