Inherited tools restoration help needed

[Braden Nichols]

I inherited a tool chest that was my great-great grandfather this weekend. It contained quite a few stanley hand planes, D7 & D8 Disston Saws and some misc. layout/sharpening tools. Needless to say I was honored to receive these tools and want to restore them for use/display. What is the best way to get rid of the rust on the planes and saws? Is there a well respected place that I can get the saws restored? Should I replace the handles or does that diminish the value? Thanks for your help188847. 188848188849
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[Charles McKinley]

Hi Braden,

That is a great inheritence. There are a couple of the saw guys here that will joint and sharpen them for you if you don't want to do it yourself.

Here is a lik to Vintage saws: http://www.vintagesaws.com/cgi-bin/frameset.cgi?left=main&right=/library/library.html

the saws don't look too bad. If the handles are sound don't replace them. I can't remember the member here but he will sharpen your saw for $35 and do a complete restoration for $135 I think. You definately can do it yourself but if you want to send it out for the first sharpening it is a great deal. I wish I could rember his name. I'm sure someone here will chime in with it. If not and you don't find it send me a PM and I will get it for you.

There is a ton of information here on cleaning up your planes and "feddeling" them.

[Russell Sansom]

Marv Werner has done amazing things for my saws and has helped me sort our my arsenal. He's a very bright, conscientious guy who knows his saws up one side and down the other.

[Charles McKinley]

The site I was thinking of was Bad Axe

http://www.badaxetoolworks.com/bad-axe-restoration-services.html

No relation just highly recommended by others.

[john brenton]

Looks like you're doing some pretty nice work back there...little ball and claw Olan Mills action going on back there.

If it has sentimental value, which it sounds like it does, you wouldn't want to do a complete restore. I'd clean with mineral spirits or something like that, then buff and scrub with some #0000 steel wool and paste wax. That will clean them up nicely but not too much.

Whenever I get old tools, the joy for me is sharpening up the edge. That's the thing to me that would make the woodworker spirits happy.