Bugs wrote:
Learn to sharpen your old saw. It isn't difficult to learn. There are
several sites, Disston, Stanley, etc. that I believe have sharpening
tutorials. You'll need a vise, some scrap boards to sandwich the saw in
the vise, and a triangular file. A saw set might be needed if it's in
bad shape. Take it to a saw shop for setting if needed. I don't use
mine once every ten years.
Once learned, it is an enjoyable [and possibly profitable] pastime.

Hey, good idea. The top link in my GS (DAGS: stanley saw sharpening
tutorial) has a link to:

http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/primer/sharp.html

and Frid's TFTW has another howto in which he explains why he puts a rip
shape on the teeth even of his crosscut saws.

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