BTW: I just went and checked the gold painted one I have like the one you modified… they actually paint that handle before it’s put together, so that wear you see is primarily the gold paint over pot metal flaking. Will probably require a bit washer made from sticking some HDPE tape on and trimming one day. The Blue w/red rubber grip sleeved S&J Eclipse 77 saw set is identical except for the finish, so will probably require the same treatment, but the paint on the S&J is baked on better. Like I said, some super thin plastic washers after the paint is scraped away or for my bet, some HDPE in between the grip and body should cure any issues long term and greatly increase the life of the tool. I’ll go ahead and do it to the S&J one and tell you if it’s a winner. I’ll send pics to your email when I get to it later this week. But, I popped into the shop while I was taking the trash out and setting the dehumidifiers on for the night and thought I’d take a look see. 👍

Thank you! I needed to do it, no way was it going to work on small teeth as is

@@TheSMEAC good idea. My only saving grace is I'm not making things in volume at home so the saw pliers should outlast me, even without washers. Thanks for the thoughtful comments!

By the way, I had to do this on my diamond stone because after just a few swipes with my files, I decide it wasn’t worth tearing up a Bahco file doing this. Laying the anvil on its side on the plate registers it perfectly and I raised just enough to get the barrel end up off the stone. ❤️

@@TheSMEAC Yeah, if it's super hard a diamond stone will do the job perfectly. A standard file seemed to sort mine 👌

Thanks Jim. Yes, the hammer seemed pretty soft on this so a file soon did the business. Diamond is a great shout if the hammer is hard. I wouldn't feel comfortable with offering it up to a mechanical grinder, it's a very quick process by hand.

Wow! That's a blast from the past. I'll see if I can raid the memory banks 😂

Hi Eddie. I haven't, I must try and catch some of Graham's videos, a very knowledgeable person.

@@faceedgewoodworking I have a couple of his books too.

Hi! Thanks for that. Could you post a link to them please? Are you referring to the Spear & Jackson? The company where I buy most of my tools suggests this mod too. Cheers

@@faceedgewoodworking I think he is referring to Eclipse. Somax had blue and gold, I think blue was for smaller.

@@jimcarter4929 indeed I have two types of Eclipse. I posted a link yesterday but it seems my post didn't pass the censure.

@@jimcarter4929 thanks Jim! From the retailer who sells the Spear and Jackson "For the finest saws (12tpi+) it may be necessary to file small chamfers on the face of the hammer to bring it within the width of a single tooth". Of course we check before doing this, but I had to adapt mine 👍

Yeah, that's tricky!

@@faceedgewoodworking I saw another video that suggested the same thing so I gave it a shot with what I have here and things did not go so smoothly. I have four saw sets and no two are alike. Some of mine belong in an agricultural museum.

@@1pcfred Sorry to hear that. I had to do something and luckily it worked on the Somax 🎉

@@faceedgewoodworking not nearly as sorry as I was putting my one saw set back together again. It was quite the puzzle. I can't even remember how I finally managed to do it today. I only remember it being a struggle now. I was hopping mad!

@@1pcfred Rubix cube 🤦‍♂️🤣