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#1 ·
Pop's Hand Planes

So after my last post, "Am I in trouble" (of becoming a Galoot), i have decided to write my first ever blog "The Slippery Slope" chronicalling my decent into the world of hand tools .. finding them, cleaning and restoring, and using. Im not sure how far this will go but here's to givin it a shot ….

My grandfather passed away a few years ago and in the process of cleaning out the house i stumbled across all of the old tools in the basement. Mostly mechanics tools, he was a diesel and heavy equipment mechanic, but mixed in were a bunch of wood working tools. I had dabbled a little with wood working at the time and found i had enjoyed it, so i thought what better way to remember Pop than to have some of his old tools, clean em up and show em off.





This was one of my grandfathers planes .. or quite possibly my great grandfathers block plane. It's an early Stanley #9 1/2 with a patnent date of 10-12-97 on it. Its not nearly 100%, the cheek is broken and missing the mouth adjustment lever but an heirloom to me.





Another one of my grand or great grandfathers hand planes. An early Stanley #18 with a split knuckle cap. Patent date Dec. 28 86 This one is in great shape but may or may not be missing the mouth adjustment lever.. another one that i hope to pass down to the next generation.

Welll fellow LJ's i hope that you will enjoy my trip down the slippery slope …

- Chris
 
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Pop's Basement Treasures

With the excitment of stumbling upon those early handplanes, my interest in woodworking now reaching new heights , i dig deeper into the treasures sitting in my grandfathers basement:

Among the many coffee cans, cigar boxes, drawers, and shelves were sitting a bunch of hand saws. I never thought of having a use for an old handsaw and i certainly didn't see any value to them either, but these were Pop's (my deceased grandfather), "i bet they would look kinda cool in my man room", i thought to myself.

So i brought home another box of old rusty tools that probaly hadn't seen the light of day in 30 years. Among them 3 hand saws and a drawknife. After a cleaning my pot of gold continues to grow.

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Turns out this old saw had some value to it … A Henry Disston #7 - dated around 1912, nib still on it and everything. As with the block planes i inherited, these saws possibly outdated my grandfather. Its very possible that these tools have become a 4th generation heirloom.

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..... And a Disston D8 dated 1920's

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... And a Disston D7 dated to the 1920's

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Finally a T.H. Witherby Drawknife manufactured in Winsted CT.

Until the next round .. thanks for readin the ramblings of a young man sliding his was down the slippery slope of hand tool infatuation.
 

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#9 ·
Pop's Basement Treasures

With the excitment of stumbling upon those early handplanes, my interest in woodworking now reaching new heights , i dig deeper into the treasures sitting in my grandfathers basement:

Among the many coffee cans, cigar boxes, drawers, and shelves were sitting a bunch of hand saws. I never thought of having a use for an old handsaw and i certainly didn't see any value to them either, but these were Pop's (my deceased grandfather), "i bet they would look kinda cool in my man room", i thought to myself.

So i brought home another box of old rusty tools that probaly hadn't seen the light of day in 30 years. Among them 3 hand saws and a drawknife. After a cleaning my pot of gold continues to grow.

Rectangle Wood Handwriting Grey Road surface


Tool Knife Sleeve Hunting knife Wood


Turns out this old saw had some value to it … A Henry Disston #7 - dated around 1912, nib still on it and everything. As with the block planes i inherited, these saws possibly outdated my grandfather. Its very possible that these tools have become a 4th generation heirloom.

Wood Handwriting Grey Rectangle Font


Tool Knife Utility knife Blade Hunting knife


..... And a Disston D8 dated 1920's

Wood Textile Grey Font Flooring


Sleeve Linens Beige Wood Carmine


... And a Disston D7 dated to the 1920's

Rectangle Grey Font Metal Pattern


Sleeve Wood Bag Beige Linens


Finally a T.H. Witherby Drawknife manufactured in Winsted CT.

Until the next round .. thanks for readin the ramblings of a young man sliding his was down the slippery slope of hand tool infatuation.
Nice find Chris. I work in a 9ft x 9ft space, so a table saw is not on the cards for me. Just as well I like using hand tools. Personally, I really enjoy hand sawing (even ripping) and it can be very satisfying as long as the saws are sharp :)
 

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Pop's Toolbox

I know that its been a while but ive been busy working aorund the house and working on a coffee table for my father for Christmas but here is the latest installment of "The Slippery Slope".

I started this blog with the anticipation of chronicalling my slide down the slope toward becoming a Galoot, or at least a wannabe Galoot, but it has taken kind of a funny turn. Yesterday my grandmother unfortunately passed away after 88 years on this Earth. She's found her way upstairs to be with my Grandfather once again where im sure right now they are making macoroni, Pop is sipping a glass of wine, and Gram is listening to Harry Belefonti.

Ive always adored my grandparents, my grandfather especially, the both hold a very large piece of my heart and have taught me many life lessons that cant be read from a book or learned in school. So with a bit of a heavy heart tonight i present to my firends here at Lumberjocks with a toolbox in memory of both my grandparents.

Sentimentally, this toolbox is filled with all of the life tools i have been taught by generations past. The devotion of family, the need to return a favor, the importance of a nice gesture, and the strength one must posess to roll with the punches and live life to the fullest.

My grandfather wasnt a woodworker, he was a heavy equipment mechanic, but my great-grandfather was a carpenter and at one point in time he worked at the local lumberyard. I found this toolbox full of glass tools, mostly glass cutters and whatnot. Where they came from and who's they were im not sure. All i know is that at one point in time it was Pop's and it sits right underneath the television in our den to remind me of all that has been taught, and what i can do to teach others what has been so gracefully bestowed on me.

So now that all the sappy stuff is over .. here's the toolbox!

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I didn't do too much to the toolbox.I took all of the brass hardware off, give it a good bath in WD-40 and a good scrubbing with a scotch brite pad. The box itself got a quick hand sanding with some 150 then 220 to get rid of the grit and grime that was all over it after probably 75 years in a basement. A coat of poly and paste wax and that was it.

