A look at how Disston did It

[DSEL74]

4 short videos inside the Disston Factory showing the saws being made. disston Search Results | CriticalPast.com: Page 1 (http://www.criticalpast.com/products/search/?newSearch=1&sort_order=asc&page=2&sort_by=&sort_order=asc&month=&day=&q=disston)

One point they show a saw blank being ground and say it is grinding the edges smooth, I suspect it could possibly be taper grinding?

[pmcgee]

That is an excellent find, Dale!

Intriguing and valuable footage. Literally valuable, apparently :)

In the fourth one, where they describe "embossing" ... I think it might be flattening the plate again after the toothing operation.
There also seems like there might be a rotating wheel of some sort bearing on the teeth ... hard to tell the relative distances.

Thank you,
Paul

[DSEL74]

I thought it was worth sharing and some of the guys would get a kick out of it.