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D.McDonnel "Mac"
09-18-2006, 9:06 PM
I have 2 old handsaws. One a Disston and the other a Superior?
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c166/indymac24/handsaws/Saws.jpg

The Superior is an old saw my dad gave me years ago.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c166/indymac24/handsaws/WarrantedSuperiorMedallion.jpg

The Disston was just given to me by a friend cleaning out his garage.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c166/indymac24/handsaws/DisstonHandle.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c166/indymac24/handsaws/Disstonmedallion.jpg


I want to just get them sharpened and use them but I don't want to screw with something that is valuable. I doubt it but thought I'd ask before doing it.

Any info is appreciated.

Thanks

Mac
harry strasil
09-18-2006, 9:35 PM
Mac you have a couple of nice user saws there. The Superior one is not a brand or trade name, It could have been made by Disston, Adkins or some other company. Several companies used that Warranteed Superior, it was one their popular saws but not a top of the line tool.

The Disston looks to be a 7 or 8 ppi crosscut
Jerry Palmer
09-19-2006, 2:23 PM
With that curve to the back of the blade, tis a D8, and with the 5 sawnuts, the saw claimed by many to have been the "Best" ever made. Get em both sharpened and cleaned and make em happy by puttin back to work.
D.McDonnel "Mac"
09-20-2006, 9:36 AM
Thanks for the info.

Anyone know a good reputable place to get the sharpening done in Indy?

How much "cleaning" should I do?

Mac
Jerry Palmer
09-20-2006, 10:54 AM
Do as much cleaning as you want, mostly you need to get a pretty smooth surface so that you don't get friction in the kerf.

The www.vintagesaws.com/ (http://www.vintagesaws.com/) Vintage Saws site has some good info on cleaning up old saws, as well as sharpening them.

Along those lines, I'm leary of sending out vintage saws to sharpening shops because they generally machine sharpen which wastes blade. Cooke's sharpening (email: SHARPENINGGUY01@AOL.COM) hand sharpens and does a good job. A saw is quite easily kept sharp if it is touched up before the teeth get too far gone.