Thread: Diston with Plastic handle

Very late D-111, looks like an HK Porter.

It won't have an etch, just screen print that is probably long gone.

Cool. Thx for a heads up. Any idea on year?

At least i have somethi g more specific to ask uncle google now

You are right. No sign of an etch

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Dont think it is a D - 111.

Anyother takers?

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Dave

Generally speaking Disston is not my area of expertise. I can tell you that Simonds did not make plastic handled hand saws as they stopped before plastic was used on saws. I think you may have been thinking of Disston's D-95 which was an extremely sophisticated saw made with a two piece plastic handle and dated from 1935.

However, your saw does resemble the D-111 in it's general style as TobyC points out. It has one less sawnut than mine, a 26", pictured below, which could be because it is a shorter panel saw (probably would be less saw nuts if it was a D-111), but that garish yellow is something to behold ( says he who likes the plastic/marbelised D-95s ). I really have almost no knowledge of saws from the 70s onwards, actually you can make that the 60s onwards.

I have to say that without access to catalogues and the absense of an etch, identification is going to be a problem. HK Porter sold to Sandvik around 1975. The Philips head screws may give some clue as to era. I am not sure when they became commonplace. One thought has just occurred as I am writing and that is that Sandvik used Philips screws on their saws as I have one (the only saw I have ever bought new), but that is still not conclusive.

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I think I would go with your saw being from the Sandvik owned era because of the screws and colour.

Regards
Paul

Here's a pic of a D-111 handle from Distonian Institute.
Online Reference of Disston Saws -- D-95 Model
Other than colour and screw count, it looks pretty similar to yours.
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Yes it does seem the same shape. Mine has disston molded onto the handle but no feature nut. Minds gone blank and cant think what it's called

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

Yes it does seem the same shape. Mine has disston molded onto the handle but no feature nut. Minds gone blank and cant think what it's called

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Medallion?



Regards
Paul

Is the handle yellow plastic, or painted yellow? I see yellow paint on your blade.



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Definitely yellow as you can see in the recess from the missing bolt



As well as red paint there does happen to he some matching yellow paint too



What ever that saw is it seems you have a match except the colour. Do you know ehat saw that is you have?

I read somewhere of hardpoint saws. Is this disstons go at throw away saws?

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Disston we still making saws locally in their plant at Guilford, NSW until the mid 70's. Although I believe the focus was mainly on circular saws for milling. There doesn't seem to be a lot of marketing available. Maybe someone with a hardware catalog from the 70's might find a reference.

I'm going to agree with the Sandvik idea, they used chrome plated philips head screws, the later RAF Disston Precision used aluminum philips head screws and always included their aluminum medallion.

The last Disstons with plastic handles (RAF) looked like this, but they weren't hardpoint, you can sharpen them.



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Ok so mine is an earlier edition. What time frame are you thinking?

Is it worth anything ad in good to keep in my just started collection?

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art