Thread: A few old saws

That's it Dave. http://www.eqa.co.uk/

Would seem my only hope for a brand is to find an etch under the rust

Thx for the link

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Dave

One of the most exciting aspect of hand saw restoration is finding an etch under the rust or black grime.

Very sorry to hear about the lack of Simonds, but not surprised.

Regards
Paul

What do you suggest. Wet and dry?

And have you sharpened this profile before?


Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Dave

One of the most exciting aspect of hand saw restoration is finding an etch under the rust or black grime.

Very sorry to hear about the lack of Simonds, but not surprised.

Regards
Paul

Looking for an etch under the rust and grime, yep, that's a familiar refrain.... we'll make a saw history fan out of you yet.....

Ray

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

I love my broom. Its like new after 20 years lol

Mine isn't, and it's 2 years old. Looking for a newie soon.

Nice idea for your Dad's saw Dave. My father put a new Hickory handle on Grandad's axe (which only had two heads btw). It doesn't have any of his sweat in the handle, but I'm sure there's some of Dad's.

broom, what's a broom?

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

What do you suggest. Wet and dry?

And have you sharpened this profile before?


Dave TTC


Turning Wood Into Art

Dave

Asking questions like that is opening a humungus can of worms? There have been whole threads devoted to that topic.

The short answer is yes to W & D. Begin with the finest paper that reasonably removes some of the rust and grime. I try to start with nothing coarser than 240g. Anything coarser than that and you have to start asking whether it will all be worthwhile. Use a small block of hardwood and work the length of the saw. It is much easier if the handle is removed which you are clearly going to do.

You can't do this sort of work dry. So whatever your favourite brew is. And you are going to need some lubricant for the W & D! There are many alternatives including white spirit (mineral turps), WD40, water etc..

Go carefully over the area where you suspect the etch might lie. Work up to finer grades as you go.

Good luck and welcome to the rocky road.

I haven't sharpened that profile, but it is reminiscent of Disston's D-17

Disston D17 010.jpgDisston D17 002.jpgDisston D17 008.jpg

As you can see, it starts with conventional crosscut teeth and then goes to a recurring pattern of rip teeth and crosscut teeth separated by a large gullet. It was supposed to be a saw adept at cutting both across the grain and with the grain.

I think your saw may have been for the same purpose. Atkins had several Universal saws that were similar in concept.

You can probably use a chainsaw file to sharpen or profile the gullets.

Regards
Paul

Well I have a couple of days work in Melbourne and then a weeks work in Sydney but after that things could be quiet. ....

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Mine isn't, and it's 2 years old. Looking for a newie soon. ......

We know we have seen how clean your shed is.

I think it might be for "garden work" ... green woodas was said.

From your group shot, the first ones I'd look at would be the first 3 and the 5th one with the largest blade.
None of the handles seem to indicate anything maybe pre-1900 as far as I can tell ... ?

Definitely fun and frustrating trying to glean info from under the rust ...
Cheers,
Paul

image.jpgHere are a couple of bad boys I recently picked up on Ebay.
The top one is a Disston, not sure about the bottom one. It has no medallion and is missing most of the brass bolts.
Does anyone have any info on these?

Regards

Pete.

Thanks Paul. I would live to an eye that tells me simply byblooking at tbe handle. I may get thwre in time.

Nice looking saws Pete. Are you gonna dona bushmiller job to them?

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Pete

Both your saws are crosscut models for cutting logs. You should be able to identify the age of the Disston saw by comparing the medallions on the Disstonian Institute website:

Online Reference of Disston Saws -- The Medallions

The lower saw has a peg tooth pattern and is not so sophisticated as the Disston.

The holes in the saw plate are for a vertical helper handle: For a second person in the case of the toe hole and just for the operators other hand in the case of the hole ahead of the handle.

They look as though they would both clean up very nicely, but being large saws there is a lot of work there.

Regards
Paul