Got bored today, again

[steven c newman]

No walk abouts....no projects, what to do?
Had a couple saws from last year's rust hunts...both are Disstons. One is a "Journeyman" according to what I can make out of the almost gone silkscreened logo
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Yeah, yeah....HK Porter era. Hanger hole, cheap hardware.....The second saw was a bit older

Second saw's handle was way too blocky, saw plate had a small bend. Plate needed cleaned up
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Hardware was cleaned up, screws clocked. Blockiness was removed, along with the flaky finish
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Bend was fixed. Took the handle off to sand the curves, and apply the Witch's Brew finish ( wipe on-wipe off)
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Plate was shined up. It is a 8ppi, 26" crosscut. No hanger hole!

The saws were part of a 3 for $3 set. This one seemed to need fixed up, not so sure about the others...
next time I get "Bored" I might even sharpen those teeth. It is fairly sharp as is. Now it fits the hands a bit better.

Just something to while away an afternoon...

[steven c newman]

Just a "Carpenter's saw", and may get used as such.

The dollar bill cost seems to about the norm, around my area...YMMV, of course.















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[lowell holmes]

I've done what you did here. The real blast thought came after I sharpened the saws and use them. In my opinion,
these are not just carpenter's saws. They are Disstons and were at one time, the way framing was done.

An 8 point crosscut saw will cut a 2X4 in a hurry if it is sharp and set properly. I can cut one with my cross cut saw
before I can drag out an extension cord and connect my "Skilsaw". It really is a Porter Cable.

I remember as a young child, during the 40's, the church members framed a church building. There were no "Skilsaws" in those days.

[steven c newman]

Had an uncle, and that is all he used for building houses. He also was very good at sharpening about any saw.

[lowell holmes]

I have some more modern Disstons that had ugly blonde block-ish handles. A little work with a saw handle rasp, some stain, and varnish made fine looking saws out of them.

I don't think the saw plate is taper ground like on the old ones. I also doubt they are taper ground. I'll have to put a micrometer on them.

I did put some extra copper (or bronze) saw nuts on them that I had laying around. If I see a junker rotten handsaw, I do save the saw nuts.

[steven c newman]

Second saw was started, tonight.
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Handle removed. Etch...was a silk screen thingy...tried to bring it back...failed. 100 grit in a palmsander, to remove the nasty stuff, other side was worse.
Handles?
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Meh....need to get rid of the price tag...wood is some sort of white hardwood....burned easily too. Sander with 60 grit, rasps, and files...then a coat of the Brew..
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Looks a bit better....

About bringing back an etch...I use a Gun Blue Paste..
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Let it dry a while, wipe off the excess, then a sanding block to take off all but the etch...doesn't work when it is a silk screened logo...worked great on my large Stanley 8" square....can read the numbers, now.

Hardware is shined up. Maybe tomorrow, I can put this saw back together. 8ppi, 26" crosscut. Disston/HK Porter.

[steven c newman]

Waiting on the handle to dry..

Teeth could use a refresher. I have a 6" extra slim taper file, was wondering IF it will work on these 8ppi crosscut teeth. Still seems to be plenty of set, maybe just a quick swipe on each tooth?

Maybe I'll work on that later today, maybe tomorrow...no real rush.

The D-8, 8ppi is at a sharpening service, need to pick it up later, along with a Disston 14", 11ppi, No. 4 backsaw. he charges $0.60 per inch of teeth....all I have to do is drive over, drop them off, and when they are done, pick them back up. Gets me out of the house that way.

[steven c newman]

Saw is finished up and in the til..
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brought it back out for an "After" picture, or two..
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Then back into the til it went....dangerous when I get bored:rolleyes:

[Bill Jobe]

You do nice work.

[steven c newman]

According to a catalog I found...first saw is a T-1 townsman saw, second one is a C-1 Counrtyside saw.