Thread: The Saw Report

Originally Posted by pmcgee

Patrick Leach's tool-list out today ...

First:
E.C.Stearns No.11 saw vise with original attached filing jig
plus an ordinary/ok Disston #12.

Second:
a #7 (Henry Disston and SON singular) , a Simonds #62 and a 1849 Henry Disston (entirely singular) early saw.

Third:
"London pattern" hacksaws

Fourth:
a french bow-saw that looks like it was made from a chair ... or possibly a bag-pipe. Hmmm ... maybe not the worst thing that you could do with one

(but asking $495 )

Cheers,
Paul

Paul,
A little odd that Patrick would describe those Lancashire Pattern saws as London Pattern?
Very odd indeed, he is normally much sharper than that.
Regards,
Peter

That is my transcription error ...

apologies to Patrick ... don't take my tools away ...

"Lancashire pattern" is what he wrote.

I'm going to claim that it was the #12 London Spring Steel that I was thinking about - rather than just being an idiot.

... Ok ... in addition to.

Paul.

OK .. those ones seem a little exxy ... but I welcome (finally) the arrival of my new children ... out of Box by USA ...

(4-6 days bah humbug)

Cheers,
Paul

Very nice

What can we expect to see a write up of the saw till you have to be building to house your ever expanding saw collection?

Hi Andrew.

I am looking at saw tills right now. Maybe convert a caravan.

Great value and variety in saws available in the US.
Many of them I bought sharpened, and I am learning from them already.
There was 18 or 20 in this lot and I wouldn't give back one of them.

This little 16" is the oldest ... about 1860. Minimal clean-up job to do.

Cheers,
Paul

Originally Posted by pmcgee

Hi Andrew.

I am looking at saw tills right now. Maybe convert a caravan.

Great value and variety in saws available in the US.
Many of them I bought sharpened, and I am learning from them already.
There was 18 or 20 in this lot and I wouldn't give back one of them.

This little 16" is the oldest ... about 1860. Minimal clean-up job to do.

Cheers,
Paul

Hey Paul,
Is that a #7? Nice! Do you clean with a brake pad? I've read about doing that somewhere, never tried it myself.

Look here.

This is cool, but probably not very useful.



From here.

Toby

I think you're right about the age, '60-'65. Be VERY careful removing split nuts, they are prone to breaking or stripping out. The threaded post is small diameter, and the nut is very thin with only one or two threads. Use penetrating oil where the post sticks through the nut, and wait a day or two before turning it.

Toby

Thanks very much Toby ... you've had some awesome links recently over the different threads

I'm not planning on taking off this handle any time soon.

A bit of a sanding off the crud and then wax will do me.

I have found a brake-pad very good for gently 'sanding' saw blades ... need a good support behind the blade ... but this is not my 'good' brake-pad
This one is being a bit scratchy ... might try cutting it back with an oilstone.
My 'good' one has little flecks of copper showing in the face of it, among the pad material.

Cheers,
Paul

I would probably rub it on a piece of 320 or 400. Do you use it wet, with paint thinner or WD40?

And is that a #7?

Toby

Originally Posted by TobyC

I would probably rub it on a piece of 320 or 400. Do you use it wet, with paint thinner or WD40?

And is that a #7?

Toby

Yes - WD40. I use the brake pad like a smoother or scraper ... just for the last few thou of abrasion. A fine oil- or water-stone might do the same job.

For heavy cleaning someone suggested a brass wire-brush (hand or powered) - if you go down that path.

- - -

The photo closest to the saw is this one, it doesn't have a lambs-tongue:



It has an english-style etch or stamp ... I don't recall a clear original that will tell me what is actually saying ...

Cheers,
Paul.

I think it must be this one:



or:

I was looking at this one.



Only it would be a three screw panel saw version.

I think you could go by either of those etches, no two seem to be exactly the same, especially on those early Disstons. The words are usually the same, accept for the steel description, but the style and placement changed.

Toby

Originally Posted by pmcgee

OK .. those ones seem a little exxy ... but I welcome (finally) the arrival of my new children ... out of Box by USA ...

(4-6 days bah humbug)

Cheers,
Paul

Jeeezuss!

Your Jason Recliner gave birth to a thousand hand saws!

You better write a thesis on saws and saw sharpening in the next 6 month or this is going to start looking like something worthy of an intervention!

Remember, if you're starting to feel the saws are a burden... Don't be a hero. I'm here. You've got my address, just send em over.

pmcgee,
You need this.



Toby