Bishop saw, and a saw set?

Some of the Thursday Rust Hunt.....involves a Bishop #10 saw...:D
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($1 center finder...)
And a saw set..
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The Bishop saw merely needed a good cleaning,,,and I found a readable etch....not only on the depth stop bar/clamp(including the Patent date) but a full etch on the saw plate....rip teeth weren't too bad....the fine crosscut teeth were badly worn....some places, they were completely...gone..:mad:

The saw set? Strange looking critter...not sure who made it...yet...traces of black on the handles, and red on the thumbscrew.....any clues?:confused:

Etch on the bar..with a patent date
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Those "fine" teeth are about shot....."rip" teeth are still good...
The saw set?
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has two adjustable "anvils"
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This one slides in a slot, and has a beveled end...
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Everything cleaned up, everything works....have no idea who made it.....

Saw Set.....Morrill No. 1B.....used on "fine" teeth..

I used to have a Bishop just like that. Interesting saw but I never used it. You got it for a great price.

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Cleaned up, before it gets hauled to the sharpening service
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Handle details...on the other side of the handle...there is a patent date stamped into the wooden handle...

Thinking maybe a 9ppi to replace the fine toothed edge....

Steven,

I have seen photos of saws like that but have never held one or tried it. After you get it sharpened, give it a go and let us know what you think. The question in my mind was always "how well will that movable depth stop work?"

Thanks and regards,

Stew

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Originally Posted by Stew Denton

Steven,

I have seen photos of saws like that but have never held one or tried it. After you get it sharpened, give it a go and let us know what you think. The question in my mind was always "how well will that movable depth stop work?"

Thanks and regards,

Stew

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For me the movable depth stop is a great feature. It worked well for this project > https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?135061

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None of the 104 dovetails on this project were over cut.

jtk

So...any idea what PPI the fine teeth were?
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So I can tell the Sharpening Service....the "coarse" side seems to be..ok
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saw handle also has a Patent date stamped into it...
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I have a similar saw set that belonged to my grandfather. He's passed away now, but he told me it was very old when he got it when he was a young man.

I'll take pictures of it when I get back in the shop. He had another one that had Victorian style decorations on the tool; I'll take pics of that too.

Road Trip today....didn't spend a cent...nice and quiet 2 hours. Dropped 2 saws off at Chuck's.....said they may be ready a week from this coming Friday...


When I gt them back home, I'll post a couple pictures of both saws in action.

Here's pics of the saw set I mentioned, plus a couple of other sets I have:
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Does anyone have any history on these pieces?

And this Sandvik set:
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The reason for the delay at the sharpening service? Well, you know the "trimmers" used to shear sheep? He has 40 cutters/blades to get sharpened back up.....

A while back, since I didn't use the Millers Falls No. 214 saw set....it was donated to the sharpening service, as Chuck would use it a lot more than I would.


He also has a 24" circular saw blade to sharpen up....Chainsaw season hasn't started ...yet...