Hello all,
I got bit by the vintage hand tool bug about 10 years ago and since have been buying up old tools as I find them cheap. This has resulted in a good group of Bailey number planes, scrapers, spoke shaves, etc that I regularly use. I have about 50 different chisels that I am going to hold on to- they're just fun to fettle and play with, derusting, sharpening and rehandling.
This brings me to my hand saws. I have a small Jackson dovetail back saw I am going to be keeping, as well as 4 different japanese pattern saws that I use regularly, otherwise most of my saws are old american stuff that I have picked up and never got around to restoring. I want to, but just never have. We are moving next year from Southern California to Maine, so I'm trying to decide what saws to keep to restore and what to sell off here to others that want to restore... or paint them. I don't think I have anything reall special, and I'm wondering if hand saws may be easier to come by in better shape in Maine, being much closer to where most of the American hand saws were made and used. Eventually I want to have a good rip saw and a good crosscut saw on hand, but most of my work is powered so I don't really know what I need beyond that. Here's what I have-
Disston-
1986-1917 No. 12
1896-1917 D8 Thumb hole
1896-1917 D8
1896-1917 don't know, looks like a small No. 12
1928-1940 D7
1940-1947 D8
1940-1947 D8 Thumb hole
1928-1940 D23
1955-1990 D23 (4 of them)
1947-1955 D8
1928-1940 Keystone K-1 Leader
1930 Keystone K-4 Flying Ace- this is an interesting saw with a thin skew back highly tapered blade and a nice etching
Atkins Skew back
Atkins No. 65
Phenix Warranted by Atkins
Simmons Skew back 'Special$Brand'
Unknown Warranted Superior
Unknown Made in Germany
6 unknown saws, most with totally dead totes
Unknown small wide blade back saw, modern production
You can see pics here-
http://s119.photobucket.com/user/mca...y/Hand%20Tools
Anything here worth saving that you can see? I like the small, unknown keyhole looking saw, the No 12 and the two Atkins saws, just based on the condition and feel of the totes, or handles, whatever ya call them, but one of the Atkins has a pretty bent up blade. Should I keep the two oldes D8s and the No 12? Since none of them are amazingly rare, should I just sell them all and find new when I move?
Input from the neanderthals would be appreciated.
Thanks!
-Michael