On 5 Sep 2005 14:16:40 -0700, wrote:


Morris Dovey wrote:
(in
) said:

| Good luck sharpening the blades on these things once the kerf is
| ground out. Called "not happenin' ".
|
| These blades are abut 1/8 thick

Wow! I hadn't realized they were /that/ thick.

Nor I. The reinforcement on the back of the blade may be 1/8"
thick but no way will the teeth be that thick.

Try measuring it with a caliper, I bet the kerf isn't even
1/8" thick.


I pulled down my Stanley 358-A, which has a blade exposure of 5" from
tooth to back, and a length measured along the teeth of 25-1/2".

The body of the blade is about 3/64" and the kerf is about 1/16".

The back is 1/4" thick.

Tom Watson - WoodDorker
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