Friday's finds

[steven c newman]

Not that I am cheap....FRUGAL is the word I use...spent the morning raiding Garage Sales...bought 4 chairs..
Friday Yard Sale Finds, cheap chairs.JPG
For a dollar each....to replace the clunky, chunky things we used to have around the Dinning Room Table...

Then, at another sale:
Friday Yard Sale Finds, Disston Panel saw.JPG
Was this little fellow...There was also a D-23 laying under it...but..I already had three D-23s in the til...
Friday Yard Sale Finds, Disston saw handle.JPG
This is a Disston D8 ( the "8" is inside of the "D") 22" long, 11 ppi Panel saw. Still having a readable etch..
Friday Yard Sale Finds, price tag.JPG
Price ? Yeah, I could pay that....saw was straight, and still sharp..


Not too bad of a morning?

[Stew Denton]

Man Steven,

You did great on the chairs.

Stew

[Cameron Wood]

Nice chairs.

[David Carroll]

Nice score on the D-8. I have several they fit my hand like a glove! My favorite saws!

DC

[steven c newman]

Disston will be going through "Rehab"
Shop Saturday, cleared the bench.JPG
Now that the benchtop has been cleared off
Disston Panel saw, lock washers.JPG
One of it's saw bolts had lock washers (2)

The other ones left a ring in the handle...
Disston Panel saw, left rings.JPG

Main item in the rehab is to replace a missing chunk of handle...
Disston Panel saw, needs a bit.JPG
Stay tuned..

[Eric Brown]

Disston will be going through "Rehab"
Shop Saturday, cleared the bench.JPG
Now that the benchtop has been cleared off
Disston Panel saw, lock washers.JPG
One of it's saw bolts had lock washers (2)

The other ones left a ring in the handle...
Disston Panel saw, left rings.JPG

Main item in the rehab is to replace a missing chunk of handle...
Disston Panel saw, needs a bit.JPG
Stay tuned..

With all you are finding will you be adding to the home for more space?

[steven c newman]

Have to stop in sometime and see..

[steven c newman]

The Disston D8 is now all clean and shined up..even get the etch to appear..
Disston Panel saw, Etch.JPG
Blade length?
Disston Panel saw, length.JPG
22" Panel Saw..11 ppi that could stand a "re-freshing"
Disston Panel saw, Clean & shiny.JPG
Oil finish on the handle.

The "8" is inside of the "D", so this was before the big changes in 1928? Top of the etch has 1840...
Plate is straight..brass has been shined up. Not too bad for $1?