How to SHARPEN a SAW. “Take Time to SHARPEN the SAW”! For your LIFE and your PRUNING.

[@midwestribeye7820]

I watch your videos in the winter to sharpen my saw.❤

[@MidnightSunshine27]

Omg Stefan, I would be so lost and hopeless without your videos. Your passion for sharing your knowledge is so admirable. I can't thank you enough for all your videos, I love them all. YOU ARE SUCH AN INSPIRATION! 🥰🥰🥰 Thank you thank you thank you!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

You’re welcome welcome.

[@danaashton9297]

Thank you for the great reminder that all aspects of our lives need to be tended at all times Whether it be to sharpen our saws or be grateful to our Creator for ALL of our blessings

[@NotSureJoeBauers]

Abe Lincoln said: "Give me 6 hours to cut a tree and I will spend the first 4 sharpening the axe"

[@shahfahad8623]

Wow

[@nopewontyou]

Why did it take that man 4 hours to sharpen an axe

[@4RTigers]

I've wasted too much money having hardware stores sharpen (poorly) my chainsaw blade because I was intimidated by the thought of doing it myself. I have a neighbor(former logger) who took time to teach me how to sharpen it myself and it is truly a rewarding experience. Thanks for you inspiration!

[@raincoast9010]

I totally get what you mean, i love sharpening my saw.

[@butchmetzger7023]

I love your ability to find life lessons in simple things. Thanks for sharing your faith. Occasionally I have times that I feel like I get the best lessons from the simple labor of gardening or taking care of my critters. Life is good this sun shiny afternoon!

[@whatitisMillertime]

Thank you for the Positive guidance on not only sharpening my hand saw blade and slowing down and smelling the Roses...

[@Australian_Lady]

Great advice, sir. Thank you.

[@tomandtinadixon]

Great advice on both counts! (Tina here, a Justin Rhodes fan) I finally got to clean out the greenhouse today, will be setting it up this afternoon and planting my starts tomorrow. Been a very up-and-down month of April in Saskatchewan this year again but I think we are finally out of winter for good.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Good stuff! Ah a greenhouse, dreamy.

[@seandefrehn4847]

I've seen most of your videos and your movie. This is my favorite. I had my kids watch it to start a conversation with them. Do more like this. Great combination of knowledge and wisdom.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Wow I think you’re the only one who preferred this one. Yes good nuggets.

[@TonyMontgomery18]

nice thoughts on life, and taking time to put attention on important things that might get skipped when busy working. I've learned the same things. fwiw cannabis has been a big help to slow me down, change my perspective, and then the things you talked about suddenly make perfect obvious sense, instead of being this weird abstract thing I'm trying to "get". Instead of being difficult, and failing at it, it helps "saw sharpening" type things become something I can get into and learn and succeed at.

[@chancewingert3005]

Thank you I am going threw a hard time right now I was looking for a way to sharpen some of my saws so I get do some tree work to pay off some things but this really shined light on my situation thank you

[@oakleyjack7600]

Lee Valley sells a Japanese feather taper file specific for that type of tooth, also for cleaning the file, take a piece of hardwood and rub with the teeth line and it will conform to the pattern somewhat like a comb and free the swath. If you sharpen a couple times a year it will be well worth the price of $15 US

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Thanks for the trick.

[@maciek2718]

Stefan is my gardening guru and favourite philosopher

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Hahaha. More to come, stay tuned.

[@sandyguerrero3979]

Awesome video, thank you so much

[@raincoast9010]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

[@andrewschoenfeldt5620]

Your pruning videos have been very informative. First year to get the cherries to bloom since moving in(they had mummified cherries when we looked at house). But lots of pruning and layed ash, wood chips, and chicken bedding in the fall and they are blooming full out this spring. Was pretty much sand soil.

[@menagerieoforigamibirds]

Hello sir, I am aware this is an older video! However, these are lovely and you are a wonderful being! Sincerely, someone who wants to learn nature stuff.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Glad you enjoyed it. Many more to binge.

