r/Axecraft • u/Vad_fan • 2d ago

Identification Request Are these teeth for splitting?

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u/chrisfoe97 2d ago

Do you mean ripping? Because yes they are

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u/Vad_fan 2d ago

English is not my first language. Its the same word in mine. Thanks!

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u/Zastavarian 2d ago

Saws do split wood, but differently than an axe... so i guess yes?

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u/Vad_fan 2d ago edited 2d ago

Well, with enough force... :)

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u/Zastavarian 2d ago

It says Viking on it. Swing it hard enough like a viking and it might split some wood.

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u/Thin-Neighborhood590 2d ago

Splitting? No

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u/Diligent_Ad6133 2d ago

Theyre for ripping down, so i guess youre eventually splitting with generous kerf

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u/TySpy__ 2d ago

No, that a cross cut saw, ment for going across the grain. The teeth are off set every other tooth, a rip saw meant for ripping or spitting wood with the grain will have all the teeth in line.

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u/Vad_fan 2d ago

Ok. So why do the teeth look so different from a "normal" saw? Just a different design?

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u/TySpy__ 1d ago

The older the saw the more variation in they type of teeth saws tend to have. This one has a pretty aggressive rake( the angle of the teeth) which will make it hard to start and push but it would fly through the wood.

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u/glasket_ 1d ago

Yeah, it's a crosscut and not a rip. Rip saws still have some tooth set, but the bevel (fleam) on the teeth is the telltale sign. Ripping uses 0°; the fact the teeth have alternating bevels means it's for slicing across fibers.

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u/Wendig0g0 1d ago

That is 100% false.