And, for today's skimpy Pickings..

[steven c newman]

Only a single yard sale was open this morning ( was another, but they had been open all week) finally got to go out and look it over. Cardboard tray in the driveway. paper sign said $1 each.....picked through, found two items worth the effort to pick up. Paid my two bucks ,and went home...via Wallie World....

The items?
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That BIG saw is just a Worth No. 40....Butcher's saw. Might be of some use in the shop...
That little saw? Just might be worth the trip. Seems to be a Disston No. 7 Keyhole saw.....
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Medallion is flush with the surface, handle has NO cracks...seems complete. Blade even has an etch..
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Nothing real fancy, just a straight two lines of letters....."H Disston & Sons" Philada
Sorry, those are not split nuts.
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As for the Worth's bolts. They go through the very thick frame. Kind of domed on this side though. Both sets of teeth seem to be quite sharp. I might give the Disston's a fine tuning.

Not too bad a day...for $2?

[steven c newman]

Been trying to research both of these saw.....coming up empty unless it is for sale sort of thing.....Handle on the Disston SEEMS to be the original one. Haven't a clue about the Worth saw.....other than it is a Brand from P. S. & W.

[steven c newman]

Butcher's saw can wait awhile, have this $1 Disston to clean up. Haven't found anything on Disston's Keyhole saws, the medallion seems to be from the 1870s?
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Seems to be the original handle, too. Handle didn't have so much as a scratch on it. Gave it a light sanding, then a coat of BLO.
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Sorry, seems to have been made AFTER split nuts were done away with. Shanks on these bolts are a little thinner then more modern ones.
Not too bad, for a $1?

[Glen Canaday]

Still a much nicer keyhole than any I have found.

Gonna wax that handle?

I keep finding C.Disston meat saws. Only brought two of them home. I need to go pro here to start trading stuff. Club meets are too few and far in between.

[steven c newman]

Handle does have a coat of wipe-on, wipe-off BLO on it.

Tried the Butcher's saw out as a crosscut.......cuts very fast.

Out on the toe end of the Butcher's saw.....looks like the "pin" is/was a bolt of some sort? Not sure how to remove it, to work on the saw's teeth. Nothing to grab onto.....maybe use the "Easy-out" bit?
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Maybe a thumbscrew used to be there? Bolts in the handle seem to be "Domed".....
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Other side have slots in the bolts....hoping they ARE bolts, and not rivets. Wingnut is freed up.

[al heitz]

That BIG saw is just a Worth No. 40....Butcher's saw. Might be of some use in the shop..

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Clean up that saw and blade. Buy a standing rib roast and cut your own steaks between the rib bones. Grill out. You'll love those steaks.

[steven c newman]

Was wondering IF that Worth saw blade could be made to work in a frame/bow saw? There is a bunch of set to them teeth.....and they be sharp. Too wide for a Turning saw.....but maybe a frame saw?