I hope to pass this toolbox down along with the other tools from Pop to the next generation and can only hope that i can fill a toolbox up for someone else. Wishing everyone here at Lumberjocks a wonderful holiday and a great new year!!
 

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#18 ·
Pop's Toolbox

I know that its been a while but ive been busy working aorund the house and working on a coffee table for my father for Christmas but here is the latest installment of "The Slippery Slope".

I started this blog with the anticipation of chronicalling my slide down the slope toward becoming a Galoot, or at least a wannabe Galoot, but it has taken kind of a funny turn. Yesterday my grandmother unfortunately passed away after 88 years on this Earth. She's found her way upstairs to be with my Grandfather once again where im sure right now they are making macoroni, Pop is sipping a glass of wine, and Gram is listening to Harry Belefonti.

Ive always adored my grandparents, my grandfather especially, the both hold a very large piece of my heart and have taught me many life lessons that cant be read from a book or learned in school. So with a bit of a heavy heart tonight i present to my firends here at Lumberjocks with a toolbox in memory of both my grandparents.

Sentimentally, this toolbox is filled with all of the life tools i have been taught by generations past. The devotion of family, the need to return a favor, the importance of a nice gesture, and the strength one must posess to roll with the punches and live life to the fullest.

My grandfather wasnt a woodworker, he was a heavy equipment mechanic, but my great-grandfather was a carpenter and at one point in time he worked at the local lumberyard. I found this toolbox full of glass tools, mostly glass cutters and whatnot. Where they came from and who's they were im not sure. All i know is that at one point in time it was Pop's and it sits right underneath the television in our den to remind me of all that has been taught, and what i can do to teach others what has been so gracefully bestowed on me.

So now that all the sappy stuff is over .. here's the toolbox!

Wood Rectangle Gas Natural material Trunk


Wood Rectangle Table Wood stain Hardwood


Wood Hardwood Rectangle Wood stain Scale


I didn't do too much to the toolbox.I took all of the brass hardware off, give it a good bath in WD-40 and a good scrubbing with a scotch brite pad. The box itself got a quick hand sanding with some 150 then 220 to get rid of the grit and grime that was all over it after probably 75 years in a basement. A coat of poly and paste wax and that was it.

I hope to pass this toolbox down along with the other tools from Pop to the next generation and can only hope that i can fill a toolbox up for someone else. Wishing everyone here at Lumberjocks a wonderful holiday and a great new year!!
Chris, My condolences to you and your family. The way you speak of your Grandparents I'm sure they will be forever happy knowing somone is taking care of their family and belongings they left behind. Have a Merry Christmas my friend.

Dan
 

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New addition to the family - Tool Gloat

Thats right, i said it … tool gloat. This weekend was a good weekend for this guy. This week I came across a Delta Air Filtration unit on the craiger for $100 and after dragging my feet for a few days i finally picked up this unit along with a couple of books on finishing .. final price $90.

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Then this morning, while i was out cleaning the garage i was left a message from a gentleman i treid to buy a dust collector off of about 6 months ago. He and I had got to talking and i had told him i was getting into hand planes and that i had a pile of reclaimed oak and pine , so on and so forth. Well come to find out he was commisioned to build some sort of hobbit doors and the reclaimed pine i had would be perfect for his project. "i dont have any money but i do have a Bailey #6 that we could trade for" ... come on over. So for 4 pieces of wide board 100 year old pine the #6 was mine. Welcome to the family 6er.

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After a bit of research its a type 11 plane. Its in great shape for almost 100 years old, no pitting, no cracks on the handle or tote, plenty of iron left, and about 90% japanning left.
 

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#22 ·
New addition to the family - Tool Gloat

Thats right, i said it … tool gloat. This weekend was a good weekend for this guy. This week I came across a Delta Air Filtration unit on the craiger for $100 and after dragging my feet for a few days i finally picked up this unit along with a couple of books on finishing .. final price $90.

Tire Wheel Automotive tire Vehicle Motor vehicle


Then this morning, while i was out cleaning the garage i was left a message from a gentleman i treid to buy a dust collector off of about 6 months ago. He and I had got to talking and i had told him i was getting into hand planes and that i had a pile of reclaimed oak and pine , so on and so forth. Well come to find out he was commisioned to build some sort of hobbit doors and the reclaimed pine i had would be perfect for his project. "i dont have any money but i do have a Bailey #6 that we could trade for" ... come on over. So for 4 pieces of wide board 100 year old pine the #6 was mine. Welcome to the family 6er.

Automotive tire Wood Door Fixture Gas


Smoothing plane Plane Scrub plane Jack plane Rebate plane


After a bit of research its a type 11 plane. Its in great shape for almost 100 years old, no pitting, no cracks on the handle or tote, plenty of iron left, and about 90% japanning left.
Nice score! That plane is a beauty. I have some high quality particle board shelving to trade. Just saying.
 

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A Couple of Union Thugs

I bumped into these 2 union guys over the weekend.

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Ohh you thought there was gonna be a couple of ironworkers with spud wrenches and beaters? Instead i had a good week hunting hand planes or possibly them hunting me. The #4 was given to me by my father inlaw who had it kicking around in his garage for who knows how long. And the #3 i ran into at an antique shop.

I had never seen a union brand plane before this and then 2 in one week, good clean livin i tell ya. Looking deeper at the #4 its got an old stanley iron, but damn its awful short. Ever seen one ground this far down?

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I havent done much research on the Union brand but i know theyre local to Connecticut and operated right until around 1920. If anyone knows any more about it id be glad to hear.
 

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A Couple of Union Thugs

I bumped into these 2 union guys over the weekend.

