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Some of you should start receiving your saws in the mail today.
The primary reason for this thread will be a training exercise for those of you who are new to traditional hand saws.
First off, it will arrive with a stout clear coating of a wax like substance. A good and thorough wipe down with a rag and any volatile distillate such as Acetone, Lacquer Thinner, Denatured Alcohol, etc will remove this. You will want to remove this coating before using to keep the saws cutting smoothly.
I will start putting together the practice lessons for y'all this week but likely will not have them ready to go until the end of next week or early the following. I will be out of town for about a week between now and then.
In the mean time, I do encourage you to start playing with them. Take your time and don't be in a hurry. If you do not have any oil suitable for hand tools I suggest one of the following but in no particular order-
Beeswax, Renaissance Wax, and non-rancifying Tallow, Camellia Oil, Johnson's Paste Wax, or almost any non-silicone / non-synthetic light oils.
I use a mixture of beeswax and Tallow during the summer and straight tallow during the winter for most all of my hand tools.
Lubricators like these will be a tremendous help to you and make for much easier work.
The secondary reason for this thread is to troubleshoot any issues you may have as well as show off the saws and what you are doing with them. If you have any trouble, please post it here as you may not be the only one. Also pictures of what you are doing will be encouraging to the others who are still timid to the saws.
I will do my best to monitor the thread for any problems people may have even while out of town but I can make no firm promises.
Enjoy your new tools!
Jean
The primary reason for this thread will be a training exercise for those of you who are new to traditional hand saws.
First off, it will arrive with a stout clear coating of a wax like substance. A good and thorough wipe down with a rag and any volatile distillate such as Acetone, Lacquer Thinner, Denatured Alcohol, etc will remove this. You will want to remove this coating before using to keep the saws cutting smoothly.
I will start putting together the practice lessons for y'all this week but likely will not have them ready to go until the end of next week or early the following. I will be out of town for about a week between now and then.
In the mean time, I do encourage you to start playing with them. Take your time and don't be in a hurry. If you do not have any oil suitable for hand tools I suggest one of the following but in no particular order-
Beeswax, Renaissance Wax, and non-rancifying Tallow, Camellia Oil, Johnson's Paste Wax, or almost any non-silicone / non-synthetic light oils.
I use a mixture of beeswax and Tallow during the summer and straight tallow during the winter for most all of my hand tools.
Lubricators like these will be a tremendous help to you and make for much easier work.
The secondary reason for this thread is to troubleshoot any issues you may have as well as show off the saws and what you are doing with them. If you have any trouble, please post it here as you may not be the only one. Also pictures of what you are doing will be encouraging to the others who are still timid to the saws.
I will do my best to monitor the thread for any problems people may have even while out of town but I can make no firm promises.
Enjoy your new tools!
Jean