Comments on: Bad Axe dovetail saw https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2012/09/15/bad-axe-dovetail-saw/ inside the woodshop Sun, 12 Jun 2016 05:34:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2012/09/15/bad-axe-dovetail-saw/#comment-112562 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:41:37 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=1895#comment-112562 Ken,

The balance of this saw is great, and I like the 10″ length. Because the filing and set are so good, once you groove your stroke with this saw it tracks very well, so the length and balance further work in your favor.

Mine is set about .002 each side and it feels just right – with a careful start the saw really carries itself true through the cut. I can’t emphasize enough how good the sharpening is.

Hang angle + balance + weight + excellent sharpening = good cut.

Rob

]]> By: Ken Speed https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2012/09/15/bad-axe-dovetail-saw/#comment-112560 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:21:53 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=1895#comment-112560 Thanks Rob for the mini review.

I’m especially interested inasmuch as I’m not all together satisfied with my current western dovetail saw as you know. I think one of the really tempting features of the bad Axe saw is that they offer choices in handle size.

Do you think the longer length of the blade makes any appreciable difference in using the saw?

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