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Ohh you thought there was gonna be a couple of ironworkers with spud wrenches and beaters? Instead i had a good week hunting hand planes or possibly them hunting me. The #4 was given to me by my father inlaw who had it kicking around in his garage for who knows how long. And the #3 i ran into at an antique shop.

I had never seen a union brand plane before this and then 2 in one week, good clean livin i tell ya. Looking deeper at the #4 its got an old stanley iron, but damn its awful short. Ever seen one ground this far down?

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I havent done much research on the Union brand but i know theyre local to Connecticut and operated right until around 1920. If anyone knows any more about it id be glad to hear.
They are a good quality plane. I have seen blades that short, time for a new one…. : ^ )
 

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Turds, Treasures, and Transitionals

Yes i said turds .. thats hows this mini adventure started. My mother called me saying she had water in the basement, ill be over first thing in the mornin i tell her. Its probably just ground water, 3 inches of rain in 2 days might do that. Poking around the basement nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary until the washing machine kicked on .. hmm that puddle looks bigger .. why is there flowing water under the sink … (pull sink an inch) ... ahhh toiler paper and turd!!! I quickly search for that bag of rags … there they are … what what what is that?

A stanley bailey #5 … early one too,, low knob. Score!

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It looks like its been repaired with some sort of weld, hopefully not beyond good function.

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And right next to it a Sargent VBM #3411 transitional plane!!

Now i dont know much about transitional planes or sargents for that matter but i really like the look and feel of this plane.

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Its funny i had a neighbor tell me that every once in a while you gotta eat a teaspoon of sh%* to get ahead. I couldnt have put it any better Joe!
 

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#42 ·
Turds, Treasures, and Transitionals

Yes i said turds .. thats hows this mini adventure started. My mother called me saying she had water in the basement, ill be over first thing in the mornin i tell her. Its probably just ground water, 3 inches of rain in 2 days might do that. Poking around the basement nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary until the washing machine kicked on .. hmm that puddle looks bigger .. why is there flowing water under the sink … (pull sink an inch) ... ahhh toiler paper and turd!!! I quickly search for that bag of rags … there they are … what what what is that?

A stanley bailey #5 … early one too,, low knob. Score!

Art Wood Rectangle Fashion accessory Metal


It looks like its been repaired with some sort of weld, hopefully not beyond good function.

Manhole Gas Font Manhole cover Rectangle


And right next to it a Sargent VBM #3411 transitional plane!!

Now i dont know much about transitional planes or sargents for that matter but i really like the look and feel of this plane.

Wood Artifact Metal Art Carmine


Font Artifact Metal Fashion accessory Carmine


Its funny i had a neighbor tell me that every once in a while you gotta eat a teaspoon of sh%* to get ahead. I couldnt have put it any better Joe!
Your #5 is a type 11 or type 12. I'm not much help on the transitional. You should be able to put both into use.
 

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#56 ·
Handsaws In My Future - Looking for Info

Its been about a year since i "blogged" anything but now more than ever im moving toward working on a smaller projects with mostly hand tools. Is Chris goin all galoot on me you ask? Nah but life kinda moves you in certain directions at certain times. Me, im moving into fatherhood. Yup, we got a Babystef on the way so loud screaming machines in the basement aint gonna fly.

Ive been hanging on to a small pile of handsaws that mostly came from my grandfather. Ive had them semi-cleaned up for quite some time but far from dialed in. Ive been lurking over at LJ Brit's saw sharpening blog tryin to take it all. There's a boat load of stuff im clueless on still but im willing to learn. This is where you guys come in …. if youre interested of course … give me the dirt on it all … spoon fed style.

Length of Saw's and that purpose.
Rip file
Crosscut file
PPI
Etc …

Here's my cache of saws cuz around here …. no pics it didnt happen.

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From top to bottom: Disston #7 (10 ppi), Disston D7 (7 ppi), Disston D8 (10ppi)

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From top to bottom: Disston D8 (8 ppi), Warrented Superior (5 1/2 ppi)

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Top to bottom: Dietrich (4 1/2 ppi), Disston 12 (10 ppi)
 

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#57 ·
Handsaws In My Future - Looking for Info

Its been about a year since i "blogged" anything but now more than ever im moving toward working on a smaller projects with mostly hand tools. Is Chris goin all galoot on me you ask? Nah but life kinda moves you in certain directions at certain times. Me, im moving into fatherhood. Yup, we got a Babystef on the way so loud screaming machines in the basement aint gonna fly.

Ive been hanging on to a small pile of handsaws that mostly came from my grandfather. Ive had them semi-cleaned up for quite some time but far from dialed in. Ive been lurking over at LJ Brit's saw sharpening blog tryin to take it all. There's a boat load of stuff im clueless on still but im willing to learn. This is where you guys come in …. if youre interested of course … give me the dirt on it all … spoon fed style.

Length of Saw's and that purpose.
Rip file
Crosscut file
PPI
Etc …

Here's my cache of saws cuz around here …. no pics it didnt happen.

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From top to bottom: Disston #7 (10 ppi), Disston D7 (7 ppi), Disston D8 (10ppi)

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From top to bottom: Disston D8 (8 ppi), Warrented Superior (5 1/2 ppi)

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Top to bottom: Dietrich (4 1/2 ppi), Disston 12 (10 ppi)
Believe it or not power tools aren't always prone to disturbing the babies, they really can sleep through anything. Most nights having two closed doors and being two rooms away is enough for my daughter to not hear a thing. If the room is too hot or she was hard to put to bed so her sleep is restless then I can forget it. So if you're in the basement and she's on the second floor you should be golden. Those restless times have gotten me thinking about handsaws but I've managed not to yet so I can't advise on them; either way congrats on the baby, they're awesome to make things for and terrific to hold and watch grow.
 

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#68 ·
Saw Sharpening! Preppin your weapons ...

