In article .com, "TrailRat" wrote:
It sticks in the mitre box and has this weird white/black mess over the
blade that I think came from cutting green wood with it. The saw is
still sharp so I don't want to just throw it. It was hard to clean with
by hand with detergent and only managed a small area in a long sapce of
time. So any suggestion would be nice.

Washing soda. About 1/4 cup in a quart of warm water. Soak for five minutes;
most of the crud will rinse off. The rest you can wipe off with a rag. Rinse
with water. Dry with a towel.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?