July 8, 20188 yr Popular Post Boss wanted to check out a few yard sales, have Lunch out, visit Wall E World.....Ok.. On the way back home from such things...made one more stop at a yard sale....nose was itching.... Table had a metal B&D saw...sitting ON four hand saws.....Didn't need the circular saw...two of the handsaws weren't really worth picking up....#3 had a $20 price tag! OUCH! However...#4? First glance..looked like a Disston D-8....until I looked a bit closer at the handle.. 26" long, 10 ppi, skew back. Covertop handle. And CARVED.....a D-100. Price tag said $10...got it to $5 and bought it... Got it home....cleaned around where the etch should be...found one from about 1917 or so. Saw was made from 1900 or so up to 1922...The way the heel of the sawblade is made, and the DISSTON PHILA medallion looked...it is closer to 1914-1917 era. Still straight, still sharp. Non"show" side is a bit rusty, should clean right up. But......while there is the older Keystone ( 1840...and the French and Spanish trademarks) and the writing from Henry's signature......there is a VERY faint etch right in front of the handle.....about where the "Victory" etch would be.....Hmmmm...will see how it cleans up... Handle is very comfy...almost don't want to let go of it.... not too bad of a morning?
July 9, 20188 yr Author Seemed to clean up nice enough.. Show side. Then, after a second coat of shellac... Tried to get a picture of the etch.. There is a LARGE "D" in the keystone area...big enough to hold the "100" inside it. The "extra etch...was just a bunch of scratches. Got the bolts "clocked". This side had a lot of pitting going on...may try again to "sand" it out....or just oil it up and use it.. Will need a label or two made...so I can tell this from the Disston D-112.. D-112 was made for 2 years 1928-1929....D-100 stopped being made in 1922....
July 9, 20188 yr Excellent restore...you rescued another...amazing these have survived nearly 100 years; boy the stories they hold.
July 11, 20188 yr Author Popular Post So..how about a Family Photo? Since the D-112 was basically a D-8 version of a D-12....might as well include it? Used each saw to cut it's own kerf to sit in...L-R: D-8 Panel saw, 10ppi D-8 26"long crosscut, 8ppi. D-112, 26" 10 ppi crosscut....and the D-100, 10ppi 26" long Panel saws also only got 4 bolts, instead of five...The two D-8s have readable etches...with the 8 inside of the D ( pre 1928)...the D-112 has a barely readable etch...the D-100 has almost a full etch showing... Panel saw is about...20" long. It is hanging on it's own peg, on the side of the til...the other three have their own section...along with the "other" D-8 ( 10 ppi) Not too bad..
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