Item #: Gold Finish Circular Saws
Once a saw has been heat treated to achieve sufficient hardness in the plate it’s tempered in a lower temperature oven to carefully control that hardness, to make sure that the hardness is uniform throughout the saw, and to add toughness to the saw. All Simonds small diameter saws, regardless of the eventual finish, are carefully tempered in house to get optimum results and uniformity. Our gold finish saws go through all the same steps as our silver saws but after finish grinding they go through an additional tempering process at a moderate temperature to help stress-relieve the steel. Many filers appreciate the subtle change this makes in the way a saw holds level and tension, and in the uniform way it responds to the hammer and stretcher roll.