Saw Blade Sharpening Tools

Saw Blade Sharpening Tools

What size of file should one use?

It is in principle simple: a triangular file should be chosen that is big enough so that as the teeth are sharpened, the file can be rotated in between teeth and all three sides of the file will be evenly worn down. So one measures the tooth depth and looks to the width of the file. The file's width should be a hair under double the tooth depth.

If it is particularly important to one to have a good view of the teeth while filing, one should choose a smaller file, with sides just a little wider than the tooth depth. The file will wear out faster, but one will have better control over the work. Good light also is very important for this kind of work. A side benefit is that this will be a good test to see of one's eyesight or eyeglass prescription is good! If one's eyes tire quickly, it is a good indicator that all is not as it should be!

What is the difference between normal three-sided files and saw files?

Regular three-sided files have sharp corners that cut a hard angle. Saw files have corners that are ever so slightly rounded, so as to maintain the round gullet between the saw's teeth as one files them. This is to help prevent cracking the base of the teeth, which is easy to do if one does not work carefully and precisely. Because of technical issues in the manufacture of saw files, there is a limit to how small the files can be made. Therefore we, as recommended by Eddie Sirotich of Adria Tools, offer a small needle file to sharpen saws with extremely fine teeth. An alternative for very fine-toothed Western type saws is to use a small Japanese sword-form file, which also has a lightly rounded corner. But one must then file both the tooth's front edge and back separately. This in contrast to using the proper triangular file, which will file the front of one tooth and the back of the previous tooth on the same stroke.

In the tables below, we provide a list of saws we sell for which each file is recommended. But of course the list is not exhaustive and multiple combinations are possible.

All files delivered without handle. Handles you will find here!

NICHOLSON Flat file - to trim irregular teeth
NICHOLSON Flat file - to trim irregular teeth
for Length Cross section Cut Order nr. Price
all handsaws 200 mm 19 x 4.8 mm 3 314050 cart € 6.90

 

Saw file regular
Saw file regular
for Length Width Cut Order nr. Price
Bow saws 301162, 301153
Pax handsaws 303007, 303008, 303010
150 mm 13 mm 2 302525 cart € 5,30
Farmer's saws 301156, 301158
Crosscut saws 302950, 302951, 302952, 302953, 303021, 303022, 303023
200 mm 16 mm 2 302526 cart € 7.10

 

Saw file slim
Saw file slim
for Length Width Cut Order nr. Price
Turning saw 301164
Pax Tenon saw 303005
100 mm 6,3 mm 2 302527 cart € 4,10
Bow saws 301150, 301151
Pax handsaws 303006, 303010
Pax Tenon saws 303004, 303005
150 mm 9 mm 2 302528 cart € 5.30

 

Saw file double extra slim
Saw file double extra slim
for Length Width Cut Order nr. Price
Pax Gents saws 303009, 303016, 303017
Greaves Gents saws 303026, 303027, 303028, 303029
Adria Tenon saws 306901, 306902, 306911, 306912
Pax Dovetail saw 303003
100 mm 4 mm 2 302530 cart € 4.10
Greaves Gents saws 303026, 303027, 303028, 303029
Turning saw 301164
Pax Tenon saw 303005
Adria Tenon saws 306901, 306912
Pax Dovetail saw 303003
Veneer saw 302530
125 mm 5 mm 2 302531 cart € 4.70
Turning saw 301164
Pax Tenon saw 303005
150 mm 6 mm 2 302532 cart € 5,30

 

Saw file for Gent’s saws
Saw file for Gent’s saws
for Length Width Cut Order nr. Price
Greaves Gent’s saws 303026, 303027, 303028, 303029 100 mm 6 x 4 mm 2 302533 cart € 9.90

 

Needle file threesquare
Needle file threesquare - for extremly small teeth
for Total
length
Cutting
length
Cross
section
Cut Order
nr.
Price
Pax Mini Gents saws 303017, 303015, 303013
Inlay saw and Jewellers Saw 303020, 303019
Razorsaw und Flush cutting saw 303025, 303018
Veneer saws 300390, 303999, 303310
Adria Dovetail saw 306900 Pax Dovetail saw 303002, 303003
140 mm 70 mm 3.5 mm 2 302705 cart € 6.80

 

Saw-files for Japanese Saws
Saw-files for Japanese Saws - made in Japan! Suitable for traditional saws!
for Length Cross section Cut Order nr. Price
Dozuki 312060, 312061
Ryoba 312057, 309455, 309457
75 mm 17 x 2.3 mm 2 312900 cart € 10.50
Ryoba 312057, 309459, 309461, 309463 100 mm 20 x 3 mm 2 312901 cart € 12.90
Ryoba 309463
Kobiki 309830
Temagori 309834, 312020
150 mm 28 x 4 mm 2 312903 cart € 14.50

Feather Edge Saw Files (Yasuri) for Japanese Saws

These saw files are designed to sharpen traditional Japanese saws. They are also good tools for working various very fine-toothed European saws and for many other types of fine filing work because of their narrow profile. Produced in tooth size 2, saw files with teeth on both sides are designed principally for ripcut saw blades. With crosscut saws there is the danger, if one is not very careful, that you can cut into the backs of the close-set neighboring teeth. So for these saws we offer Japanese files with teeth on one side which have been specially made for this job. These files are made in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Feather Edge Saw Files, double-faced
Feather Edge Saw Files, double-faced
This configuration is designed to sharpen ripcut saw blades. With Ryoba saws, one uses it only on the ripcut edge of the blade. For saws with teeth on two edges of the blade, we recommend both types of saw files.

