Philbert
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Plastic bucking and felling wedges are a consumable, but they don't have to be sacrificial. Some of the volunteer groups I work with can be hard on them.
I found it very easy to cut off damaged tips with a bandsaw, or a fine tooth hand saw (coping saw, hacksaw, Japanese woodworking saw, etc.), and to re-shape them with a coarse (60 - 80 grit) belt in a belt sander. The thermoplastic material tends to melt and gob up at the end; cut that excess off with a utility knife, then sand into the belt for a final, smooth finish.
Philbert
I found it very easy to cut off damaged tips with a bandsaw, or a fine tooth hand saw (coping saw, hacksaw, Japanese woodworking saw, etc.), and to re-shape them with a coarse (60 - 80 grit) belt in a belt sander. The thermoplastic material tends to melt and gob up at the end; cut that excess off with a utility knife, then sand into the belt for a final, smooth finish.
Philbert
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