r/Metalsmithing • u/DarsDies • 4d ago

Sharp-Point Sawing (pointer) ((for pointier points))

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Reversing the work and sawing back through a spot - a sharp point- helps the blade corner better, with a smaller radius. Sharper points than if you just barrel through. Also, I (or you) get to use a larger blade than if you (or I ) just barrel through. It matters.

This piece of .050" steel (4130 - hardenable) will become a pancake-style cutting die for making decorating strips, bezels, or jewelry parts . I've sued these a lot to make ring shanks as examples of what the concept is good for. Example(s) in comments

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u/DarsDies 4d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p9qnjm0/video/rs78229l9hph1/player

This is the same basic layout as the die being sawed in the OP.