Several days ago, I acquired a batch of three saws which I purchased mainly for the Disston 8-1. Looks like a fairly new saw. It seems to cut well but could benefit from a resharpening/tuneup.
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Also in this batch was a short ( ) handsaw which, as far as I can tell, has no markings. At least none that can be seen thru the rust & grime..It also cuts but needs resharpening. No Picture at this time.
The best saw in the batch is a Sheffield SawWorks/ Atkins Backsaw. It’s steel-backed blade is 18” long x 4.5” OA depth and has a cutting depth of 3-3/4 “ It came with a plastic handle mounted using only 2 of the 4 holes in the blade and, of course, is a dead giveaway that it is not the original handle.
After cleaning the Atkins up, it looks perfectly straight, has the “Sheffield SawWorks/ Atkins” logo etching good enough to see most of the etching (difficult to photograph) and I would like to make a handle to make this saw a user.
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The question is: The size and shape of the handle so I can make one similar to the original? I have no idea if it is considered a back saw or a mitre saw.
Any information you can provide will be helpful to me.