[@milanliam9979]

What file do you use for sharpening the saw ?

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Fine flat saw file

[@Exposetheluciferianagenda]

So much wisdom

[@joshkelley8102]

Thank you thank you thank you for making this video I watched several sharpening videos and they didn't even zoom in drive me crazy you did it you did it perfect & close up

[@StefanSobkowiak]

You’re welcome. It’s called a saw sharpening file.

[@nanamarler8282]

This kinda goes along with “ Not the sharpest tool in the shed”! Hahahaha. Good advice. 💐

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Yes it does!

[@kendalgee5808]

I came here to learn how to sharpen a saw, I ended up taking life advice from this guy. 🤣🤣☺️☺️

[@zachharper216]

Inspirational and very informative, thank you

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

Excellent message, and the tutorial is great as well. Sharp tools and knives are safer to use and much more efficient. Another tip: rubbing a little plain chalk on a file helps keep it from getting clogged so easily.

[@pamelah6431]

How?

[@OklahomaPermaculture]

This was awesome , thanks !/

[@Infinite81023]

Excellent!

[@marcinsurowiecki5013]

Panie Stefanie świetne zbliżenia pozdrawiam z Polski

[@MK-tm5vf]

Thank you Stefan, and may our God bless you.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Received back to you

[@pamelah6431]

Good word. Life does get us down when our priorities get out of balance. "Martha, Martha..." The idea of testing the work by whether it impales your fingers did make me laugh. Especially the subsequent shots of blood getting worse and worse. 😆

[@davidsain2129]

Gratitude is key!

[@treedom5094]

12:25 - "once it's sharpened, it's sharp so ... be careful." - Good thing. Particularly after a long period of becoming habituated to dullness ... seriously. Also when going out to prune, too.

[@harrietsand9715]

I’ve been doing rejuvenation pruning on my Blue Hollie bushes, how often do I need to resharpen? The wood is maybe almost 2 inches at the largest areas, the smaller branches I use my loopers and my hand pruners.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Usually the saw tells you when it's not cutting well. If you touch the points and your finger sticks then it's probably sharp enough still. I cut for hours a day and sharpen once a year.

[@anbu1371]

Where can I get that file? And do think this can be done for the foldable silly’s

[@StefanSobkowiak]

I got them from Lee Valley online.

[@anbu1371]

Where can I get me that sharping tool. I got me a silky saw big boy, and I don’t know what I should use

[@StefanSobkowiak]

I get the slim saw file from Lee Valley Tools.

[@joshkelley8102]

What is that file called so I can order one

[@federicogermani7723]

Hi Stefan, is that a mole under your nail? At 6:27

[@StefanSobkowiak]

No I’ve lost so many fingernails over the years this one just grew back under the skin. I’ve yet to see a farmer without scars.

[@erwinbrubacker7488]

Amen Bro.

[@EdwardBrown-dq3gb]

Nice video, awesome close shots, but you should take time to use the right tools! Files can work, but using diamond laps or corundum wheels on a rotary tool is easier and faster And a sharpening jig to create uniform angles. And a saw set to open the kerf and make sawing easier after removing some set while sharpening. A video with ALL the right tools would be awesome!

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Thanks for the tips! I learned about those tricks after the video.

[@Cryo837]

8:20 - tooth by tooth...is there a tool that would help speed things up?

[@sassafrasred6657]

No

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Yes but the tool costs more than a lifetime of new blades.

[@Tangobutton]

Not looking at the clock!

[@snort455]

Good life lesson, keep sharp. Lotta saws these days have hardened teeth. From the sound when u filed, I think the one u demonstrated has hard teeth. Hardened teeth will immediately dull and destroy a good steel file. For such u need a diamond file.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Thanks, it was likely a hardened steel. Great to hear from someone experienced.

