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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in tool care.

Here is a video on how to sharpen a pruning saw.

From the video description:
"In a 3 minute video, Polyface apprentice, Timothy Rankin, shows the basics of sharpening a pruning saw."

To get certified for this BB, post the following:

- Closeup pic of dull tooth
- Action pic of sharpening a tooth
- Closeup pic of sharp tooth

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Raphaël Blais

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posted 2 years ago

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I needed to sharpen my folding pruning saw tu use it while snowshoeing in the neighboors forest. So that is done. Always difficult to take zoomed picture but i think we see the difference enough. Used my small triangular file.

I even taked the time to set the tooth. Here is my reference to do it.
Poors mans saw tooth setting.

Everything feel pretty sharp under my finger, i will test it this afternoon in the forest !

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posted 1 year ago

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I picked up an old pruning saw from the recycling centre at the tip. It was not especially sharp, but after some work with the triangle file, I got it back into working order.

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Pruning saw, sharpening the pruning saw with a triangle file

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Saw teeth before (left) and after (right)

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