Wow, seems like I do one blog post per year, so … here's my annual installment. My last post was a bit prophetic, "handsaws in my future". I had a hunch that this was the direction my shop habits were heading but I wasn't 100% convinced until now. I like quiet, I like the smell of wood being cut, ive got a 10 month old at home who isn't the most sound of sleepers, and ive got some "old soul" in me. This leads me on a new journey into making those old handsaws sing again.

With the help of our buddy Andy (Brit) and his "Saw Talk" blog series ill be diving head first into the pool of handsaw sharpening. Ive never sharpened a saw prior to this and was 100% clueless about sharpening prior to reading Andy's blogs. Ive read each one of his blogs front to back, cover to cover, and in about a months time I think ive amassed enough knowledge to screw things up ;). Not to reiterate what has all ready been written in his blog, ill leave you all to find out what you need for your specific saws. For me, I need to sharpen saws with 4 ppi, 5 1/2 ppi, 8 ppi, 10 ppi, and 12 ppi. A combination of both rip and crosscut saws. But before I can get to sharpening I need some new tools to make all this happen. Shucks, I hate buying new tools.

If you're slightly interested in this blog then you know that there is some trouble out there in finding good quality saw files. It took me a few weeks but I finally found a local distributor for Simonds files and im expecting a delivery of the files any day now. Along with the files I had to go out and get a proper saw set and I also chose a file holder angle thingy from Veritas. (Real technical terminology there). This will help me to better gauge fleam and rake when sharpening. I also need to make a saw vice to properly hold the saws right around elbow high and a holder for a mill file for jointing the teeth of the saws. For a grand total of around $150 ive got everything I need.

The next step in my slippery slope of hand tools is building the saw vice and the file holder. Ive got all my materials socked away in the shop and im hoping that this week, after the baby is asleep and the house is quiet, ill be building what I need to get the ball rolling as I wait for the delivery of files, saw set, and file holder.

A huge kudos to Andy for detailing his very own adventure into sharpening. You sir have been an inspiration and a valuable asset.
 
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Itchin to get started saw sharpening!

Last episode we talked about what I needed to get going sharpening my own handsaws. Todays is the latest progress over the last week or so. Im not a writer, im a poet, i dont write blogs, so ya know it. In other words im gonna bounce around a little bit making virtually no sense chronologically so bear(bare? I hate homonyms) with me.

Ive got my saw vice and jointing file holder all made up. My Lee Valley order has left Hartford this mornin at 7:02 but yet to arrive and the saw file order is out until next week. Crap. Like all impatient woodworkers I had to do somethin in the shop, so i jointed the 4 1/2 ppi shurley & Dietrich rip saw to calm my nerves.

Shinahs. Big ones (me), little ones(widdle), and some slighty misshapen (tony). Id say i took off a 1/16?
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But now i find myself at a bit of a crossroad in the very early stages of this story. The tooth line has some decrease taper to it toward the handle. We're talkin 1/8" over the 26" in length.

My saw vice is level and if i place a 24" level, with pressure on the toe, the saw is level for about 10-12" then dives down.
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At the toe:
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At the heel:
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So do i level the whole thing out again or work with what ive got and treat this as a test saw and sharpen away? Cha'll think?
 

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#173 ·
Itchin to get started saw sharpening!

Last episode we talked about what I needed to get going sharpening my own handsaws. Todays is the latest progress over the last week or so. Im not a writer, im a poet, i dont write blogs, so ya know it. In other words im gonna bounce around a little bit making virtually no sense chronologically so bear(bare? I hate homonyms) with me.

Ive got my saw vice and jointing file holder all made up. My Lee Valley order has left Hartford this mornin at 7:02 but yet to arrive and the saw file order is out until next week. Crap. Like all impatient woodworkers I had to do somethin in the shop, so i jointed the 4 1/2 ppi shurley & Dietrich rip saw to calm my nerves.

Shinahs. Big ones (me), little ones(widdle), and some slighty misshapen (tony). Id say i took off a 1/16?
Wood Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain Ceiling


But now i find myself at a bit of a crossroad in the very early stages of this story. The tooth line has some decrease taper to it toward the handle. We're talkin 1/8" over the 26" in length.

My saw vice is level and if i place a 24" level, with pressure on the toe, the saw is level for about 10-12" then dives down.
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At the toe:
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At the heel:
Crankset Gas Gear Rim Machine


So do i level the whole thing out again or work with what ive got and treat this as a test saw and sharpen away? Cha'll think?
Could the saw be "breasted?" Does the toothline look straight, or perhaps slightly crowned towards the center? That should be fine for a hand saw.
 

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#245 ·
Saw Files, 75% delivery, and more waiting.

If you like to endure pain like only shopping for tools can inflict then you can commiserate. Last post i had the vice and file holder made and i had jointed my 4.5 ppi rip saw. I Got a bunch of gear in required for my mission and i was waiting on my order of Simonds files to come in. Today i took delivery of 3 of the 4 boxes and of course the 8" regular taper file, needed for this saw, was the undelivered item. Another week. Sweet.

So, not the most expert on files i figure we can talk about what makes a good file? What we notice between the Simonds and the Nicholsons i have in the same size and whatever else you wanna talk about.

I noticed that the tangs on the Nichys (top) are miscolored like you can see all different heating colors and not as well shaped as the red tanged Simonds.
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The taper at the tip of these 6" x slim is slightly different. Simonds on the right.
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You cant see it but the cutting edge of the of the simonds extends, at the edges only, all the way to the tip of the file.
The Nichy does not.
 

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#246 ·
Saw Files, 75% delivery, and more waiting.

If you like to endure pain like only shopping for tools can inflict then you can commiserate. Last post i had the vice and file holder made and i had jointed my 4.5 ppi rip saw. I Got a bunch of gear in required for my mission and i was waiting on my order of Simonds files to come in. Today i took delivery of 3 of the 4 boxes and of course the 8" regular taper file, needed for this saw, was the undelivered item. Another week. Sweet.

