my son is upset because i used one of his good hand saws to cut through a
piece of wood that was painted on one side. Does paint dull a blade that
much to get upset about? thanks

bert wrote:
my son is upset because i used one of his good hand saws to cut through a
piece of wood that was painted on one side. Does paint dull a blade that
much to get upset about? thanks

It shouldn't dull the saw any, but it could get paint smears on the saw
blade, which can leave streaks on other cut boards that you don't want
left there.

-Nathan

"bert" wrote in message
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my son is upset because i used one of his good hand saws to cut through a
piece of wood that was painted on one side. Does paint dull a blade that
much to get upset about? thanks


Do you live in Bizarro World?

Locutus wrote:
"bert" wrote in message
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my son is upset because i used one of his good hand saws to cut through a
piece of wood that was painted on one side. Does paint dull a blade that
much to get upset about? thanks

I don't think paint would dull a saw much, but I wouldn't be too
thrilled if someone used one of my good handsaws to cut through scrap
lumber, especially if there was any chance of hidden nails/staples/etc.
I'm really sorry to take sides here, but in my opinion, if this is his
tool, you should respect his wishes about how/when it's used, even if
they don't make sense to you. Of course if it's your tool and he sort
of adopted it and is borrowing space in your shop, then you can use
whatever you want however you want.
Again, just my opinion.
Andy

"bert" wrote in message
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my son is upset because i used one of his good hand saws to cut through a
piece of wood that was painted on one side. Does paint dull a blade that
much to get upset about? thanks

It is bad to run painted wood through a planer, but a saw wouldn't really
matter.

My son get upset at everything I do; don't worry about it.

Tools are made to be used and are sharpenable!
Sounds like counseling is in order.
You are lucky to have each other!
WL
"Toller" wrote in message
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"bert" wrote in message
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my son is upset because i used one of his good hand saws to cut through a
piece of wood that was painted on one side. Does paint dull a blade that
much to get upset about? thanks

It is bad to run painted wood through a planer, but a saw wouldn't really
matter.

My son get upset at everything I do; don't worry about it.

"bert" wrote in message
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my son is upset because i used one of his good hand saws to cut through a
piece of wood that was painted on one side. Does paint dull a blade that
much to get upset about? thanks

It depends... some paint has a lot of silica in it (basically fine sand)
that will speed the dulling of the saw. Whether cutting painted wood is
something to get upset about is a personal standards issue... Me personally,
I reserve a relatively low end circular saw blade for painted wood and keep
painted wood away from my good blades, hand saws, and jointer and planner
knives. Early on I put grooves in jointer knives when I edge jointed wood
with painted faces... one 4' board is all it took!

John

bert wrote:
my son is upset because i used one of his good hand saws

Assuming similar tools to my own set, I'd be upset that you'd used the
"good" saws without asking, and that you'd used a good saw for a job
that a crude saw could do just as well.

Paint isn't the issue.

20 whacks



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bert wrote:
my son is upset because i used one of his good hand saws to cut through a
piece of wood that was painted on one side. Does paint dull a blade that
much to get upset about? thanks



Your son got off easy. My wife used one of my good saws to prune some
trees.
--
For every complicated, difficult problem, there is a simple, easy
solution that does not work.

Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland -

It depends on what you mean by "paint" -- if you mean (perhaps) the
25-year aluminium oxide finish they put on hardwood flooring, then ya...someone
is likely to spaz about their hand-made dozuki being used on it.

bert wrote:
my son is upset because i used one of his good hand saws to cut through a
piece of wood that was painted on one side. Does paint dull a blade that
much to get upset about? thanks

wrote:

Your son got off easy. My wife used one of my good saws to prune some
trees.

Week after I got married, my father in law used our new wedding-present
Global carving knife to pry up vinyl tiles from the kitchen floor and
broke the tip off it.

On Dec 5, 4:06 pm, "bert" wrote:
my son is upset because i used one of his good hand saws to cut through a
piece of wood that was painted on one side. Does paint dull a blade that
much to get upset about? thanks

I wouldn't think that cutting 'a' piece of wood with paint on it would
do much to dull a good saw.

That being said, when you own a really sharp tool, it is easy to get a
bit fanatical about keeping it really sharp. Once you start using
really sharp tools, you come to appreciate how much more enjoyable the
work is compared to using a not so sharp tool.

Mike

I know what I would tell my son......and it has little to do with the
saw.

On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:06:19 GMT, "bert" wrote:

my son is upset because i used one of his good hand saws to cut through a
piece of wood that was painted on one side. Does paint dull a blade that
much to get upset about? thanks


No, I very much doubt it. But nails will! But I keep three saws, one
like new, one for everyday use, and one for hacking about. They are
dead cheap these days.

I now keep my "best" saw out of the way, as a while back, wife
borrowed it to prune some trees !

Barry

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my son is upset because i used one of his good hand saws to cut through a
piece of wood that was painted on one side. Does paint dull a blade that
much to get upset about? thanks



Sounds like you son needs a talking to. An ass kicking would probably be
better, but that's not allowed. Never, never, never borrow daddies tools.
Oh! I mean sonnies tools.

"Andy Dingley " wrote in
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wrote:

Your son got off easy. My wife used one of my good saws to prune some
trees.

Week after I got married, my father in law used our new wedding-present
Global carving knife to pry up vinyl tiles from the kitchen floor and
broke the tip off it.



The positive side was you were able to practice/improve your grinding and
honing skills .