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Excerpt from Popular Mechanics: Shop Notes, Volume 21,
1925.
Filing Crosscut Saws
Large crosscut saws used for sawing logs are, owing to their
size, difficult to file when sharpening them without the aid
of a vise. Experienced woodsmen employ the slot-and-wedge method
of holding the saw, as shown in the drawing. A deep slot is
cut across a log or heavy timber and the saw is placed upside
down in this cut. One or two small wooden wedges are then driven
in the cut to hold the saw securely in position and it can be
filed readily.
—G.E. Hendrickson, Argyle, Wis.
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