- Roubo Frame Saw Blades (Information Page) -

To purchase Roubo frame saw blades, hardware, or complete kits, visit the Roubo frame saw parts page.

For those interested in learning and practicing woodworking as it was done in centuries past, or with a special piece of wood too large to run through your bandsaw, frame saws offer a viable method of resawing lumber and ripping planks. Blades like these have been used and proven for hundreds of years. Available in three different sizes to cover a wide range of ripping and resawing tasks.

• Premium 1095 spring steel, hardened and tempered to Rc 48-51.
• Blades are NOT taper ground.
• Blades are bright, but not polished.
• Blades feature an untoothed section at the front of the blade for easy and accurate starts.

Sharpening: If you prefer to sharpen your own saws, unsharpened blades are available for purchase. These blades have their teeth punched and ready for you to joint, set, and sharpen (using the taper triangular saw files sold here for sharpening). If you are new to sharpening, this saw blade is a good introduction to the art; the rip profile is easier to sharpen than a crosscut one, while the large teeth make it easy to see what you are doing.

If you are not yet ready to tackle your own sharpening, I also sell sharpened blades. These are jointed, set, and sharpened to my high standards, and are ready to cut (they may require side dressing to fine tune the tracking, which is explained in the sharpening instructions).

Drilling the holes: If you are making your own hardware, you can order your blade without holes so it can be drilled or punched to fit your frame and hardware. Drilling is best done with carbide; I sell the same carbide drill bits used in my shop. An ordinary masonry drill bit can also be used if you have a way to sharpen the tip. If you have neither the means nor the inclination to drill or punch your own holes, I do offer that service.

Blade details: Available in three sizes, as shown in the table below, with custom lengths of up to 50" available. Blades come bright; this is not a fine polish or mirror finish, but is perfectly serviceable. They can be used as is, or sanded to a more polished finish. Because these saws are meant to cut fast, the teeth have approximately 0° of rake unless otherwise requested.

Made in the USA.

To purchase Roubo frame saw blades, hardware, or complete kits, visit the Roubo frame saw parts page.