Rehab of a saw

[steven c newman]

One of the saws I picked up at that auction Sataurday..
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Seems to be a late model Atkins No. 59....might be worth the effort to clean up?
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Removed the bolts. Nickle plated Brass, shined these up, set aside.
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Used a wood mallet to remove the tight handle. Sanded down the rougher spots of the finish....was wiped down after this photo...which left this to clean up
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Scratchy pad under a sander...got the worse off.. then 120 grit, 180 grit, and finally 220 grit..
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Tried this on the etch side of the plate, then back to the sander..
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Was seeing a very faint etch..Atkins Perfection logo...and a bunch of writing....tried the gun blue paste..
Barely raised the etch. Coat of shellac on the cleaned handle, and a line up pin to re-install the handle.
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I even clocked the bolts..
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Finally got things all looking spiffy..stay tuned for "Part 2"

[steven c newman]

Spiffied up, and about ready to work..
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Stamped as an 8 ppi. teeth feel well set, crosscut? Straight back. No bends nor kinks. No crack nor chips in the handle
Set up a Pine test board..
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Seemed to do well..
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For an 8 pointer saw.

Not sure what year this saw was made in. Might be a keeper.....Figured I spent $20 for 7 saws....less than $3 for this one....?

[steven c newman]

A catalog search seems to show this as a No. 65 Straight back saw. I also have a #51 skew back in the till..7ppi.....and a late model 51 that someone cut down....it is a 5-1/2ppi rip saw..for a tool box.

Seem to be getting a bunch of Atkins saws lately even a couple Pheonix Warranted ones. Seem to be decent enough saws..

[Mike Baker 2]

I thought that saw wood clean up well. Nice work! Looks great!

[lowell holmes]

I have a D-12 Disston that was rusty with a broken handle, It is a 10 point crosscut.
I sanded the rust off, filed the tooth line off and re-toothed it and made a new curly maple handle for it.
I put after market saw nuts on it. It is a beautiful fast cutting handsaw that I treasure.

You might look for a rusty broken handle saw and restore it. It is a fun project.
If you are not familiar with it, the D-12 is considered to be the top line of Disston saws.

http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/12page.html

[Stewie Simpson]

Lowell; when do we get to see a photo of that new curly maple saw handle.

Stewie;

[Stewie Simpson]

For additional accuracy, the saw handle slot was 1st kerfed to a 1/2" depth using a router table mounted slitting blade, then sawn to full depth with a large tenon saw.

[lowell holmes]

Stewie,
When I have made saw handles, I have cut it to pattern shape, and fit the saw nuts, then shape the handle. I split the handle with a back saw.

I may try your approach on the next one.

[steven c newman]

Hmmm, next in line for a rehab..
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Rather a late model clone......bolt pattern seems to be a "D-7" post WW2 era....medallion is a Warranted Superior.....will do some digging around, and see what I can find out about it..

Not sure about the "Craftsman" saw....
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Mightbe a clone of a Disston D-23? It does have a Hanger Hole in the toe....may let this sit a while...

[steven c newman]

An etch on a WS saw? Not a Disston WS medalion..Eagle is smaller. Etch proclaims as a WORTH ( inside a diamond shaped logo)Spring Steel, Warranted...Will try to bring out the rest of the etch..later today.

Handle's bolt pattern almost a match for Atkins "Perfection" handles... Bolts are brass, heads are the smaller style. 8ppi stamp, straight back....Might be "worth" the effort to clean up?

[Jerry Olexa]

Steve great price and good work restoring!!! good eye and good work!

[Jerry Olexa]

For additional accuracy, the saw handle slot was 1st kerfed to a 1/2" depth using a router table mounted slitting blade, then sawn to full depth with a large tenon saw.

Stewie, can you show us a pic of the completed handle? Nice work!!!

[steven c newman]

Don't have any broken saws to fiddle with making new handles....
Worth handsaw is rehabbed..
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Even managed to bring out the etch..
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Cuts fast, and straight..
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About 10 strokes to get this far.
8 ppi, 26" long. Brass hardware, WS medallion..with a very small Eagle. Handle was sanded to remove some flaking finish, then a coat of Amber Shellac was brushed on.
Might be a keeper?

[Andrew Pitonyak]

I really like that you used a chisel to remove some of the rust!

Looks very nice, what a difference.

[lowell holmes]

I will show them when I can figure out how to down load the picture from my cell phone. I may have to go to Verizon to find out.