There are certainly more points in a review that speed in cutting and quality of the cut.
That depends on about 4 parameter, you can also describe:
- Weight of the spine
- Thickness of blade and how much set
- Pitch, Fleam and Rake (the last two can be easily changed, the first not)
- Hang of the handle
These parameter influence each other. A higher hang needs a leighter spine or more rake.
And there are more important parameter:
- Thicknes of the wood,
- Quality of the over al work
- Taper of the blade
- taper of the spine
- method of fixing spine and blade to each other
- wich finish and so on.
Isn't that what a review should do? Describe the details? Not only making a few cuts and say it saws well. Every saw that sells for more than the day wage of a worker should work extremly well.
Hi Pedder,
AntwortenLöschenI think there might be a misinterpretation. My entry never said "you can't review saws." Instead, it was about how many saw reviews focus on initial sharpness.
What is more important, as I state in the entry, are many of the points you describe.
Reviewers (myself in the past included) rarely focus on those.
All best,
Chris
Hi Chris,
AntwortenLöschenwow, that was a fest reaction.
Yes, reviewer have to write a review after a few weeks. At best before the product is released to the market. How many can you spend on a review? 4 Hours? To write a good review, you'll have to understand the product. Acd you should abuse and take apart the product to see how well it's made. I hade the rare chance to repair a Bad Axe and found out how extremy well the conection of the spin to the blade is. The friction was unbelievable high. Close to glued, but a bit easier to repair.
Hope to see you in Metten. I'm on the waiting list, but certainly I don't wish any of the woodworker bad luck.
Cheers
Pedder