Can you sharpen a wood saw?

Question

Is it possible to sharpen a wood handsaw? Or do I need to buy a new one when it starts to blunt?

Damien · Answer

If you have time, you can try to sharpen, but first of all, there will be no factory focussing. Secondly, no one practises it, and you just buy a new manual saw

James · Answer

Yes you can sharpen a wood saw with a sharpening tool

Aaron · Answer

Yes but easier to buy a new one as is a nightmare cost more buying the tools to sharpen than a new a new saw

Phillip · Answer

Wood saws can be sharpened if the teeth are not hardened 
And there are still places around that do sharpen traditional quality handsaw 
Check the Internet for a local place near you ( it won't be cheap ) but if its a good quality hand saw nothing you buy today will compete with the quality and feel of the old handsaw

Leon · Answer

If it’s a decent saw it could be sharpened… if it’s a cheap one I would buy a new one

Christian · Answer

You absolutely can it’s what happened back in the day !!! 
But the price of a good saw now there is just no need to send your saw away to get sharpened

Roger · Answer

Yes you can sharpen a hand saw,if you have the right tools but just as easy and cheaper to buy a new one

Michael · Answer

It is possible to re sharpen a wood saw with a small triangular file but this is normally reserved for saws that are meant to be kept for years. The key points are hardwood handle, high quality steel blade etc. a cheaper plastic handled saw whilst it can be sharpened are priced at a low enough point to make them disposable, the metal also is not really suited to hand sharpening although it can at a pinch be done.

Matt · Answer

Most saws can be sharpened but it is a lot easier to just buy a new one as if the teeth are not hardened or if the teeth are bent it will make this very difficult

Philip · Answer

Yew you can but you need the right tools, files etc and a certain amount to Knowle to do it correctly. Modern saws generally are sold as disposable so it would be cheap enough just to replace

Can you sharpen a wood saw?

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