Mike Cogswell
10-19-2012, 6:04 PM
Today the mailman delivered two Disston saws that I sent to Mark at the beginning of this month. They are a D-23, 26", 8 ppi x-cut and a D-15 Victory Saw, 26", 12 ppi x-cut. These saws were my father's, purchased around 1952-53, that I'm going to be using to break down stock. Although they were in faily decent shape, they have spent most of their lives living in garages so the etchings are pretty faint, but at least they are free of pitting.
They were pretty dull, even cutting pine was tedious before I sent them off.
Wow. That D-23 just blazes through white oak now! Fast and smooth at the same time. Mark did a great job on both. The D-15, with its finer teeth is a bit slower to cut a 4/4 oak board, but it leaves a smoother cut than I thought I'd ever see from a full size hand saw.
As it happens, while they were away at the saw doctor I scored a brand spanking new, 26" NOS D-23, 11ppi x-cut from the early 50's, so I could compare Mark's tuned 12ppi to a factory 11ppi. The new D-23 cuts well, but the D-15 was both smoother and faster. It even sounds better.
While the postman was delivering my father's saws I was actually talking to Mark on the phone getting the excellent news that he was ready to ship the BadAxe saws I ordered at the beginning of September. As good as the Disstons turned out, I can hardly wait to get my hands on the new ones Mark built.
Mike
They were pretty dull, even cutting pine was tedious before I sent them off.
Wow. That D-23 just blazes through white oak now! Fast and smooth at the same time. Mark did a great job on both. The D-15, with its finer teeth is a bit slower to cut a 4/4 oak board, but it leaves a smoother cut than I thought I'd ever see from a full size hand saw.
As it happens, while they were away at the saw doctor I scored a brand spanking new, 26" NOS D-23, 11ppi x-cut from the early 50's, so I could compare Mark's tuned 12ppi to a factory 11ppi. The new D-23 cuts well, but the D-15 was both smoother and faster. It even sounds better.
While the postman was delivering my father's saws I was actually talking to Mark on the phone getting the excellent news that he was ready to ship the BadAxe saws I ordered at the beginning of September. As good as the Disstons turned out, I can hardly wait to get my hands on the new ones Mark built.
Mike