Rafael Herrera
12-15-2019, 2:26 AM
Hello,
At a salvage store near me in Pittsburgh, I got about a dozen hand saws for like a dollar each. Most of them are in very poor shape, but I think I can salvage some of them. I'm learning to refurbish and sharpen saws, so I can practice on them without feeling too bad if I make a mistake.
I found a Diston D8, a D17, several Warranted Superior ones, and several with no medallions to identify them.
One of the warranted superior ones, a cross cut saw, looks like it saw very little use. It's 26" long and the handle is of good quality. I refinished the handle and had to replace one of the screws.
I was able to re-sharpen it not too badly. It's rough but cuts well.
I was also able to salvage the etching but it is very faint. I can make out "TERLING" (at least TER?ING) at the center of the etching and the quote on the right side reads "The quality and finish of this saw cannot be excelled".
Have you guys seen this before? can you identify the company that made it? This is just to satisfy my curiosity. Here are pictures of the saw. I tried to "enhance" the etching with some image processing filters, but it wasn't a big improvement, nothing like in the movies where you get a perfect image reconstruction.
Rafael
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At a salvage store near me in Pittsburgh, I got about a dozen hand saws for like a dollar each. Most of them are in very poor shape, but I think I can salvage some of them. I'm learning to refurbish and sharpen saws, so I can practice on them without feeling too bad if I make a mistake.
I found a Diston D8, a D17, several Warranted Superior ones, and several with no medallions to identify them.
One of the warranted superior ones, a cross cut saw, looks like it saw very little use. It's 26" long and the handle is of good quality. I refinished the handle and had to replace one of the screws.
I was able to re-sharpen it not too badly. It's rough but cuts well.
I was also able to salvage the etching but it is very faint. I can make out "TERLING" (at least TER?ING) at the center of the etching and the quote on the right side reads "The quality and finish of this saw cannot be excelled".
Have you guys seen this before? can you identify the company that made it? This is just to satisfy my curiosity. Here are pictures of the saw. I tried to "enhance" the etching with some image processing filters, but it wasn't a big improvement, nothing like in the movies where you get a perfect image reconstruction.
Rafael
421541421540421542421543421544