Mike Cutler
09-10-2007, 11:01 AM
It would appear that I got in over my head yesterday.:eek:
I bought a saw in an antique/junk store thinking it was a Disston D8 thumbhole saw.
Apparently, it may an Disston 120 ACME, 28" skewback ripsaw( I won't really know until I get all of the paint off. Which requires a 6" "safeback file" to sharpen the teeth. As near as I can tell a "Safeback" file is a file with only one set of teeth. The other two sides are flat.
Where do I get one of these files? and how is it used? The Disstonian site mentions it's special use, but no amplifying instructions.
I'll post a picture of the saw, if I have too. It's kind of embarrassing though:o .
One side of the saw has been painted with a wood duck scene, and the other side of the saw has been painted with a butterflies and flowers scene. The handle was "antiqued", as if a 90-100 year old saw wasn't antiqued enough.
The good news is that the blade is absolutely dead straight, and I highly doubt anyone has ever attempted to sharpen it.
I intended to restore it for use. So any tips to remove the paint would be great. I'm leaning towards Zip-Strip at this time.
TIA
Mike
I bought a saw in an antique/junk store thinking it was a Disston D8 thumbhole saw.
Apparently, it may an Disston 120 ACME, 28" skewback ripsaw( I won't really know until I get all of the paint off. Which requires a 6" "safeback file" to sharpen the teeth. As near as I can tell a "Safeback" file is a file with only one set of teeth. The other two sides are flat.
Where do I get one of these files? and how is it used? The Disstonian site mentions it's special use, but no amplifying instructions.
I'll post a picture of the saw, if I have too. It's kind of embarrassing though:o .
One side of the saw has been painted with a wood duck scene, and the other side of the saw has been painted with a butterflies and flowers scene. The handle was "antiqued", as if a 90-100 year old saw wasn't antiqued enough.
The good news is that the blade is absolutely dead straight, and I highly doubt anyone has ever attempted to sharpen it.
I intended to restore it for use. So any tips to remove the paint would be great. I'm leaning towards Zip-Strip at this time.
TIA
Mike