Vintage Saw question

[Kevin Hampshire]

Jim, Thanks for the link. I have some reading and learning to do.

While I have worked on my share of old planes, I have never tried to work on saws.

I’m pretty psyched about just the two Disston D8s. They are basically intact with full plates, sound handles and the blades are perfectly straight. For the most part, all they lack is sharpening. Okay, the rip blade looks a bit like a Jamestown relic, but it appears to be on the surface. The crosscut is discolored but clean with a nice enough etch. Thankfully, at 6tpi and 10tpi, they’re also the exact tooth count I would like to start with.

I suspect they’ll never be as nice as a pair of Badaxe D8s, but I think I will have invested something less than the $750 that they get for a pair of theirs.


BTW, I do plan on starting my practicing on the warranted superior and the Craftsman crosscut saws.

[Kurtis Johnson]

There is always hammer trueing. Not for the faint of heart, but a legit advanced process. A fella by the name of Bob Smalser has a few tutorials out there. http://woodcentral.com/articles/hand...cles_866.shtml

Another similar thread: https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread....Handsaw-Blades

[Jim Koepke]

There is always hammer trueing. Not for the faint of heart, but a legit advanced process. A fella by the name of Bob Smalser has a few tutorials out there. http://woodcentral.com/articles/hand...cles_866.shtml

Another similar thread: https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread....Handsaw-Blades

There are a few threads by Bob Smalser and others on saws in the archives:

https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread....al-wisdom-FAQs

jtk