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1. 
   highfigh | Jan 03, 2006 05:43pm | #1

   You could look in the phone book or ask at a woodworking store. If they're worth anything as a sharpener, people will know about them. Rockler stores usually have a list of people who offer specialized services.

   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."
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   BG | Jan 03, 2006 05:46pm | #2

   rshelly,
   Woodcraft provides the service too.

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   mputnam | Jan 05, 2006 12:11am | #3

   I was in a woodworking school in Western MA a few years back and we shipped our saws to a guy in MD for re-sharpening or putting a new tooth pattern into them. There was a local place that sharpened our machine blades and they would do handsaw work as well but they used a punch for putting in new teeth instead of filing them in. That punch method is not good for older saws with very had steel. An old saw I came across was deemed 'no good' and perhaps had lost its temper by the machine sharpening outfit b/c their tool was breaking the saw blade when it punched the teeth. This guy pointed out that it was actually a good saw with a very hard blade. He sharpened it into a wonderful rip saw.
   Anyway - not sure if he's still around or if he's doing saws still but his name is Tom Law. Ph# is 301.824.5223.

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   galoot | Jan 06, 2006 01:15am | #4

   Don't know about in the Boston area but these guys do great work for a reasonable price. Shipping handsaws is not a big deal. Another poster mentioned Tom Law who no longer sharpens saws.

   http://www.cookessharpening.com./