Whos all using a buzz saw this year to cut up wood

Farmallb · Nov 26, 2017

I moved here 2yrs ago. Im setting up my 30s buzz saw tomorrow near my garden so I can throw the stuff ill not use in it to burn. My granddad bought this saw in the winter of 40, in Feb for a wedding present for my dad. Neither yet had a tractor. they used a rather small stationery engine to cut with it. Its on its second blade. Ive used it since 68 to cut firewood up till I moved here.
Would love to see a sharpening vid of sharpening the blade. Some I cant understand cause of a brushy beard and Canadian broge, and some just don't get close enough for me to see what there actually doing. The cameras too far back, and I guess they assume the viewer will know what there doing.
Ive always, nearly sharpened mine with a file, but have never been satisfied with the result. I also have the tool to lean the teeth one side or the other

HINT. DONT DO THAT, bending teeth, when its below freezing. Wait till the warm afternoon. Take the blade off, if in the shade and let it lay in the sun.
PLEASE don't ask me how I came to this information lol

Bret4207 · Nov 27, 2017

I still use one. You can find info on sharpening in various places. Leonard Lees "The Complete book of Sharpening" has it, the old Audels carpentry books had it, the Disston books had it. I suppose there are good You Tube vids, but I haven't found one yet. A 4" angle grinder can do the job if you have a steady hand. I still use a file. The hardest part is jointing the tips so you get a smooth cut.

Richard G. · Nov 27, 2017

I have my Grandpa's New Holland buzz saw that I have been thinking about setting back up. It is great on slabs from the sawmill that I have. Last time I sharpened it, I think I very carefully used my 4 inch side grinder, but a file is the best way to put a finish on the teeth.
I am very good at sharpening my sawmill blade which is an entirely different process including swaging the teeth.
Grandpa had the cutoff buzz saw mounted on the front of the 49 JD A to cut Grandma's cook stove wood.
Richard in NW SC

D beatty · Nov 27, 2017

I still have on that dad put on the back of a Farmall B and still use it from time to time. I learned how to sharpen the saw with a file and put set in blade using a block of steel and a ball ping hammer from my dad. Dad worked at Allis Chalmers and had a small farm and also worked at several sawmills that sawed blocking for the steel mills. I had the blade off saw while the tractor was getting new boots.

Leroy · Nov 27, 2017

Have 2 saws but do not use them as I do not burn wood.

jCarroll · Nov 27, 2017

I have a buzzsaw - use it mostly for nostalgic reasons. My brothers and I cut tons of firewood from the sawmill
my Dad bought in 1948.

I also have a Foley 360 saw sharpener. Which a professional sharpener from northern Michigan taught me how to use.

Need your buzz blade sharpened? You could be next in line!

Mogster · Nov 27, 2017

Use a good file, my favorite file at the sawmill was a B@#ed file by Nicolson. Your hand motions will. Be the same as a hand held crosscut saw. As for your blade set it should be 1/2 the thickness of the saw body so that your kerf = twice the thickness. Example saw. Body is 1/8, then you set the blade tip at 1/16. So your cut right is 1/16 + body 1/8 + cut left 1/16 = kerf 1/4. If you are sharpening the blade on the left as you face the saw your file stroke will be from right to left. Opposite for the. Right (cut right) side. For balance I tried to do equal strokes per tooth. Hope this helps.

Whos all using a buzz saw this year to cut up wood

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