Lobster wrote:
Out of interest, what does one pay for a quality' panel saw these days;
and what does sharpening cost?

About £3.88 for sharpening. I don't know about the cost of a saw - must
be £50 (unless you buy a nice second-hand one for a couple of quid!).


Somewhere I have a saw-sharpening jig/file and saw set (I think? a kit
comprising two components anyway?) which I bought about 20 years ago and
never actually got round to using! Must admit I thought they were
redundant.

You can use this (no idea about the jig, though) but not on hardpoint
saws, obviously, or it will sh4g your file. Having someone else do
the job is much nicer, although it can be wasteful of metal if not
done nicely.