Craft · 6 pages · 12 min
How saw teeth are set
Teeth bent left and right cut a kerf wider than the saw plate so the plate does not bind.
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From the opening
Set is the small sideways bend given to saw teeth, alternating left and right, so the teeth cut a groove wider than the plate of the saw. That extra width is the clearance that keeps the plate from pinching as it sinks into the wood. The opening covers alternate bends widen the kerf, the plate needs side clearance, and too much set cuts ragged.
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Inside
- Alternate bends widen the kerf
- The plate needs side clearance
- Too much set cuts ragged
- Taper grind is another clearance
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Saw tooth set and kerf clearance
- Taper grinding of saw plates