So, not the most expert on files i figure we can talk about what makes a good file? What we notice between the Simonds and the Nicholsons i have in the same size and whatever else you wanna talk about.

I noticed that the tangs on the Nichys (top) are miscolored like you can see all different heating colors and not as well shaped as the red tanged Simonds.
Cosmetics Wood Varnish Wood stain Hardwood


The taper at the tip of these 6" x slim is slightly different. Simonds on the right.
Musical instrument accessory Wood Musical instrument Audio equipment Hardwood


You cant see it but the cutting edge of the of the simonds extends, at the edges only, all the way to the tip of the file.
The Nichy does not.
Stef, what's the advantage of the cutting edge going to the end? It looks like the flats of the file don't go there. Is this used on the gullets only?
 

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#250 ·
Saw Files, 75% delivery, and more waiting.

If you like to endure pain like only shopping for tools can inflict then you can commiserate. Last post i had the vice and file holder made and i had jointed my 4.5 ppi rip saw. I Got a bunch of gear in required for my mission and i was waiting on my order of Simonds files to come in. Today i took delivery of 3 of the 4 boxes and of course the 8" regular taper file, needed for this saw, was the undelivered item. Another week. Sweet.

So, not the most expert on files i figure we can talk about what makes a good file? What we notice between the Simonds and the Nicholsons i have in the same size and whatever else you wanna talk about.

I noticed that the tangs on the Nichys (top) are miscolored like you can see all different heating colors and not as well shaped as the red tanged Simonds.
Cosmetics Wood Varnish Wood stain Hardwood


The taper at the tip of these 6" x slim is slightly different. Simonds on the right.
Musical instrument accessory Wood Musical instrument Audio equipment Hardwood


You cant see it but the cutting edge of the of the simonds extends, at the edges only, all the way to the tip of the file.
The Nichy does not.
Sorry to hear of the delay but thank you for the continuing education.
 

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#303 ·
Saw Sharpening - Im done waiting!

Patience has never been a virtue of mine so I decided that instead of waiting for my 8" files to arrive in the mail I would change gears and sharpen a different saw. Rip saws being a bit easier to file, I went to the next rip saw in the till that I had the proper file for. This case its a Disston D6, 22" 10 ppi rip saw. Sharpened with a 6" xslim file.

This saw had previously been filed like a vertical v groove and wouldn't cut a BLT sammich. Yes I said sammich. So I clamped it down into my saw vice and sighted the teeth to get a general idea of what it was doing. Luckily it was a very straight, level tooth line, so not a ton of jointing was required. I just want to create some flats, or shiners', at the the tops of the teeth. Easy enough. Done.

I gathered up all my concentration, inserted a 6" xslim saw file into a handle, attached the Veritas rake / angle guide, took a deep breath and had at it. 10 ppi over 22 inches leaves me with 220 teeth to file. At 8 strokes per tooth, that's a lot of stroking, currently im half way home in reshaping the teeth.

I think this will be a good spot to let you guys know what I have learned during my first 11" of saw filing and answer any questions that a saw filing rookie can.

Here's my first few teeth being shaped. As you can see, to the left, are the original teeth, what im gonna call "v grooved". To the right are the first teeth ive ever shaped. Im shooting for 8 degrees of rake (twist of the wrist) and no fleam (the angle at which you sharpen in comparison to the saw plate).

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The first 7 teeth (from the right) are now pointed at the tops, slightly below the existing tooth line, and have something resembling consistency. The gullets are also in a fairly straight line. Sweet.

Now ive got more pics that ill be posting as we move along here but I wanna talk a little about what ive learned and not make this War and Peace.

1) The first stroke on a new tooth is jumpy. As you progress the filing gets smoother and smoother.

2) Sighting the teeth is tough on a 10 ppi saw. I frequently placed it in the wrong gullet. It take a lot of concentration to repeat the stroke time and time again. I found that when I would look up and away from the plate to check my rake angle I would lose that concentration and miss a tooth or file an all ready shaped tooth.

3) I tried to aim the file "between the shiners". That's what helped my pea brain keep on the proper tooth.

4) You want to remove 1/2 of the shiner on each tooth as you sharpen, pressure straight down with your file. As you progress to the next tooth you'll remove the other half of the shiner.

Im about half way home with the shaping of the teeth on this saw. There's still a few steps after this initial shaping but im really pleased at the progress. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be but does demand some serious concentration. After an hour or so my eyes were bleeding and i was mentally whooped. It felt great.

More to come gang ….
 

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#304 ·
Saw Sharpening - Im done waiting!

Patience has never been a virtue of mine so I decided that instead of waiting for my 8" files to arrive in the mail I would change gears and sharpen a different saw. Rip saws being a bit easier to file, I went to the next rip saw in the till that I had the proper file for. This case its a Disston D6, 22" 10 ppi rip saw. Sharpened with a 6" xslim file.

This saw had previously been filed like a vertical v groove and wouldn't cut a BLT sammich. Yes I said sammich. So I clamped it down into my saw vice and sighted the teeth to get a general idea of what it was doing. Luckily it was a very straight, level tooth line, so not a ton of jointing was required. I just want to create some flats, or shiners', at the the tops of the teeth. Easy enough. Done.

I gathered up all my concentration, inserted a 6" xslim saw file into a handle, attached the Veritas rake / angle guide, took a deep breath and had at it. 10 ppi over 22 inches leaves me with 220 teeth to file. At 8 strokes per tooth, that's a lot of stroking, currently im half way home in reshaping the teeth.

I think this will be a good spot to let you guys know what I have learned during my first 11" of saw filing and answer any questions that a saw filing rookie can.

Here's my first few teeth being shaped. As you can see, to the left, are the original teeth, what im gonna call "v grooved". To the right are the first teeth ive ever shaped. Im shooting for 8 degrees of rake (twist of the wrist) and no fleam (the angle at which you sharpen in comparison to the saw plate).

