CROSSCUT SAW TOOLS

Gibbs Style Long Jointer

We have reproduced one of the most sought-after saw tools ever manufactured! The jointing process brings all the cutting teeth on the saw even with the arc of the saw. When all cutting teeth are made to touch this arc, all the cutting teeth will cut. This is part of the efficiency of cutting - getting more chips per stroke. Unless the saw is jointed properly, only a few teeth are actually cutting - the rest are just along for the ride.

The long jointer is designed specifically for one purpose - jointing a two man saw. Superior results can be achieved over a short jointer / raker gage tool for this purpose. The reason is that the long jointer guarantees a round saw. The two ski-like shoes and the file ride along the true arc of the saw. These three points represent the arc, and continue this same arc along all the cutting teeth on the saw. This guaranteed roundness results in the smoothest cutting possible!.

Glass-hard shoes are adjustable in height to conform to the arc of any crosscut saw. Solid bronze tool has brass wingnuts - no tools required. Complete with special long jointer jointing file. Considered indispensable when filing competition saws. A really hard-to-find saw tool that every professional filer should have, as well as anyone who is interested in cutting wood at optimum efficiency with a two man saw. #459 - Gibbs Style Long Jointer - $109.95

Combination Jointer / Raker Gage Filing Kits

Jointing a saw evens up all the cutting teeth so more teeth are cutting in the kerf at the same time. This greatly improves the efficiency of the saw, and shows up as more wood cut with much less effort. Eventually, after repeated sharpenings, every saw will require jointing. You will notice when the saw jumps or "catches."

Jointing cuts the very tips of the teeth with a file held perpendicular to the plane of the saw, evening them up. The teeth are then sharpened and set. Also contained in the jointer is a raker gage, used for cutting the raker teeth down 1/64" - 1/32" below the cutting teeth, depending upon the wood being cut.

#CSC-1 filing kit contains our own combination jointer / raker gage, spider set gage, and setting stake.

Kit #CSC-1HF (item #449) contains the above mentioned tools plus our professional setting / swaging hammer and jointing / sharpening file.

Kits come with detailed instructions.

Crosscut Saw Company Filing Kit

Contains our jointer / raker gage tool, spider set gage, setting stake, and detailed instructions.

This is a very popular crosscut saw combination tool kit.

#448 - #CSC-1 Filing Kit - $69.95


#449 - #CSC-1 with Hammer and File - $95.80

Individual Saw Tools