cleaning up an old saw...

[JohnC]

Posted elsewhere, but I thought it'd be ok here too as there was another thread on saws that got me moving on this....

I'd got this saw some time ago, not in too bad shape, but certainly blunt and dirty..
I had to do a bit of reading and googling to get info on resharpening the teeth (apparently a "great American pattern").. Quite a few interesting videos and scans of old saw sharpening books out there..

I took it apart for cleaning up and getting the rust off the blade and the remains of the varnish off the handles..

I cant find a match for the medallion, but I think it is American..


Here it is cleaned and rebuilt...

teeth sharpened:

And finally in use... Seemed to cut ok, I need to move the handle to the far end and get one of the boys on the other end to see how it is as a two person saw, but so far so good...

and now I can move onto the next project......

 

[Mesquite]

Nice work John

 

[tombear]

Lovely job!

its a Disston, like mine but I prefer the teeth pattern on yours!

http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/medallionpage.html

ATB

Tom

 

[sandbender]

I enjoyed that, thanks for posting.

 

[bigbear]

Good job sir !

 

[JohnC]

Thanks for the comments��

 

[mick91]

Cracking job mate. Looking at doing something similar, to something similar minus the 2nd handle.

 

[Tengu]

I have a big old saw at home, Ill get it out and have a look at it

 

[ToneWood]

... I need to move the handle to the far end and get one of the boys on the other end to see how it is as a two person saw, but so far so good...

Nice job! I used my father's big old bush/bow saw with my son on t'other end to prep a large log for a project - it really was a lot quicker & easier, and quite a laugh. I think your fine looking saw would have been more appropriate for the job though

BTW I aquired 3 vintage carpenter's saws in an old vinyl sleeve last year, I think 2 are Disston & the other English made. Nice saws but I'm not much of a carpenter - something like yours would be more useful and I suspect more fun to use! More of a replacement for (or complement to?) a chainsaw.

 

[Dave]

Good Job John. I have exactly the same saw in the garage, I started on it on saturday. But have been sidetracked. One thing. The handle on mind is stuck on with years of black gunk, it might even have been glued on, [but I doubt it] Did yours come off easily enough?

 

[JohnC]

Good Job John. I have exactly the same saw in the garage, I started on it on saturday. But have been sidetracked. One thing. The handle on mind is stuck on with years of black gunk, it might even have been glued on, [but I doubt it] Did yours come off easily enough?

Once i got the bolts off it moved easily, some grime under the handle but not enough to hold it in place...

 

[richardhomer]

That looks cracking now! Good Job

 

[Dave]

Well finished mine. sharpened the teeth, sanded down the rust and handle.
Bit ambitious to get through this 100 year old seasoned english elm! But Im halfway through...
The plywood in the foreground is a simple sheath.

 

[JohnC]

Thats great! Ive just got a bit of pipe laggging for mine, but i think itll shred quickly..