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The first 7 teeth (from the right) are now pointed at the tops, slightly below the existing tooth line, and have something resembling consistency. The gullets are also in a fairly straight line. Sweet.

Now ive got more pics that ill be posting as we move along here but I wanna talk a little about what ive learned and not make this War and Peace.

1) The first stroke on a new tooth is jumpy. As you progress the filing gets smoother and smoother.

2) Sighting the teeth is tough on a 10 ppi saw. I frequently placed it in the wrong gullet. It take a lot of concentration to repeat the stroke time and time again. I found that when I would look up and away from the plate to check my rake angle I would lose that concentration and miss a tooth or file an all ready shaped tooth.

3) I tried to aim the file "between the shiners". That's what helped my pea brain keep on the proper tooth.

4) You want to remove 1/2 of the shiner on each tooth as you sharpen, pressure straight down with your file. As you progress to the next tooth you'll remove the other half of the shiner.

Im about half way home with the shaping of the teeth on this saw. There's still a few steps after this initial shaping but im really pleased at the progress. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be but does demand some serious concentration. After an hour or so my eyes were bleeding and i was mentally whooped. It felt great.

More to come gang ….
Are you using any magnification?
 

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#393 ·
Saw sharpening - mission accomplished.

Last time we left off i had started to reshape all the teeth on this 20" 10 ppi Disston rip saw. Well, i made it through the reshaping and after vaguely 1500 strokes of the file it was looking much better than before. I ained for zero fleam, zero slope and 8 degrees of rake.

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After the initial reshaping the process required setting the teeth, lightly jointing, and then the final sharpening. Being a finer toothed rip saw i gave it very little set. Id tell ya how much but i dont have a micrometer. Basically i went along, following whatever set it had originally and trued every other tooth up, flipped it around, and hit the teeth i skipped over.

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Happy with the set i moved on to, once again, jointing the teeth, but not before i ran a small diamond plate along the outside of the newly set teeth. This time i jointed them as light as possible. Just enough to create little shiners on every tooth. I cant stress enough how important making these shiners are. They allow you the ability to create a straight and even tooth line and they also let you know exactly when to stop filing. You stop filing the moment that shiner disappears.

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All thats left from here is making your final pass with the file to sharpen the teeth. Like i said above you just want to make those shiners disappear, no more, no less. Some teeth may take 2 strokes, some 6 or 7. Nice light passes. Here's the final look at the teeth.

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Edit - Video added

 

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#394 ·
Saw sharpening - mission accomplished.

Last time we left off i had started to reshape all the teeth on this 20" 10 ppi Disston rip saw. Well, i made it through the reshaping and after vaguely 1500 strokes of the file it was looking much better than before. I ained for zero fleam, zero slope and 8 degrees of rake.

Wood Rectangle Office equipment Font Circuit component


After the initial reshaping the process required setting the teeth, lightly jointing, and then the final sharpening. Being a finer toothed rip saw i gave it very little set. Id tell ya how much but i dont have a micrometer. Basically i went along, following whatever set it had originally and trued every other tooth up, flipped it around, and hit the teeth i skipped over.

Table Wood Sports equipment Snake Flooring


Happy with the set i moved on to, once again, jointing the teeth, but not before i ran a small diamond plate along the outside of the newly set teeth. This time i jointed them as light as possible. Just enough to create little shiners on every tooth. I cant stress enough how important making these shiners are. They allow you the ability to create a straight and even tooth line and they also let you know exactly when to stop filing. You stop filing the moment that shiner disappears.

Table Wood Sports equipment Snake Flooring


All thats left from here is making your final pass with the file to sharpen the teeth. Like i said above you just want to make those shiners disappear, no more, no less. Some teeth may take 2 strokes, some 6 or 7. Nice light passes. Here's the final look at the teeth.

Brown Wood Rectangle Pattern Hardwood


Edit - Video added

Stef, great post up until the last pic, visual beer effect?

Oh yeah, unbelievably great job. Getting ready to watch Andy's video as soon as I finish my last beam.
 

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#428 ·
Soup to Nuts Restore - D8 Thumbhole

As the title indicates this is my first true soup to nuts restore of a handsaw. In this instance a Disston D8 thumbhole rip saw. I picked it up at one of my regular stops on the slippery slope. Here's how it looked after the ride home:

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Rusty but in good shape, i cleaned the plate, polished the saw nuts, scraped, sanded, and applied a coat of BLO to the handle. All in a days work. Being a full restore i still needed to sharpen it.

It came to me as a 6 ppi saw and i kept it the same. I used 6 degrees of rake and no fleam for this particular saw. There was sone set left from the previous tuning and i was happy with the way it looked so i left that alone. Here it is making a few rips in red oak:

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And of course the money shots:

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#429 ·
Soup to Nuts Restore - D8 Thumbhole

As the title indicates this is my first true soup to nuts restore of a handsaw. In this instance a Disston D8 thumbhole rip saw. I picked it up at one of my regular stops on the slippery slope. Here's how it looked after the ride home:

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Rusty but in good shape, i cleaned the plate, polished the saw nuts, scraped, sanded, and applied a coat of BLO to the handle. All in a days work. Being a full restore i still needed to sharpen it.

It came to me as a 6 ppi saw and i kept it the same. I used 6 degrees of rake and no fleam for this particular saw. There was sone set left from the previous tuning and i was happy with the way it looked so i left that alone. Here it is making a few rips in red oak:

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And of course the money shots:

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NICE
 

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#445 ·
Moses Eadon Tenon Saw Restored

Ive found a real enjoyment in working on hand saws ever since Ive taken up sharpening. It's one thing to be able to get the rust off and make it look pretty but its all together a different feeling being able to bring an old saw all the way back to cutting like its supposed to.

