Saw Identification Disston?
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2 December 2013 at 5:17 am #22774
A family member picked this saw up at a flea market and gave it to me today. The medallion says “Disston” but I know nothing about identifying saws.
Plate teeth length = 20.5″
Total length = 24.5″
There are no etchings or stamps on the saw plate.
Any help identifying this saw would be appreciated.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.2 December 2013 at 6:21 am #22778Thanks Denise. The medallion seams to date to the years 1878-1888. The handle shape also seams to fall within the same date range. However, I can find no mention of saws with only three nuts in the handle.
2 December 2013 at 6:27 am #22779Definitely a No. 9…nice saw! This saw has seen some use, since it has lost some of its original blade width, but appears to still be in pretty good shape. From the medallion, it dates from the 1880’s. If the handle is original, it is most likely apple.
2 December 2013 at 6:27 am #22780Definitely a No. 9…nice saw! This saw has seen some use, since it has lost some of its original blade width, but appears to still be in pretty good shape. From the medallion, it dates from the 1880’s. If the handle is original, it is most likely apple.
2 December 2013 at 6:34 am #22781Thanks Chris. No.9 was my best guess. Its small like the one @Paul-Sellers uses in some of his videos. No broken teeth 🙂 . I just need to remove a thick coat of lacquer from the the plate and sharpen. Its dead straight.
2 December 2013 at 3:15 pm #22808The handle does look like a 9. I just got a 9 on saturday. The last thing I need is another saw, but at $3 I couldn’t say no. Mine is 26inch with 7tpi, filled cross cut. It was very dirty but it is very sharp (too much set though). I even had some of the paper U shaped label around the medallion. It was illegible though. Looks like it really wasn’t used.
18 January 2014 at 4:40 am #26120Greg – I believe that Disston used 3 sawnuts on their panel saws (22 inch or less) and more on their longer saws. I have a D8 and #7 with 3 nuts and they seem to follow that rule. It sounds like a pretty nice gift.
Greg, a very nice gift. Looks like it is in great shape too. I have a D-9 and it looks very simular except it has three nuts not including the madalion. Yours has philada on the madalion wich does mean that it is pretty old. I believe they stopped using that on the madalion around 1940. You’ve probably already seen this but here is a link to Madalion identification…
http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/medv2.html
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