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  1. 07-03-2017, 11:16 PM #1
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    Saw Handle mystery.

    Seems I am still finding things is this pile of saw parts....have two "Orphan" handles...haven't found the plates that match....
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    There were also a few Warranted Superior medallions in the parts tub, both with Eagles. One handle MIGHT be a tad older..
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    No. 16? Unless the carving has been worn off..
    The other?
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    Does have the carving.....both handle are "open top" not cover top. Holes do not line up with each other's #2 bolt hole...

    I also found this red handle..
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    It claims to be an Atkins. Holes match this plate..
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    8 ppi skew. IF this be an Atkins, which model? I need to clean the plate up, when I get a bit of time this week.

    As for the other two handles? Any ideas?
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    The first one looks like either a Sargent No.29 or a No.128, these two were made without any carving in the handles. I can't tell what the second one is. It doesn't have that little drop in the bottom of the inside of the handle like the others. That's all I got.
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    The Atkins Silver Steel saw has been cleaned up..
    Atkins saw.jpg
    Not sure of the model number, though.....will have to google-fu...
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    Model 56??? Or 57?
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    Quote Originally Posted by steven c newman View Post
    The Atkins Silver Steel saw has been cleaned up..
    Atkins saw.jpg
    Not sure of the model number, though.....will have to google-fu...
    What was your process for cleaning up the steel? Would your process remove the manufacturers etching?
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    150 grit sandpaper in a palmsander, weight of the sander only. Did not seem to bother the etch. I even found the "8" stamp down by the handle.

    When I get a bit of time, later, I will try a shot of Gun Blue Paste, and sand again. Usually that brings out the etch a bit better...
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    According to the freshly brought up etch....saw has a No. 59 stamped in the etch.....

    Plate is 24" long, is stamped as an 8 pointer.

    Etch includes a couple of lines of script to the right of the main etch. Little hard to read.

    May send it out for a proper sharpening.....along with that Disston #090 I also have rehabbed.
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    I have also taken absolute junk saw plates and de-rusted, shorten'd, filed new tooth line and sharpened them. Then make a new handle and use salvaged saw nuts to make a functioning saw.

    I did it because I could.

    Try it, it's fun. I have salvaged saw nuts and medallions that I use. It is neat to make a handle from sapele or curly maple.
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    I may just send you this stack of leftover plates......too bent up for me to bother with...
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    However..these two handles I may keep around awhile...the rest?
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    Meh......Red was a newer WS.....maybe a D-23 clone.
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    Right now, I am tackling Pop Wood's http://www.popularwoodworking.com/ju...n-lounge-chair.

    I'm using good old Texas mesquite for the wood.
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    Hmmmm
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    One with, one without Witch's Brew....Have both Curly Maple, and Flame Cherry in the shop....along with a bit of Poplar...
    I went to a friends shop today....he had this little slab of White Oak..
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    Just some 8/4 stuff....
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