Here's a flea market find and the only brass backed saw that ive ever seen in the wild. With the help of others this saw is dated to somewhere around the 1860's and of English decent. Its a 12 ppi, 14" Moses Eadon tenon saw. Ive filed the saw cross cut with 15 degrees of rake and 25 degrees of fleam.

Before:
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After:
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Sharpened teeth:

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#446 ·
Moses Eadon Tenon Saw Restored

Ive found a real enjoyment in working on hand saws ever since Ive taken up sharpening. It's one thing to be able to get the rust off and make it look pretty but its all together a different feeling being able to bring an old saw all the way back to cutting like its supposed to.

Here's a flea market find and the only brass backed saw that ive ever seen in the wild. With the help of others this saw is dated to somewhere around the 1860's and of English decent. Its a 12 ppi, 14" Moses Eadon tenon saw. Ive filed the saw cross cut with 15 degrees of rake and 25 degrees of fleam.

Before:
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After:
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Wood Household hardware Font Metal Art


Sharpened teeth:

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Nice job Stef.
 

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#463 ·
W. Tyzack, Sons & Turner saw

The sickness is back and its bad, real bad. To satisfy my urges for rust and vintage tools I finally turned to ebay. I cant believe I did it. I always enjoyed the hunt and was satisfied in what I could scrounge up in the wild That is until I got into back saws. They don't come around too much in the wild nevermind ones with English heritage to them. So I loaded up a paypal account with a few bucks and went on an internet hunt. I turned up this little 10" 16 ppi dovetail saw. Here's how it looked when it came to me:

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And here she is after a thorough cleaning, sanding, shellacing, and sharpening:

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#464 ·
W. Tyzack, Sons & Turner saw

The sickness is back and its bad, real bad. To satisfy my urges for rust and vintage tools I finally turned to ebay. I cant believe I did it. I always enjoyed the hunt and was satisfied in what I could scrounge up in the wild That is until I got into back saws. They don't come around too much in the wild nevermind ones with English heritage to them. So I loaded up a paypal account with a few bucks and went on an internet hunt. I turned up this little 10" 16 ppi dovetail saw. Here's how it looked when it came to me:

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And here she is after a thorough cleaning, sanding, shellacing, and sharpening:

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That came out beautifully Stef. Nice job.
 

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#482 ·
Great. Now tools are finding me.

Or well … Toolboxes. Buddy of mines step father was going to trash this toolbox but luckily ive got friends that dont let that kinda stuff happen. Its a four drawer flip top machinists style toolbox. I cant find any markings on it so im not sure as to its origin but now, its mine. Its a long wats down the rehab list so ill let the pictures do the talkin until i can spend a little more time with it.

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#483 ·
Great. Now tools are finding me.

Or well … Toolboxes. Buddy of mines step father was going to trash this toolbox but luckily ive got friends that dont let that kinda stuff happen. Its a four drawer flip top machinists style toolbox. I cant find any markings on it so im not sure as to its origin but now, its mine. Its a long wats down the rehab list so ill let the pictures do the talkin until i can spend a little more time with it.

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Brown Wood Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain


Wood Floor Flooring Gas Hardwood


Wood Cabinetry Drawer Table Wood stain


Brown Wood Rectangle Gas Tints and shades


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Shelf Wood Floor Shelving Flooring
Nice find. Are the before/after pics just after a cleaning?
 

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#498 ·
Unicorn Sighting - Disston No. 99

Ive reported my latest discovery over on the saw thread but I felt it deserved its own post. I was out yesterday heading to look at a job for work and decided to swing through an antique shop. Things were pretty overpriced the last time I stopped by but like any rust junky Im always hopeful. I headed into the tool room and instantly a saw grabbed my attention. It had 3 medallions and 1 spanner nut instead of your typical 1 medallion and 3 spanner nuts. Marked down from $55 to $25 I snatched it up and headed out to grab a bite.

As I sat down for some roadside fare I searched the interwebz for some information on my saw. My first stop was the disstonian institute. Browsing through it I had my saw pegged as a No. 99. A top end saw made from "extra refined" London Spring Steel, and as quoted "with more hardware than a French General".

Digging further into the internet I couldn't find a many of these saws that had been sold or recorded. I do believe ive found the unicorn.

Handle:
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And as I started cleaning it up I found a "99" stamped into the plate which was covered up by the handle:
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Removing some rust from the plate ive come across a very nice, legible etch:
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The sickness continues with no end in sight.
 

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#499 ·
Unicorn Sighting - Disston No. 99

Ive reported my latest discovery over on the saw thread but I felt it deserved its own post. I was out yesterday heading to look at a job for work and decided to swing through an antique shop. Things were pretty overpriced the last time I stopped by but like any rust junky Im always hopeful. I headed into the tool room and instantly a saw grabbed my attention. It had 3 medallions and 1 spanner nut instead of your typical 1 medallion and 3 spanner nuts. Marked down from $55 to $25 I snatched it up and headed out to grab a bite.

As I sat down for some roadside fare I searched the interwebz for some information on my saw. My first stop was the disstonian institute. Browsing through it I had my saw pegged as a No. 99. A top end saw made from "extra refined" London Spring Steel, and as quoted "with more hardware than a French General".

Digging further into the internet I couldn't find a many of these saws that had been sold or recorded. I do believe ive found the unicorn.

Handle:
Backsaw Revolver Wood Bicycle part Tool


And as I started cleaning it up I found a "99" stamped into the plate which was covered up by the handle:
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Removing some rust from the plate ive come across a very nice, legible etch:
Brown Handwriting Wood Font Tints and shades


The sickness continues with no end in sight.
She's a beaut. Teeth look big. 5tpi? Need her stats, stat!
 

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#512 ·
1874-1875 Disston No 7

Ive had this saw all cleaned up for quite some time but had little motivation to sharpen it until recently. I wasn't super happy with the way that my MDF saw vice was working. There was a lot of vibration coming from the pine jaws and it sat up a bit too high to be comfortable sitting down and filing so I made me another one out of soft curly maple. Sometimes a new tool can be a good motivator.

