Due to an overwhelming workload, I am suspending production of the RM II while I search for a machine shop to take up manufacturing some of the parts for me.

The key to a well sharpened handsaw is accurate and consistent tooth geometry. Two of the most important elements of saw tooth geometry are the rake and fleam angles. By bringing an unprecedented level of precision and repeatability to saw filing, it is possible to file your saws more accurately and consistently, leading to more predictable sawing characteristics.

Inspired by, and loosely based on a saw filing guide patented by Henry Briggs in 1919, the RakeMaker II is the most versatile saw filing guide made today. With built-in rake and fleam scales, accurate and repeatable saw filing is within everyone's reach.

The RakeMaker II takes advantage of our innate ability to discern parallel and horizontal lines. By magnifying the angle of the file, even small deviations from the target rake and fleam angles are readily apparent. In use, the comfortable hardwood handle (which is held in a fixed horizontal orientation) provides a tactile frame of reference that further aids in maintaining your rake angle.

Filing from both sides of the saw is easier than ever, as the rake and fleam angles can be quickly and accurately reversed. And because it is so easily adjustable, filing progressive rake is now nearly a trivial matter.

For further precision and ease of use, the optional level vial can be mounted on the fleam guide. While it seems excessive at first glance, many find that using the vial to level the guide is actually faster than aligning the guide with the toothline.

Rake angles of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 degrees are readily set using the modified vernier scale on the body of the guide. Angles between these markings are easily intrerpolated.

Fleam angles from 0 to 45 degrees (in 5 degree increments) are marked on the fleam guide.

Approximately 2 7/8" long and 3 3/8" wide.

Holds tapered saw files ranging from 6 inch needle files (for teeth as fine as 18 or 19 ppi) to 7 inch slim files (for teeth as coarse as 4 or 5 ppi).

Because the file holder compensates for the taper on the end of most files, the axis of the filing guide is parallel to that of the file.



Made in the USA of stainless steel, bronze/brass, and premium hardwoods. Fully warranted for one year.









