Thread: Help- what is it. tool?

An aligning jig for long skinny things? Maybe for silver soldering band saws?

Disston was a well known name in woodworking tools 50 odd years ago: saws, planes,etc. My old man had heaps of Disston woodworking tools. The detail on the underneath is not clear so difficult to guess. A Saw Set (for setting saw teeth)? Someone in woodworking would know.

Originally Posted by bob ward

...Maybe for silver soldering band saws?

Disston tools in the US started as a saw works*, so that is quite possible

Michael

*wikapedia

Disston make very good timber saws (timber - it's that brown, non-magnetic, stuff that some people insist on building things out of) - I have a couple that I inherited from my grandfather - so it's likely to be saw setting or repairing related.

It might be worth contacting the company to see if they know. http://www.disstontools.com/contactus.aspx

Quick google search of Disston USA led to me to a post on another forum, which indicates that it is a saw jointer and raker guage.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...sston-USA-tool

Originally Posted by bollie7

G'day All
My brother recently came across this. We have absolutely no idea what it is. It appears to be some sort of setting gauge or maybe a sharpening jig.
It has the name "Disston" (or could be Bisston - bit hard to tell if its a D or a B) U.S.A cast into it.
Hopefully someone here can tell us what it is.
Thanks
bollie7

It's a jointer and raker setting gauge for crosscut/bucking or felling saws. http://stevetomlincrafts.wordpress.c...r-raker-guage/

Thanks everyone.
I knew someone would come through with the answer. Unfortunatley there is no prize

Have a nice one
bollie7

Gotta Love this Forum, doesn't matter what it is, somebody will have the answer.
Keep up the good work gentlemen, oh and ladies.