Category Archives: Set & File by Matt Cianci

The Sawwright’s ‘Set & File’ is Off to Press

On Friday, we raised a celebratory toast to Matt Cianci (theSawWright.com) after sending to press “Set & File: A Practical Guide to Saw Sharpening.” (Chris had a Sierra Nevada pale ale; I had an Aperol spritz.) And though it was nine years in the making, we think it is worth the wait. In an economy…

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Rescuing Two ‘Lost Arts’ (Part 1)

When saw sharpener Tom Law died, there were a lot of people who thought: Now what? Who will sharpen our saws and teach others? Fortunately, there was a new generation of saw makers and sharpeners who have put in the hours to get to the point where sharpening saws is as easy as tying their…

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