CC SAW X-FINE 12ppi – Hand Sharpened. Here is an antique Disston No. 12 crosscut saw of the highest quality. It is a perfectly straight 26 crosscut saw with EXTRA FINE 12ppi freshly hand sharpened. This is a specialty saw made for the cabinet and furniture maker, using kiln dried woods in the shop. It is a large size saw with 7 width at the heel. It is a clean, factory polished saw plate with no rust or pitting anywhere and with a clear etch using Extra – London Spring steel for its saw plate. 12 is a straight back saw, and this one has its full nib up front. This saw is especially handsome as it has a hand carved vine design in the handle and the original deep dark hand polished patina. There are a lot of good saws but this Disston No. 12 saw is one of the best user quality saws for the workshop. What made the No. 12 saw more expensive and higher in quality was the work that went into it. The blade was subjected to more hammer work than lesser-quality saws to give tension to the steel. The controlled introduction of internal stresses into the cold steel through hammering and subsequent tempering, resulting in a “tensioned” saw blade, creates a blade that is less likely to wander or vibrate unnecessarily in use. An added result of this tensioning is a blade that has a characteristic ringing or “singing” sound when tapped. This saw rings like a bell. Another feature of the No. 12 handsaw is the extra taper in the blade. In order to reduce the amount of set required on the teeth, the No. 12 was ground thinner at the back than other models. Disston claimed the steel was harder in the No. 12 saw, which would enable the saw plate to be ground thinner while still remaining stiff enough to stand up to mild abuse. After grinding and hammering, the blade was polished to almost a mirror finish. This saw has a good strong thickness at the teeth of. 024 up higher at the back so it is sufficiently tapered ground to allow less set with the teeth. I did fine tune the set so it cuts smoothly in kiln dried hardwoods. The apple wood handle is in perfect condition and has a fine aged natural color that is a dark golden honey color with its original finish. The handle is very comfortable and locks in your hand when sawing. It has a fine balanced hang and is comfortable when sawing on a saw horse. Hand sharpened and ready to use, it is a saw with smooth – straight fast sawing action. I meticulously fine-tuned this saw to perfection first jointing the tooth line and hand filing each tooth to get the perfect angles and size of each tooth. Sharpened with 15 degree rake and a 20 degree fleam angles with sloped gullets about 12 degrees, it is a smooth straight cutter. Especially in harder woods or woodworkers who dont use handsaws every day this is a great tooth setup. It has been tested and saws smoothly in mahogany and white oak here at the shop. It cuts fast and straight. You can close your eyes and still cut on the line if you start it correctly. I like using this crosscut saw on a saw horse knee high and it is a good length for me being 6’2. This saw provides long – quick sawing strokes. A trouble-free cutting saw leaving a smooth edge to the cut wood. If you have been looking for a good fine toothed crosscut saw, this one fits the bill. I have collected handsaws for over 25 years and have enjoyed learning the history of this industry. I have always worked with hand tools and was fortunate to teach woodworking for 30 years after my six years in the military. It was during this time that I realized the best way to get quality tools for my students was to recondition vintage tools. Those kids knew how to dull a saw and often I had to keep them after school for an hour when I saw them abusing a saw. That way they came to realize what I went thru to get a saw in perfect working order. This consists of jointing the saw to get it straight, shaping and sharpening, re-jointing and re-sharpening, gently setting the teeth to get a smooth sawing action in the kerf, then final sharpening. Finally I lightly hone the edge with a fine stone and polish the blade- before testing the smoothness of the cut. AFTER THE SALE PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS AS I WILL ALWAYS STRIVE TO KEEP MY CUSTOMERS FULLY SATISFIED. I was President of CRAFTS for over 10 years. I know antique hand tools and use them in my shop every day. I use many pictures as they are worth a thousand words and count on them as part of my description. So look them over for all the little details they reveal. The item “ANTIQUE DISSTON No. 12 CC SAW X-FINE 12ppi Hand Sharpened” is in sale since Monday, October 7, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Tools, Hardware & Locks\Tools\Carpentry, Woodworking\Saws”. The seller is “takeadip” and is located in Hopatcong, New Jersey. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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