Had a few saws to work my way through.   Brought home to "keepers"

And a bunch for "parts"

Sat down and tore down all the saws.   Set aside the plates for the two keeper saws.   Hardware headed for a good soaking

Got the medallions out, and cleaned them up..

Which left this mess in the bowl..

I thought I had the correct handle for one of the saw plates..

D-16 handle......until I then cleaned the saw plate under it..

PACEMAKER....Keystone by Disston.    had to dig through to find the correct handle for the saw..

Close as I could get.   1930s era saw.   used to be a 7ppi, had been resharpened ( a few times) as a 8ppi.   And restamped as an 8.    I guess I can make some use out of it..

As for the second saw...had to find the correct handle, and the hardware....

As this was a bit older than the other saw.   There are two etches on the cleaned plate I can read..

One of the left says this is a Disston No. 7  ...the one on the right claims this is the Property  of the Bennington & Rutland Railway  Co. 

 

Might be a "Keeper"?    Almost forgot, out near the end of this saw..

That be a "nib"

 

Maybe tomorrow, I can get something done in the shop.....

Nice handle on that second one.

Well, I had a small handle that needed...something done..

Decided I could use the steel bolts, as they were a better fit.     Needed a plate next.

 

Dug through the stack of saw plates, looking for a shorter one, with three holes...knew it came from the handle..

First couple of inches, down at the toe, were bent, and a chunk missing.   Not a biggie,  I cut off the "bad section" and ground a new profile on the end.   Sanded the plate to rid it of rustiness,installed the bolts..

Sitting on a hammer to prop things up..

I even "clocked" the slots

Since I can see teeth finer the 8ppi, I will send this out to be sharpened.    10ppi....16" long tooth line.

 

yep, I got bored tonight...

 

Makes a nice close in tool!

Trying to see just what the etch says on it.....can make out a banner,  a "Cast Steel" and a Warranted on the banner.   May have to "gun blue" it to bring more out. 

Appears the saw MIGHT be a Disston #090  that was custom etched for a Hardware Store brand.   Apparently they also did not want a medallion on it.    Simple enough to fix that ...IF I wanted to.  

 

Two tries with the gun blue....not much improvement....oh well.