Feather Edge File 75 x 17 x 2.3 mm
double-faced

for (or alike):
Dozuki 312061
Ryoba 312057, 309455, 309457
Order nr. 312900 cart
Price € 10.50

Feather Edge File 100 x 20 x 3 mm
double-faced

for (or alike):
Ryoba 312057, 309459, 309461
Order nr. 312901 cart
Price € 12.90

Feather Edge File 125 x 25 x 3.5 mm
double-faced

for (or alike):
Ryoba 309461, 309463
Order nr. 312902 cart
Price € 13.50

Feather Edge File 150 x 28 x 4 mm
double-faced

for (or alike):
Ryoba 309463
Kobiki 309830
Temagori 309830, 312020
Order nr. 312903 cart
Price € 14.50
Feather Edge Saw Files, single-faced
Feather Edge Saw Files, single-faced
This type of file is mostly recommended for filing crosscut saws including the crosscut edge of Ryoba saws. You will soon, or possibly already have noticed that single-sided files cost a fair bit more than double-sided files. This is because these are highly specialized tools for which there is little demand and so they are produced in small lots by special order only. Inevitably this makes them more expensive.

Feather Edge File 75 x 17 x 2.3 mm
single-faced

for (or alike):
Dozuki 312060, 312061
Ryoba 312057, 309455, 309457
Order nr. 312905 cart
Price € 10.50

Feather Edge File 100 x 20 x 3 mm
single-faced

for (or alike):
Dozuki 312060, 312061
Ryoba 312057, 309459, 309461, 309463
Order nr. 312906 cart
Price € 12.90

Feather Edge File 125 x 25 x 3.5 mm
single-faced

for (or alike):
Ryoba 309461, 309463
Order nr. 312907 cart
Price € 15.50

Feather Edge File 150 x 28 x 4 mm
single-faced

for (or alike):
Ryoba 309463
Temagori 309834
Order nr. 312908 cart
Price € 16.50
Diamond Feather Edge File
Hiebe beidseitig

These files are distinguished by the incredible hardness of the diamond cutting surfaces. Unlike many of our files, these come with the handles installed as in the photo.

Diamond Feather Edge File 75 x 17 x 2,3 mm
double-faced

Total length with handle 190 mm
Order nr. 312910 cart
Price € 17,50

Diamond Feather Edge File 100 x 20 x 3 mm
double-faced

Total length with handle 220 mm
Order nr. 312911 cart
Price € 32,50

Diamond Feather Edge File 125 x 25 x 3,5 mm
double-faced

Total length with handle 245 mm
Order nr. 312912 cart
Price € 32,50

SOMAX Saw Sets

SOMAX makes 4 different handsets: with magnifying glass or not, for normal or for fine sawblades. They have a plunger width of 2.2 mm, suited for normal saws or a plunger width of 1.4 mm, suited for fine saws.
Instruction how to use the Somax Saw Set Somax saw sets are suitable for small and medium sized blades.

SOMAX Saw Set
SOMAX Saw Set
without magnifying glass
for 4 - 8 TPI saws (3 - 7 mm from tip to tip)
Order nr. 310600 cart
Price € 18.90
SOMAX Saw Set
SOMAX Saw Set
without magnifying glass
for 5 - 16 TPI saw (1.5 - 5 mm from tip to tip)
Order nr. 310601 cart
Price € 19.90
SOMAX Saw Set
SOMAX Saw Set
with magnifying glass
for 4 - 8 TPI saws (3 - 7 mm from tip to tip)
Order nr. 310602 cart
Price € 22.90
SOMAX Saw Set
SOMAX Saw Set
with magnifying glass
for 5 - 16 TPI saws (1.5 - 5 mm from tip to tip)
Order nr. 310603 cart
Price € 23.90

Forged Saw Sets

These saw sets forged of steel allow higher pressure and are suitable for larger saws. At the bottom of the page you find a saw setting lever. Made in Germany.
Notice: In order to prevent the break-off of the tooth it is necessary, in form of several trials, to approach to the right depth of setting. In certain circumstances it can be necessary to obtain the depth of setting with several setting passages.

Saw Set small type
Saw Set small size
Total length 180 mm
Suitable for blade thickness up to 1.5 mm
Order nr. 317120 cart
Price € 19.50
Saw Set medium size
Saw Set medium size
Total length 210 mm
Suitable for blade thickness up to 2.5 mm
Recommended for One-man crosscut saws and Two-man crosscut saws.
Order nr. 317121 cart
Price € 24.50
Saw Set large
Saw Set large
Total length 250 mm
Weight 800 g
Suitable for blade thickness up to 4.5 mm
With 3 different jaws. Jaw 1 is for long teeth. On the picture mounted in place. Jaw 2 is for medium teeth and jaw 3 for short teeth. On the picture the trapezoid piece of steel on the top. The numbers are marked.
Suitable for Two-man crosscut saws and even circular saws.
Order nr. 317122 cart
Price € 69.50
Saw Setting Lever
Saw Setting Lever
Total length with wooden handle 210 mm
With this saw setting lever it is easy to set the teeth of large saw blades, specially Two-man crosscut saws. 7 cut-ins with 4 widths 1.5 mm, 1.8 mm, 2.0 mm, 2.5 mm allow setting of different saws. The cut-ins are laser cut.
Order nr. 317130 cart
Price € 18.50
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