Filing Guides
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lumberjack
Young man on the go
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Stinky yellow wood!
lumberjack
Young man on the go
Fair bit heavier than oak as well!
Cobleskill
Treehouser
Osage Orange and Mulberry are in the same family. I noticed how the roots are both orange and looked it up. The mulberrries are kind of a miniature osage fruit too.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
I haven't worked with Mulberry, but I know it was once a favorite among some woodworkers in the older days. That makes me think it isn't so hard and pretty easy to work. I believe there are some different types of Mulberry.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
White fruited are what they feed silkworms. We have red fruited.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
When it is dry it is pretty hard. It turns a beautiful chocolate brown when it oxidizes.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I hate it.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Never heard of the stuff but we have osage and mulberry .Mulberry has this sticky white sap if you cut it green .Once it's dry it's pretty hard but not as hard as osage orange .
Damned birds eat the mulberries then make bombing runs on your car ,house and paint everthing purple .Thank heavens the only female mulberries I have on the place are 200 feet or more from the house .Couple males near the house but they don't produce berries .
Damned birds eat the mulberries then make bombing runs on your car ,house and paint everthing purple .Thank heavens the only female mulberries I have on the place are 200 feet or more from the house .Couple males near the house but they don't produce berries .
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
The area where I reside was once a big silk producing region. There are remnants of the Mulberry orchards here and there, and some still being maintained, but everything looks like a tall shrub. I guess they get frequently pruned back, or they have come up with some dwarf variation.
Adam_P
TreeHouse WebMaster
I got one of those setups from treestuff yesterday http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?item=1779
You could teach a monkey to file with this thing. It's very well made too. A bit expensive I suppose but it should last a looong time.
brendonv
Tree Hugger
Adam,
What happens when you need a new file? Strictly pferd files, or interchangeable?
Depending on my mood determines whether or not I'm getting a good sharpen. Relaxed with time on my hands, take it slow and it comes out great. Pissed of in a rush, grab a new one from a box.
At some point in life I'd still like a Silvey, but hand filing with rein for some years to come still.
What happens when you need a new file? Strictly pferd files, or interchangeable?
Depending on my mood determines whether or not I'm getting a good sharpen. Relaxed with time on my hands, take it slow and it comes out great. Pissed of in a rush, grab a new one from a box.
At some point in life I'd still like a Silvey, but hand filing with rein for some years to come still.
tophopper
The resident asshole
I dont use a guide. Ive tried them, but always just eyeball it. Most saw chain has the angle indicator etched in the top of the tooth, that's my guide.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
It really does, but I have to consider it a luxury item.
brendonv
Tree Hugger
Depths are easy, I want the 510 round file silvey.
