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  1. 27th April 2011, 09:40 PM #1
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    I had to drive my wife into town today, and while she was at the doctors I went around to pick up a couple of my saws that were at the saw-doctors for re-sharpening.
    He loves a chat, and when he gave them back he commented on the Disston.
    "That's a lovely saw," he said, and we got to talking about Disstons and saws in general.
    He is older than me and has been a saw doctor all his life, so knows a few things.
    The saw in question is a little 20 inch panel saw with 10 tpi.
    It still has a very faint etch which is hard to read, but it appears to have a capital D with the number 8 inside the D.
    The medallion is 13/16" and has DISSTON * PHILA * with the smooth rounded over edge.
    He made a comment which puzzled me.
    He said that often over the years, he encountered saws that showed laminated steel - ie the teeth showed a split longitudinally, with the saw clearly showing two flat sheets of steel that were de-laminating.
    This was not the case with mine - happily.
    I have never heard of this before and wondered if anyone had encountered the phenomenon.
    If so, what would the purpose or necessity be for making a saw in this way?
    Or is there another explanation for the splitting?
    Puzzled.

    The other little saw is a cute little 18 inch site saw that my father in law used to use on building sites. I particularly remember him using it in roof framing. It is an 8 tpi saw with no markings whatsoever. Does have the mystery nib near the end though.

    If any saw-o-philes can comment on the saw splitting I would be interested.
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  3. 2nd May 2011, 08:21 PM #2
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    Hi Scribbly,

    Regarding the saw plate splitting, can't say I've ever seen it, but I would guess it's a defect introduced into the steel during the rolling process.

    I don't know of any saws made from laminated steel, but I'm sure there were. Cast Steel or crucible steel, still had to be forged and rolled to make saw plate.

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    Thanks for that feedback Ray.
    You are most likely correct about this.
    Harold has been a saw doctor for a very long time and is now retired, but does the odd job for me still. He was of the opinion that some saws were made of two pieces rolled together because he had seen the splitting so often.
    Logically it seems odd to make saws this way.
    However he has probably forgotten more than the rest of us know about saws and their properties.
    Interesting to talk to him nonetheless, and he does love a chat.
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    Hi Scribbly Gum

    I you need any info on Disston Saw steel have a look at

    Disstonian Institute.com -- Online Reference of Disston Saws

    any questions on any Disston saw model will be answered.

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    Thanks SB,
    that is a great reference.
    Appreciated
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