A saw both cross and rip cut with less teeth is more aggressive and generally used for rough dimensioning. A saw again for both with more teeth is less aggressive and generally is used for joinery saws. Less teeth = quicker but rougher cut More teeth = slower and smoother cut There is really no difference in terms of the number of teeth a cross cut vs rip cut can have they can both work with the same amount of teeth. I'll give you some examples below: * 7 - 10 teeth per inch are common on panel saws both rip and cross cut. * Back Saw joinery saws all of mine are approx 12 teeth per inch, this is both tenon saws and dovetail saws. I actually don't own any cross cut joinery saws as a 12 tpi rip cut tooth is usually fine enough to cross cut for joinery. * You can buy dovetail saw (ripcut) with up to 24tpi but i prefer 12 as they can be sharpened, where as 24tpi makes the teeth too small to sharpen. * Generally crosscut saws are sold with more tpi than rip cut as they tend to be easier to use with more vs a ripcut. Hope this helps, if you need further clarification please ask.
Nicely done, Luke. Are you planning on making a follow up video showing how to fine tune saws? It would be great to show folk how to rectify drift and also how to take some of the set out of the teeth. I have found that the saw sets tend to be a tad aggro and create too wide of a kerf when you match the saw set setting to number of teeth.
do the amount of teeth make a difference in crosscut and rip cut saw?
A saw both cross and rip cut with less teeth is more aggressive and generally used for rough dimensioning.
A saw again for both with more teeth is less aggressive and generally is used for joinery saws.
Less teeth = quicker but rougher cut
More teeth = slower and smoother cut
There is really no difference in terms of the number of teeth a cross cut vs rip cut can have they can both work with the same amount of teeth.
I'll give you some examples below:
* 7 - 10 teeth per inch are common on panel saws both rip and cross cut.
* Back Saw joinery saws all of mine are approx 12 teeth per inch, this is both tenon saws and dovetail saws. I actually don't own any cross cut joinery saws as a 12 tpi rip cut tooth is usually fine enough to cross cut for joinery.
* You can buy dovetail saw (ripcut) with up to 24tpi but i prefer 12 as they can be sharpened, where as 24tpi makes the teeth too small to sharpen.
* Generally crosscut saws are sold with more tpi than rip cut as they tend to be easier to use with more vs a ripcut.
Hope this helps, if you need further clarification please ask.
I always wondered what those little triangle files in my dads garage were for...now I know!
Glad this video answered that question for you
Great video! I understand my saw so much better now....
I'm glad you understand your saw better now. Thanks for the feedback
Nicely done, Luke. Are you planning on making a follow up video showing how to fine tune saws? It would be great to show folk how to rectify drift and also how to take some of the set out of the teeth. I have found that the saw sets tend to be a tad aggro and create too wide of a kerf when you match the saw set setting to number of teeth.
Glad you liked the video. I will add it to the video list.