[@throwball2248]

So many times we throw away a blade instead of taking the time to sharpen I will always sharpen my blades now thanks one thing though gloves are a pain to wear but if you get those metal shavings on your hand and fingers and rub your eye it’s a trip to the hospital

[@donnamarie4443]

What are you using to sharpen the blade? You never said.....

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Good point. Different types of narrow files.

[@SebR-FR]

En tant que fervent utilisateur d'outils manuel pour le travail du bois j'abonde complètement dans l'intêret d'avoir toujours des outils bien affutés pour gagner du temps. Je me permet quelques commentaires sur ce qui est montré car bien que d'apparence simple une lame de scie n'est pas la chose la plus évidente à bien affuter. En procédant ainsi vous redonnez un peu de mordant à la scie. Mais au cours du temps vous réduisez la hauteur de la dent. Moins la dent est profonde et plus les copeaux sont difficiles à évacuer, ce qui amène à plus de frottements et à une tendance à bloquer la lame dans le bois. Le travail sur cette 3e face est donc à réserver pour un rapide rafraichissement. Pour affuter en conservant la géométrie de la dent on travaille donc principalement sur 2 autres faces, avec une lime adaptée au type de dent. Ici on a une denture japonaise, à 3 biseaux, que l'on travaille avec un lime dite pignon (appelée diamond aux US). La lime tiers-point convient pour les scie aux dentures occidentales, peu utilisées aujourd'hui pour les scies d'élagage.

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Oui merci. J’aiguise la pointe environ chaque année et les deux autre faces aux 3-4 ans. Je pensais que celle-ci serait suffisant à montrer car la plupart des gens ne font même pas celle-ci. Oui absolument j’aime pas utiliser un outil sans mordant, c’est plus fatigant et plus dangereux.

[@SebR-FR]

@@StefanSobkowiak Oui vous avez bien fait d'y aller doucement, les gens pensent que c'est trop compliqué, qu'ils ne vont pas y arriver alors qu'il suffit de se lancer. L'info de l'acier n'est pas spécifiée sur le site du Lee Valley (ce qui m'a étonné d'ailleurs) mais votre scie à l'air affutable, la lime à l'air de mordre dedans. Mais la plupart des scies aujourd'hui ont une denture trempée par induction ou laser et sont trop dures pour être affutées avec des limes métal. On peut apriori utiliser des limes diamantées mais je n'ai jamais essayé.

[@Skashoon]

I lack the patience to sharpen it myself. I’d probably buy a new blade or a new saw. I’m so lazy. I though the punchline was going to be: “Try using the side with teeth.”

[@StefanSobkowiak]

Hahaha, sound like the advice for planting a tree (roots down).

[@MsCaterific]

💗

[@patrickangle1082]

If it doesn't impale your fingers when your done? Guy must go through a lot of bandaids

[@desotopete]

Once it's sharpened...it's sharp...lol.

[@Camera1931-p5v]

Common sense! You have plenty i can see!

[@Maczust63]

Silky japan. Everything else is junk sorry. Get a katana boy, the polesaw and then tsurugoi large tooth hand saw the thin blade. Felcos for secatures and Fred marvin for pole pruners.

[@BRExteriorPro]

Man I tuned in to see a saw sharpen and it's too much talking. On to the next video.

[@dipperq]

use a glove

[@kevinm8865]

Lmao. I laughed when I saw blood dripping. I don't know why people refuse to use protective equipment. It's obvious in this video that a glove and actually a larger file would have saved his finger (s) from getting sliced up. Not just that but dirty blades have the potential to introduce bacteria, viruses or other health harming agents straight into the cut. People please protect yourself from blades!

[@slartibartfast2452]

I turned this off when I realized he thinks he's a philosopher. I just wanted to see how to shapen a saw mate.

[@sassafrasred6657]

No one wants a dull tool

[@ObamaoZedong]

If you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?

[@amandine512]

Just show me how to sharpen the freakin saw.