I've been looking for a decent handsaw for a while and never seem to see anything around where I'm at. Made a trip home to my mother's place and was able to find my dad's old hand saws and plan to take them home with me. Whether I'm able to make them into good users or not is immaterial. They were Dad's and I'll think of him every time I look at them.
However, if I can get them into usable working order, that's what I'm going to do.
Was looking for some assistance from those more knowledgable than I in determining what I have here.
I believe the first one is a Disston D-8 IMG_1003.jpg IMG_1002.jpg I'm confident that the handle is beech and believe it to be from the late 40's, early 50's era. It's filed crosscut and has a very slight bend in one area when sighting down the teeth on the saw. I can make out a bit of the etch on the blade but it will take some cleaning up before I'm able to glean any more info there. Any additional opinions/corrections are welcome.
The other saw is a bit rougher shape. It may have been given to dad by either his father, or my mother's father. IMG_1005.jpg IMG_1004.jpg As you can see, the medallion is missing, it looks like there replaced a missing saw nut with whatever fit and I'm not able to discern any type of etch whatsoever. I believe the handle to be made of apple and you can see in the pictures everything else. It is also filed crosscut. Looking on the Disstonian Institute, I don't know that it matches anything. Don't know if it's even a Disston. Hence, my inquiry to you out there with more knowledge than I.
Thanks for any info you can provide.
Clint