June 24, 20178 yr Popular Post 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.....
June 25, 20178 yr Author 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...
June 26, 20178 yr Author 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.
June 27, 20178 yr Author 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.
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