Wood Harvesting with Hand Tools - An Illustrated Training Manual (ILO, 1989, 128 p.): CROSS-CUT SAWS: FILING VICES, COMMERCIALLY-MADE

Wood Harvesting with Hand Tools - An Illustrated Training Manual (ILO, 1989, 128 p.)

CROSS-CUT SAWS

		TYPES OF CROSS-CUT SAWS
		MAINTENANCE TOOLS FOR CROSS-CUT SAWS
		FILING VICES, SELF-MADE
		FILING VICES, COMMERCIALLY-MADE
		MAINTAINING A PEG-TOOTH CROSS-CUT SAW
		TYPES OF RAKER-TOOTH CROSS-CUT SAWS
		MAINTAINING A RAKER-TOOTH CROSS-CUT SAW
		MAJOR OVERHAUL OF CROSS-CUT SAWS

FILING VICES, COMMERCIALLY-MADE

Commercially-made filing vices are available in various types. Two handy examples are given:

The Swiss filing bench has the advantage of enabling the worker to sit during filing (1).

An engineer's vice can be used as a filing vice by inserting two pieces of wood in a vertical position connected with flap hinges between the vice jaws. An oblique position of the saw can be arranged using two wedges (2).

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