Thanks for this instructional video. I just bought 4 of these Disston saws at a yard sale 2 weeks ago and I'm going to clean them up for use. The person who sold them found them in an old barn and sold them to me for $5 a saw.
My handsaw I bought at a garage sale in great condition it had a scooter ship on the blade but didn’t know how old it is.but that’s the tip I’m going to try it.also have a old jigsaw from the 70’s it’s al aluminum I just need to take in in for a new cord and my drill made in 1959 ram drill also needs a cord just got a charger for my cordless drill I found around the house
Beautiful saw and great restoration. I am a collector of Disston saws and have restored about 21. I think the medallion is about 1880 as you said. I have a D8 Disston with that same medallion. It is a 26" crosscut with 12ppi !!!! I have sharpened it twice and it takes a long time and care. I have a book of Disston catalogues and they didn't make a standard 26" 12ppi. I emailed Erik at the "Disstonian institute" and he told me that it would have been a special order from Disston. Maybe ordered by someone who wanted a fine crosscut for hardwood wardrobe panels etc; Anyway you did a great job and it's a beautiful saw. I have 3 Disston thumb hole rip saws and they cut like a dream and have the first 1 1/2" of smaller teeth at the toe to start the cut. Dave Sheppard.
Thanks! Sounds like you found a good one then! Great idea about the teeth closer together at the toe. I still struggle with sharpening but get a little better each time. Even being left handed the unmodified thumbhole saw is the most comfortable and easy to use for me.
Good job making it work again. I liked how you didn't spend too much time trying to make it pristine. I would be interesting in seeing more on sharpening a cross cut blade.
Great tips Dave. I have some old saws I haven’t bothered cleaning up but have dreaded filing them. Your video is a great instructional for doing that. Thanks man 👍
A beautiful restoration Dave, over here in Australia these saws are very sought after by both woodworking connoisseurs & folks that paint beautiful Aussie bush settings upon them, normally they make $100 per painted saw 🤠🤠🎥🔨👍
Good job and beauty of a saw. Curious if there was an etching present or did it disappear. Getting ready to do abunch of saw restores closer to early 1900s. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. I can barely make out an etch in a couple places but not enough to try and save it. I've seen where people use a bluing agent to bring it back in some cases but I think mine was too far gone
Good video about a nice saw. However, I have a small objection! When filing with the tooth tips facing right, start filing at the start of the saw blade - do not start filing at the saw grip - start from RIGHT TO LEFT, ending filing the saw blade by the handle! Otherwise you reverse the fine grating that occurs when filing the tooth backwards instead of forward in the sawing direction and it is not optimal.
If you put Johnson paste wax on the saw it will help keep your saw from rerusting it works wonders on all tools that rust and it won't hurt your projects
What an absolute beauty that saw is. I'm very envious. When I sharpen up an old saw, before using the triangular file I like to use a flat , handle-less bastard cut file to even out the height of the tooth points. Have you ever tried that? Great video mate.
Thanks! I do use a flat file to joint the teeth if they are in bad shape. I have an old jig that the file sits in that keeps it flat. These teeth were in pretty good shape with just a couple being low. I think I'm going to make another video just on sharpening a saw and go through the entire thorough process. Thanks for watching!
Perfect level of resto. Preserve the history and the future. Good job! Check out double-boiled linseed oil, there’s at least one brand that I know of made the old fashioned way with no chemicals, you can use bare hands and work it in nice...
I look to make sure the handle is in one piece and the horns are in good shape. I make sure that my hand fits well in the handle. Make sure the saw plate is straight, no bow or kink. Not so much rust near the teeth that the pitting will make them weak. I also usually make sure there is a lot of saw plate left. If it's really old I may buy it just to have spare parts but there are so many good ones out there, you can usually be picky
I was looking up this topic because a friend just have me a really old saw tonight... It's identical to yours, although I had to rub the medallion a bit to read "Disston" haha. I think mine is a cross-cut blade, but it's hard to tell.
Just restored a D-8. Turns out mine is from 1896-1917. There is a lot of info at the Disstonian Museum site. You can tell the age by the medallion design. www.disstonianinstitute.com/medv2.html
Looking good. That dear old lady will serve you a lifetime and more. It'll look good hung in the work shop for sure.
Very nice result! I have several to do myself.
Agreed. Great video with clear explanation and outstanding audio
Thanks for this instructional video. I just bought 4 of these Disston saws at a yard sale 2 weeks ago and I'm going to clean them up for use. The person who sold them found them in an old barn and sold them to me for $5 a saw.
Thanks for watching. Can't beat 5 dollars a saw. Good luck with getting them cleaned up!
Very helpful, thanks for sharing the tool you used.
Thanks
My handsaw I bought at a garage sale in great condition it had a scooter ship on the blade but didn’t know how old it is.but that’s the tip I’m going to try it.also have a old jigsaw from the 70’s it’s al aluminum I just need to take in in for a new cord and my drill made in 1959 ram drill also needs a cord just got a charger for my cordless drill I found around the house
Beautiful saw and great restoration. I am a collector of Disston saws and have restored about 21. I think the medallion is about 1880 as you said. I have a D8 Disston with that same medallion. It is a 26" crosscut with 12ppi !!!! I have sharpened it twice and it takes a long time and care. I have a book of Disston catalogues and they didn't make a standard 26" 12ppi. I emailed Erik at the "Disstonian institute" and he told me that it would have been a special order from Disston. Maybe ordered by someone who wanted a fine crosscut for hardwood wardrobe panels etc; Anyway you did a great job and it's a beautiful saw. I have 3 Disston thumb hole rip saws and they cut like a dream and have the first 1 1/2" of smaller teeth at the toe to start the cut.