This saw is a 26" Disston 7 crosscut at 10 ppi. It dates from 1874-1875. Its sharpened at 15 degrees rake and 25 degrees of fleam. The handle had been repaired a long time ago and it was originally held together with a screw through the bottom of the handle. I backed the screw out and epoxied it back together. I chose not to try and blend it all together and leave a bit of its history intact showing off the repair. The upper and lower horn appear to be rounded off quite a bit but it doesn't really effect the grip too much. Not bad for being 130 years old.

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#513 ·
1874-1875 Disston No 7

Ive had this saw all cleaned up for quite some time but had little motivation to sharpen it until recently. I wasn't super happy with the way that my MDF saw vice was working. There was a lot of vibration coming from the pine jaws and it sat up a bit too high to be comfortable sitting down and filing so I made me another one out of soft curly maple. Sometimes a new tool can be a good motivator.

This saw is a 26" Disston 7 crosscut at 10 ppi. It dates from 1874-1875. Its sharpened at 15 degrees rake and 25 degrees of fleam. The handle had been repaired a long time ago and it was originally held together with a screw through the bottom of the handle. I backed the screw out and epoxied it back together. I chose not to try and blend it all together and leave a bit of its history intact showing off the repair. The upper and lower horn appear to be rounded off quite a bit but it doesn't really effect the grip too much. Not bad for being 130 years old.

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Oh-so-nice! Wow, well done. That saw is lucky you found it!
 

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#525 ·
Saw Ponderings

I was sitting in the shop last night after the wife and baby went to sleep trying to suppress the inevitable Sunday night blues. You all know the feeling, another pending week of work weighing on ya. With my new saw vice made up and a bit of enthusiasm for sharpening restored, I cinched up a Disston 12 that I had in the till waiting for me to amend a poor crosscut filing I had done probably a year ago. I started in on it and about 1/4 of the way through my mind began to wander. I stopped, sat back, looked over at my till, and had a bit of a revelation.

Now, ive posted the question before as to what is a full till of handsaws? That is how many, what types, what lengths, so on and so forth. The conclusion was that there is no right or wrong answer to what you really need but it kind of dawned on me that once I finish up this 12 im only one saw away from what I could consider a full till. After years of collecting saws, reading countless articles, and learning to sharpen them, im getting dangerously close to finishing up what I had started on a long while ago.

So I figured id share a little rundown of what I will have tuned, sharpened and have ready to use in my wood butchering journey.

Rip Saws:

Disston D8 thumbhole: 26" long, 4.5 ppi. 5 degrees of rake, zero fleam
Disston D8 panel saw: 22" long 8 ppi. 7 degrees rake, zero fleam

Crosscut saws:

Disston No. 12: 26" long. 10 ppi. 15 degrees rake, 25 degrees fleam
Disston No. 7 panelsaw: 22" long 10 ppi 15 degrees rake, 25 degrees fleam
Harvey Peace P45: 20" long 8 ppi (to be sharpened)

Sash Saw

Moses Eadon brass back: 16" long, hybrid filed, 12 pi, 10 degrees rake, 15 degrees fleam

Carcass Saw

Veritas: 14", rip filed, 12 ppi (factory filing)
Veritas: 14" crosscut filed, 14 ppi (factory filing)
Disston No.4: 12" filed rip, 12 ppi, 10 degrees of rake, zero fleam

Dovetail saw

Moulson Brothers brass back: 10" long, filed rip, 8 degrees of rake, zero fleam

That's the full run down gang. One more hurdle left to get over and every tye of saw that I could ever want or need will be at my full disposal. Then it'll be time to figure out what to do with the dozen or so saws ill have left kicking around the shop.
 
#543 ·
Moulson Brothers Dovetail Saw Rehab

I picked this Moulson Brothers brass backed dovetail saw up off the bay quite a while back. It came to me like you see in the pic below. The spine had been removed and reinstalled backwards, it had a bit of pitting, was dull, and both bottom horns were shot.

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So I pulled it all apart, cleaned and sharpened the plate, cut off the bottom portion of the handle, scabbed on a chunk of beech from an old wood bodied jack plane, bleached, shaped and dyed it to match the best I could and added a finish coat of shellac and wax.

Here's the process pics:

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Ive repaired a couple of horns previously but had never cut off a significant portion of a handle like I had to do here. It was a little bit nerve wracking but in the end im very happy with how it came out. The transtint dye made blending the colors a bit easier. I was able to sand back the color to where I thought they were acceptable because it doesn't penetrate very deep. Ill certainly use this method of finish if ever posed with the same situation again.

Forever slipping down that slope …
 

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#544 ·
Moulson Brothers Dovetail Saw Rehab

I picked this Moulson Brothers brass backed dovetail saw up off the bay quite a while back. It came to me like you see in the pic below. The spine had been removed and reinstalled backwards, it had a bit of pitting, was dull, and both bottom horns were shot.

Wood Tool Hand tool Door Wood stain


So I pulled it all apart, cleaned and sharpened the plate, cut off the bottom portion of the handle, scabbed on a chunk of beech from an old wood bodied jack plane, bleached, shaped and dyed it to match the best I could and added a finish coat of shellac and wax.

Here's the process pics:

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Head Table Wood Wood stain Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Tints and shades Metal


Wood Wood stain Blade Household hardware Rectangle


Ive repaired a couple of horns previously but had never cut off a significant portion of a handle like I had to do here. It was a little bit nerve wracking but in the end im very happy with how it came out. The transtint dye made blending the colors a bit easier. I was able to sand back the color to where I thought they were acceptable because it doesn't penetrate very deep. Ill certainly use this method of finish if ever posed with the same situation again.

Forever slipping down that slope …
Nice job Stef! Sure do like that brass back!!
 

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