Doug Hobkirk
12-07-2009, 1:51 PM
These came from a garage clean-out - there were a lot of old tools. I think these are called machinist squares. The blades of two are quite square compared to a new Grizzly steel square (the small brass square is slightly splayed). The inside blade on all 3 does not have a perfect straight edge.
I imagine they are not valuable and I could restore using abrasives, but sometimes it is smart to ask first. The steel handle square is imprinted with Stanley on the blade. The handle of the large brass edged square is imprinted with "Henry DistonXX" (I cannot read the last letters), "PHILDA.", and "NO1."
I have given each a quick rub with a piece of fine-grained gray mesh and wiped them with a little Fantastic. There was very little difference.
ALSO, as an aside, is there any good use for old hand saws other than cutting them up to make scrapers? One of the two dozen saws from the garage was imprinted with (approximately - I am going from memory) "Made for the Normal Training School in Philadelphia by Diston." I volunteer at a household goods recycling organization and we get quite a few saws, both conventional carpenter saws and smaller dovetail style (?) saws, almost all of which are put in the trash. The saws are almost never sharp.
Thanks all.
I imagine they are not valuable and I could restore using abrasives, but sometimes it is smart to ask first. The steel handle square is imprinted with Stanley on the blade. The handle of the large brass edged square is imprinted with "Henry DistonXX" (I cannot read the last letters), "PHILDA.", and "NO1."
I have given each a quick rub with a piece of fine-grained gray mesh and wiped them with a little Fantastic. There was very little difference.
ALSO, as an aside, is there any good use for old hand saws other than cutting them up to make scrapers? One of the two dozen saws from the garage was imprinted with (approximately - I am going from memory) "Made for the Normal Training School in Philadelphia by Diston." I volunteer at a household goods recycling organization and we get quite a few saws, both conventional carpenter saws and smaller dovetail style (?) saws, almost all of which are put in the trash. The saws are almost never sharp.
Thanks all.