: I've spotted the
: required material: files, sets, books, videos, Web sites... Anyone want to
: steer me in the right direction?

: I don't mind taking time to do it the right way; what I don't need is a lot
: of wasted time/money doing it the wrong way Any tips would be
: appreciated.

just a few websites:

http://www.internetwoodworking.com/w5/sawsharp.html

These two go together and have some good pictures.
http://www.fine-tools.com/anlei1.htm
http://www.fine-tools.com/euroscha.htm

this one is very comprehensive:
http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/primer/sharp.html

and I got to it from a link at the bottom of :
http://www.millard.demon.co.uk/sharpeningpoints/sawsharp/sawsharpindex.htm
which looked good, but seemed incomplete.

Hope this helps

PGJ