> In case you
> folks wonder what happened to all the old saws, I mentioned to my mother
> the other day that I was getting into handtools and she said that she
> remembered dad coming home from work in the early days and sharpening his
> handsaws almost every night. It wasn't till I was much older that I
> learned that handsaws don't all come to a near point at the end.
I've got one of my grandpappy's saws that has had a good 2 inches
sharpened off of it. My dad says that the Sunday night ritual for his
dad was sharpening his saws--they were properly done when he
could slide a needle down the length of them.
> Carefully with the good stuff (recent auction, 606C Bedrock,
> probably type 8 if the Bedrocks follow the other type study--$20)
That qualifies for a gloat!
Welcome.
Ed Bell
ed.bell@c...
Cincinnati Bell Information Systems
Opinions expressed are my own and do not neccessarily
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