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14 April 2016 at 6:37 pm #136412
@ joe bailey,yes i know that this saw is a mass product ,but still ,if you find it in Austria where metal woodworking tools are rare thing to find that ,so i have never sold something like this.
and i cant find any saw from Disston who looks similar like mine and is for sale 🙁
Thank You for helping me estimating its age 🙂14 April 2016 at 4:28 pm #136403Thank You for Information,
Learned a lot from you guys!
yes restoring was hard and rust is removed but it left permanent marks on metal surface,i thought about sanding it down but when i checked hardness of that piece with file–no chance thats at least 60-65 HRC, it will take forever to dig into metal and i will ruin its temper,so i will leave it as it is. from the other side i like to leave it that way so people can see that tool is very old, and how amazing piece of craftsmanship was it 200 years ago ,and can still be razor sharp after i cleaned it up 🙂Attachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.14 April 2016 at 4:18 pm #136397Thank You for responses, I spent a lot of time with the saw this week,i removed handle,soaked blade in acid to remove rust and then oiled it,meanwhile i scraped initials ,dirt,paint and many other things away from the handle,removed screws (had to machine later a missing srew on lathe)
handle is now cleaned up finished and waxed, brass screws after few hours in baking soda revealed maker -Its H.Disston & Sons Philada saw. As i have no idea about how much worth this saw is if i want to sell it . but it really did surprised me that from old flea market rust piece mixed with mechanic tools in flea market where you if get lucky you find destroyed wooden plane.
Interesting would be to hear story how this piece came to Austria all the way from USA.
Here are some pictures
Thank You For your help.PS:METAL WILL BE POLISHED TOMORROW ;
how much this saw might be worth?(very good condition)Attachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.23 March 2016 at 7:53 pm #135899Good point Ed i Will edit photos as soon as possible,really didnt tought of that ,Thank You!
23 March 2016 at 7:26 pm #135897Thats The problem David i have paypal but Ebay requires double safety so debit card should be registered to.
I think I have to make a prepaid card.
Anyway Thank You for helping!23 March 2016 at 7:07 pm #135893Thank You for advices! Etsy is my only option right now as young woodworker with wery limited budget.
As i do not own any visa card i cannot sell on Ebay .
Funny thing here in Austria is that I in my 21 yrs ,im the only one known still working and collecting handtools.So nobody really uses handtools here. But inspired from Paul Sellers George Nakashima i really got into treditional woodworking and handtools.
The idea of making extra income with reselling restored tools hasnt faded yet . but Austria is not the place i have to search for custumers.27 February 2016 at 2:52 pm #135073I use a dremmel Tool to restore the shape of the edge,then i use various grits of sandpapers up to 1200 and i just wrap them aroud some flat surface (file sized but important,flat and square) after that they are sharp enough to sell becouse people who are buying them from me Will sharpen it again themsemselves weather its sharp or not.but for my own drawknives i have small but but wery handy sharpening stones 1500 3000 grit (3 by 10)cm so i have no problem sharpening all theese various curved edges .but i think for draw knife as i use it almost only for rough work i dont need souch a sharpness .But i would like to hear from others how they are sharpening their drawknifes.
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