We offer saw sharpening and restoration. Only hand tools are used for all work like sharpening, straightening, cleaning or handle repairs. Saws will be sharpened with the utmost care to cut accurately. Like hand cut rasps the small variations in tooth spacing of hand cut teeth give the saw a very smooth cut.
Depending on the current state and needs of the saw, we will give a general quote upon request.
Sharpening
How much does it cost to sharpen a saw? This includes jointing the toothline, sharpening and setting the teeth. Sharpening to rip, crosscut or hybrid patterns.
- Small backsaw up to 9 inch – £35
- Medium backsaw 10-14 inch – £40
- Large backsaw 16 -20 inch – £45
- Miterbox saw 22 -24inch – £60
- Panel saw up to 22 inch – £40
- Panel or Hand saw 24 -26 inch – £45
- Rip saw 28 inch – £50
Reshaping teeth
Often teeth are out of shape and need a considerable amount of jointing to be restored to equal size and rake before the saw is ready to be sharpened. From £15 for Backsaws and £20 for Handsaws and Miterbox saws
Cutting new teeth
At times the existing teeth and toothline are so much out of shape that its better to start over by cutting new teeth. We do this by fly press or by hand after filing down the existing teeth. Prices range between £25-50.
Saw straightening and alignment
Even the best saw can often benefit from straightening and aligning the handle, back and plate. By looking over the toothline you can spot kinks at the edge, but not always easily see cupping or twist. You can check the state of your saw plate best by holding it up to the light with a small ruler. We straighten saw plates and tension them on an anvil with dedicated hammers. Expect prices for straightening a blade between £15-30. For alignment prices range between £10 – £20
Saw restoration
Based on pictures of the saw you would like restored a rough quote can be given.
Commonly found old and beautiful saws have rust, are bent or kinked, or have broken horns on the handle. Most of this can be restored very well and truly transformed. Some like saws to remain with most signs of their age, and some like saws to look as clean as they can get.
However, the blade needs to have retained it’s temper, so not be too soft to keep an edge or too hard to set without breaking teeth. The blade can be too much eroded by rust. Handles can be cupped and thus cup the blade it holds. Split nuts can be difficult to reuse sometimes and other times half are missing. When a saw is in thus state it can be necessary to replace a saw blade, a handle or the nuts to complete a restore.
The smaller panel saw option
From many high quality hand saws or large panel saws that have been almost used up by lots of sharpening, a great smaller saw can be made with a re-purposed or new handle. This will give a well used saw a whole new life and can it be used for another 100 years or more.
