> O.K., here's a really stupid question:

> I bought a little Sheffield saw for cutting strips in my home-made miter
> box and am having some difficulties using it. The flanks of the blade
> stick to the wood as it cuts through. The blade has a plasticy coating of
> some sort on it, presumably to prevent it from rusting on the store shelf,
> that makes it difficult to use. It's not a plastic sheet like the kind of
> thing that you peel off a wristwatch, clock, etc. Is this coating meant to
> be removed before use, or do I just use the saw until it eventually wears
> away, as it's starting to do now?

> Dean Trexel, Village Idiot

Dean, It is probably lacquer to prevent corrosion. Try nail polish remover to see if it comes off in a small spot. I would remove it myself, others may have another reason to leave it. Hammers come with a lacquer finish to keep the pretty polish before the sale. It dont last long in the real world.

Larry C.