Dave Sheppard.
Thanks! Sounds like you found a good one then! Great idea about the teeth closer together at the toe. I still struggle with sharpening but get a little better each time. Even being left handed the unmodified thumbhole saw is the most comfortable and easy to use for me.
Thanks for making restoring a pleasure! Simple and efficient! Thanks.
Great video. Great audio too. And idea of using lid for tray too. I hadn’t figured that one out on my own.
Good job making it work again. I liked how you didn't spend too much time trying to make it pristine. I would be interesting in seeing more on sharpening a cross cut blade.
Thank you. I love all the patina and owners names and initials. I wouldn't want to loose that
Thanks for sharing, were helpful.
nice tutorial bro on that saw...im planing to rsstore a saw too.
Very cool, I had no idea a saw like that existed. And it cleaned up so beautifully. Great video.
Thanks
Wow, you really gave them the right touch 👍 Awesome explenations
Thanks!! I love working with old hand tools. It looks like your plans are almost done. That has to be a lot of work
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻❤️how you restored it!
Thanks!
good video . loved it!!!
Great tips Dave. I have some old saws I haven’t bothered cleaning up but have dreaded filing them. Your video is a great instructional for doing that. Thanks man 👍
Thanks Rob! I'm sure I will see you make a cool jig that cuts sharpening time in half when you get around to cleaning them up
Wow so much good info here! I had no idea about many of the concepts you taught. Nice work!
Thanks! This is the quick and easy way for me
A beautiful restoration Dave, over here in Australia these saws are very sought after by both woodworking connoisseurs & folks that paint beautiful Aussie bush settings upon them, normally they make $100 per painted saw 🤠🤠🎥🔨👍
Thanks Sumo. I've seen a few painted ones her in the states. It seems you can still get them pretty cheap here still
Awesome video man! Pretty satisfying to watch the saw at the end!
Thanks man!
Thanks!!!
Good job and beauty of a saw. Curious if there was an etching present or did it disappear. Getting ready to do abunch of saw restores closer to early 1900s. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. I can barely make out an etch in a couple places but not enough to try and save it. I've seen where people use a bluing agent to bring it back in some cases but I think mine was too far gone
Great video
Thanks
Good video about a nice saw. However, I have a small objection! When filing with the tooth tips facing right, start filing at the start of the saw blade - do not start filing at the saw grip - start from RIGHT TO LEFT, ending filing the saw blade by the handle! Otherwise you reverse the fine grating that occurs when filing the tooth backwards instead of forward in the sawing direction and it is not optimal.
If you put Johnson paste wax on the saw it will help keep your saw from rerusting it works wonders on all tools that rust and it won't hurt your projects
7:52 Its good stuff, thanks!
Bela restauração, parabéns pelo excelente trabalho!👍🏻
What an absolute beauty that saw is. I'm very envious. When I sharpen up an old saw, before using the triangular file I like to use a flat , handle-less bastard cut file to even out the height of the tooth points. Have you ever tried that? Great video mate.
Thanks! I do use a flat file to joint the teeth if they are in bad shape. I have an old jig that the file sits in that keeps it flat. These teeth were in pretty good shape with just a couple being low. I think I'm going to make another video just on sharpening a saw and go through the entire thorough process. Thanks for watching!
Cool
Nice looking saw. I have one that looks very close to this one. Looks like the teeth could just a quick jointing with a flat file before sharpening.
Thanks. There are one or 2 low teeth but the saw cuts really well. if I make a full up saw sharpening video, I will show jointing and setting
Another nice video Dave! Well done restoration. I just picked up four hand planes that need the same treatment (probably a little extra).
Thanks! I'll be waiting for the hand plane video release!
Beautifully restored Dave :) ॐ
Thank you!
Perfect level of resto. Preserve the history and the future. Good job! Check out double-boiled linseed oil, there’s at least one brand that I know of made the old fashioned way with no chemicals, you can use bare hands and work it in nice...
Thank you. I will check out the double boiled linseed oil.
Right on got turned on to that by old shovel. He does restos a lot like you. Also evaporust, super non toxic and maybe even gentler than vinegar
@@eskimoquinn1062 I'll have to check out old shovel. I see everyone using evoporust lately. I need to give it a try.
✌🏼 keep it up
What should i look for when buying old saws??
I look to make sure the handle is in one piece and the horns are in good shape. I make sure that my hand fits well in the handle. Make sure the saw plate is straight, no bow or kink. Not so much rust near the teeth that the pitting will make them weak. I also usually make sure there is a lot of saw plate left. If it's really old I may buy it just to have spare parts but there are so many good ones out there, you can usually be picky
@@TwistedWorkshop77 thanks for the great info!!
Is there no 'set' on this type of saw blade?
There was plenty of set on the teeth, probably too much when I got the saw. I did not need to add anymore during this sharpening.
I was looking up this topic because a friend just have me a really old saw tonight... It's identical to yours, although I had to rub the medallion a bit to read "Disston" haha. I think mine is a cross-cut blade, but it's hard to tell.
They are great saws. Even as a lefty, I find its comfortable to use
My next project
Very attractive yet practical restore. Want to share the purchase price of the saw?
Thanks.I bought this and a just as old disston crosscut saw for $10 dollars
Love that saw! Go lefties!
Lol. I see a new sawmaker has a left handed version of this saw for $385!!!
Did you happen to notice if this saw had any etching? Didn't mention it----
Just restored a D-8. Turns out mine is from 1896-1917. There is a lot of info at the Disstonian Museum site. You can tell the age by the medallion design. www.disstonianinstitute.com/medv2.html