448 days ago
by Brit |
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2012 is a big year for Britain. Not only are we hosting the Olympics, but we’re also celebrating the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne. It’s Her Majesty’s diamond jubilee. Even my wife is organizing a street party for around 200 residents and I’ve been roped into building all kinds of weird and wonderful things for the day. Yes folks, marquees will be erected, brass bands will strike up, flags will be waved and I’m sure we’ll all feel very patriotic by the end o...
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450 days ago
by BigYin |
4 comments »
I needed new files to sharpen my saws and made these handles to fit. All files are by Nicholson.
Two are tapered octagonal rosewood with brass ferrel turned from a brass heating nut.The other is turned from an Iroku door frame found in a builders skip (dumpster)
The Six inch saw is 5/16 inch across the flats. The Seven inch saw (round handle) is 1/2 inch across the flats. The Eight inch saw (round handle) is 9/16 inch across the flats
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456 days ago
by Jimmy0x52 |
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I found this saw today at a yard sale for ONE dollar!
Anyone know what it is? It has no marking that I can see on the blade and I’ve even applied a thorough coat of PB Breaker and steel wool.
Also found a type 7 Stanley Bailey #7c. I’m torn whether or not to use it, or make a box for it and turn it into art. A beautiful plane and almost 115 years old. I’ll post some pictures in a subsequent post when I get all my planes and get them cleaned up!
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461 days ago
by Smitty_Cabinetshop |
69 comments »
There are so many outstanding saw restorations on LumberJocks, I hesitate to post my first attempt. But I have a cheap saw that has the potential to be a good user, so here goes.
=========== Edit #3 ===============Now a third saw, a D-8 thumbhole variety….
See blog entries in posts below.=================================
========== Edit #2 =================Okay, here’s another saw for my own type of refurb. First I drilled a ‘new’ blade to match up with a ...
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462 days ago
by Brit |
36 comments »
Next up on my epic backsaw journey is a much younger saw (60s, 70s? – not sure exactly). It’s a W. Tyzack, Sons & Turner filed 10 TPI crosscut and sports an extra heavy brass back. I bought this saw because it was cheap and there was nothing wrong with the saw plate.
Gone is the subtle stamp that appeared on the brass back of a 19th century Tyzack saw. Instead, this spine has a rather garish impression. The crisp elephant logo now looks like a partially thawed out woolly mam...
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471 days ago
by Don W |
14 comments »
This is a Warranted Superior 26” 4 tpi Rip.
All are basic restores. Soak in evapo-rust. Wire-brush, sand and polish. All handles were sanded down to 500 grit and given a few coats of BLO. I have sharpened to 2 back saws. The rip saw will get sharpened once I get a few new files.
This saw has some minor pitting on the blade. I cleaned it up and wire brushed it. I decided not to sand any further. The character is fine for my shop.
I have a few more to do, so I made a soak...
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472 days ago
by need2boat |
7 comments »
So I’ve been working quite a bit on saw sharpening skills and for the most part its been going well. I’d say I’m learning with each saw I work on and getting better file angle control.
That said some of the nicest saws I have also have some handles in need of love. I recently took a second class with Matt of the saw blog on saw restoration and let’s face it were all wood workers so its back to basics.
Disston and son”s” No 7
Its important to note m...
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478 days ago
by Mark A. DeCou |
9 comments »
Since my last muse of writing a blog, a lot has happened in my life and business. All of it has been good, I’ve just been so busy that I have not taken the time to write much.
For instance, I went to North Carolina last June to teach a woodworking class at the John Campbell Folk School. I had a wonderful time away with the family, met some great guys, and had a wonderful time…...but have not taken time to document the adventure with the photos and stories I gathered while the...
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483 days ago
by Brit |
23 comments »
Just a quick post to share a lovely little gem that I’ve just finished restoring. This is an 8” dovetail saw, filed 15 TPI rip, made by Spear and Jackson sometime between 1915 and 1925 I think. There’s some minor pitting on both sides of the plate, but nothing that will affect the saw in use.
It has a nice thin plate which is just what’s needed in a dovetail saw and a 2” depth of cut.
The handle is English beech and very comfortable in the hand. It ...
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487 days ago
by Brit |
29 comments »
After spending quite a bit of time researching the history of my W. Tyzack, Sons & Turner saws, I was looking forward to finding out about this Disston backsaw from across the pond. After all, we have the wonderfully detailed Disstonian Institute web site at our disposal. Yep, finding out about this backsaw was going to be easy, or so I thought.
When I started my research, I obviously knew it was a Disston backsaw, but I had no idea what model. This is how the saw looked when it came i...
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