View Full Version : Disston 1888 - 1897 medallion question
Larry McGarrah
01-28-2012, 11:06 PM
I bought a rusted up, throw away, D-8 1888 - 1897 panel saw today for its good apple handle and nice dated medallion. Disstonian Institute says the medallion should be 13/16 inch but the medallion from this saw measures a full 7/8 inch. Is it common for them to be oversize?
Fred Storer
02-15-2012, 3:17 PM
Hi Larry,
I have little knowledge of Disstons, but from looking at the website there are two sizes of medallions displayed. One is the 13/16ths and it states that these are found on backsaws and panel saws as well as no.16 full sized saws.
There is also a 1inch medallion fitted to full sized hand saws and so I suspect that on a D8, the medallion should be 1".
This may not be a lot of help if yours is 7/8 ths.
You may just have an oddball.
Fred
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