Mike Wenzloff
11-07-2005, 2:25 AM
I posted this elsewhere and thought I would here, too. So apologies to those of you have seen this. Of course, I could have posted pics of the three other saws I did today whilst taking breaks from writing...Two wonderful full-sized saws (one a mid-1800s Peace with split nuts and an early 20th century no-name) and a Disston D-8 panel saw. But, I didn't take pics of the process...So on with the show...
Saving a saw is a personal endeavor for me. Hate to see them go to total ruin. This is a recent purchase. It got delivered the other morning. So what is the point of buying such an ugly saw?
Well, savings over a new saw comes first to mind. This saw was an $11 purchase. I would not have paid more for it. So with shipping, I have $15 into it.
But even relatively cheap doesn't fully do it for me. I think in part it is a challenge. I also believed it would make a great saw--especially since I sold my LN DT and carcass saws...
Here's the picture from the listing:
http://www.wenzloffandsons.com/temp/saws/disston_dt_0001b.jpg
And here's what it looked like on my counter after removing the handle:
http://www.wenzloffandsons.com/temp/saws/disston_dt_0001a.jpg
Here's what 20 minutes of work turned it into:
http://www.wenzloffandsons.com/temp/saws/disston_dt_0002a.jpg
I cleaned it with a scrub pad, some laundry detergent (you can see the muck in the background of the last picture). Don't tell Dina I used one of her bread baking dishes.
It'll take another 30 minutes or so to joint it to where the teeth are nearly gone as well as sharpen it. That's a tip: unless the teeth are completely ill spaced, but you need to joint it way back, leave a bit of the bottom of the gullet so you can see where to cut new teeth.
At some point I suppose this saw would have become part of a landfill. With just a tad bit of care on my part, it will out live me now.
Clock goes tick toc...for 30 minutes or so...
After sharpening this saw, I have to say that it cuts very well. In the end, I didn't joint the teeth all the way off. If you look in the pictures you will note that at some point, someone rounded off the toe. If I were to have fully jointed this saw, I would have literally taken years of moderate use off of it.
So instead, a swipe or two of the saw jointer and I simply filed it a modified rip profile. This truly makes the saw easy to start when ripping, and still rip quickly. Too, it allows the saw to be used for cross cutting shoulders and the like very well. A truly versatile saw.
And all for $15 and an hour of time.
Take care, Mike
Saving a saw is a personal endeavor for me. Hate to see them go to total ruin. This is a recent purchase. It got delivered the other morning. So what is the point of buying such an ugly saw?
Well, savings over a new saw comes first to mind. This saw was an $11 purchase. I would not have paid more for it. So with shipping, I have $15 into it.
But even relatively cheap doesn't fully do it for me. I think in part it is a challenge. I also believed it would make a great saw--especially since I sold my LN DT and carcass saws...
Here's the picture from the listing:
http://www.wenzloffandsons.com/temp/saws/disston_dt_0001b.jpg
And here's what it looked like on my counter after removing the handle:
http://www.wenzloffandsons.com/temp/saws/disston_dt_0001a.jpg
Here's what 20 minutes of work turned it into:
http://www.wenzloffandsons.com/temp/saws/disston_dt_0002a.jpg
I cleaned it with a scrub pad, some laundry detergent (you can see the muck in the background of the last picture). Don't tell Dina I used one of her bread baking dishes.
It'll take another 30 minutes or so to joint it to where the teeth are nearly gone as well as sharpen it. That's a tip: unless the teeth are completely ill spaced, but you need to joint it way back, leave a bit of the bottom of the gullet so you can see where to cut new teeth.
At some point I suppose this saw would have become part of a landfill. With just a tad bit of care on my part, it will out live me now.
Clock goes tick toc...for 30 minutes or so...
After sharpening this saw, I have to say that it cuts very well. In the end, I didn't joint the teeth all the way off. If you look in the pictures you will note that at some point, someone rounded off the toe. If I were to have fully jointed this saw, I would have literally taken years of moderate use off of it.
So instead, a swipe or two of the saw jointer and I simply filed it a modified rip profile. This truly makes the saw easy to start when ripping, and still rip quickly. Too, it allows the saw to be used for cross cutting shoulders and the like very well. A truly versatile saw.
And all for $15 and an hour of time.
Take care, Mike