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A bit of downtime today in the shop. Got to looking at those saws hanging up in the tills.....dusty, and spots of red growing? Time to take them down and clean them up. Dug through the piles, wiped down three Disston D-23s.....a Corsair 8ppi crosscut, But left the Disston Challenger rip saw alone for now..... Cleaned and added a finish to a few handles to brighten them up a bit....( rattle can Lacquer ) Soo, here is the results... Late 40s Disston D-8 with etch. 8 ppi crosscut, next.. Also, late 40s, I think this is a D-7? Might be a tad older, and maybe it is a No. 7, pre-1928? 10ppi crosscut, next? However, THIS one IS an oldie, a No.7 , 7ppi, with nib. The first two saws are standing up behind this on. And finally, a "mystery saw" I had "picked" this one up at an estate sale last year. Cleaned up nicely. Ron Dud MIGHT know the place where it was made.. This is an Atkins saw, from Indy, IN. Unable to read the etch, other than a few banner like things.... Handle is well worn, too. That is a "7" stamped in the plate.. So, it is a 7ppi. Teeth look like they are filed for a crosscut.... I also dusted off the 358's saw handle, and gave it a touch-up finish. There is another D-8 in the old tool chest I need to get to....and a third D-8 sitting upstairs. I intend to take it over to get it's 8ppi teeth done, aling with a No.4 backsaw. Once back here, I clean those handles, and hang them up in the tills. the "rattle-can" stuff even smell worse than the BLO stuff....
