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Here is a fine set of saws for the woodworker who desires the finest tools. These are large full width saws, both 26 long, for rough work and fast dimensioning of wood in your shop before you do the precision work. Both saws are in great user condition and tuned-up ready for work. These saws are of fine quality and are freshly restored yet not over-cleaned, as I believe in leaving the aged patina and soul with the saw for the new owner to treasure. They have their original finish on the superb apple wood handles and saw plates lightly cleaned by hand not over polished and shiny. These saws are from the early 1900s made by Disston & Sons in Philadelphia. They are made with the finest spring steel Disston made and will perform superbly and last you a lifetime of woodworking. The large Disston D-8 crosscut saw from around WW1 Vintage, is a 26 clean hand-sharpened 9ppi. It is straight and clean, and a smooth, fast sawing saw, with 7-1/4 width at the heel. A large full width saw. Freshly hand sharpened with a 15 degree rake and a 25 degree fleam, a good average setup that produces a strong tooth that will cut easily with all woods. It has a good strong thickness at the teeth of. 029 up higher at the skew back, so it has a healthy tapered ground to allow less set with the teeth. It has been tested and saws smoothly in soft pine and hard oak leaving a smooth straight cut. It is a skew-back saw with a cover top handle that has been cleaned and lightly restored. The handle is a beautifully grained apple wood, with full horns and an ergonomic handle that is very comfortable in the hand even for large hands. It has a fine balanced hang with the deep set-in saw plate. The long horns lock in your hand for a comfortable balanced grip. It has a clean hand polished saw plate and a light etch. No rust or pitting, it has a clean factory polished saw plate and a clear readable etch and Disston quote of quality. All work was carefully hand done and care was taken to leave the personality of the saw intact for the next user in this saws lifetime. It is a wide 26 – D-8 thumb-hole rip saw that is straight and clean with an aggressive 5 ppi pitch , and 7-1/4 width at the heel. This is a large wide saw. The perfect apple wood handle is a golden honey color with handsome swirls in the grain and full length horns and a hand rubbed original finish. It has the early style thumb hole with the deep cutout carving that is just so comfortable to use and looks great as well. It is a skew back saw with a cover top handle that is set-in low for a fine balanced feel. That with the 5 saw screws; lock in the saw blade tightly. It is a comfortable form fitting handle locking in your hand with long flowing horns top and bottom offering good control when sawing. The thumb hole allows the left hand to join in on the action for long heavy ripping. Hand sharpened and ready to use, it is a saw with smooth – straight very 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. I filed a 4% rake which is a fine rake angle allowing smooth sawing action with aggressiveness of cut. Especially in harder woods or woodworkers who dont use handsaws every day this is a great compromise angle. The saw has a good strong thickness at the teeth of. 026 up higher at the skew back so it has a tapered ground to allow less set with the teeth. I did fine tune the set so it cuts smoothly in kiln dried hardwoods yet a little more set so it also works smoothly in softer woods. I tested this out with the softer Philippine mahogany as well as some harder oak wood, and it cuts fast and smooth. It has a clean saw plate with an aged grayish color plate not over-cleaned and shiny as it was left unbuffed to reflect its age. The clean saw plate has absolutely no rust or pitting and a light readable etch and Disston quote of quality. If you have been looking for a good set of D-8 saws, these fit the bill. These saws would be perfect for the woodworker who works with hand tools and who needs a good set of saws for hand dimensioning of lumber on saw horses, before your bench work or for rough timber frame out in the field. These are saws that will last a lifetime and be handed down to your next generation. 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 “SPECTACULAR SET DISSTON D-8 SAWS THUMBHOLE RIP 1896-1917 Hand Sharpened” is in sale since Sunday, November 29, 2020. 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.

• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
• Brand: Disston

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Groves and Sons 28″ x 7 1/2″ x 2 1/4 3 1/2 ppi rip cut hand saw. The top horn has a repair and has two short teeth which will correct with more sharpenings. It has been hand jointed, sharpened and tuned to cut straight. This saw is made to cut soft woods, hard woods may be a bit of a challenge with the tooth count… The handle has been cleaned and waxed. Please look at the pictures for the condition also. I take close up pictures of the saw so you may judge the flaws on the saw yourself too. Thank you for looking. The item “R. Groves & Sons 3 1/2 PPI Rip Cut Hand Saw, 28, Sharpened & Tuned, 1890, 1123″ is in sale since Sunday, March 22, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Tools, Hardware & Locks\Tools\Carpentry, Woodworking\Saws”. The seller is “raubssawworks” and is located in Mountain Home, Idaho. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Paraguay, Uruguay, Russian federation, Canada, South africa, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Saint lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Maldives, Oman, Reunion, Sri lanka.

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George and Ohlen Bishop, I think that is the maker. It is 26″ x 7″ x 2 1/2 and is a 4 1/2 ppi rip cut It’s been hand jointed, sharpened and tuned to cut straight. The handle has been cleaned and waxed. It also has domed saw nuts and bolts. Please look at the pictures for the condition also. I take close up pictures of the saw so you may judge the flaws on the saw yourself too. Thank you for looking. The item “George & Ohlen Bishop Hand Saw 4 1/2 PPI Rip Saw, Rare, sharpened & Tuned, (524)” is in sale since Sunday, March 22, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Tools, Hardware & Locks\Tools\Carpentry, Woodworking\Saws”. The seller is “raubssawworks” and is located in Mountain Home, Idaho. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Paraguay, Uruguay, Russian federation.

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Rare Disston #9, 11 ppi crosscut panel saw. Its been hand jointed, sharpened and tuned to cut straight. There is some very shallow rust scaring but over all its in great shape. It has a spring steel blade.. The handle has been cleaned, oiled and waxed. Thank you for looking. The item “Rare Disston #9, 24 Panel Saw, 11 PPI Crosscut, Hand sharpened 1896-1917, 1259″ is in sale since Wednesday, July 10, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Tools, Hardware & Locks\Tools\Carpentry, Woodworking\Saws”. The seller is “raubssawworks” and is located in Mountain Home, Idaho. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Turks and caicos islands, Iceland, Sri lanka, Maldives, Uruguay, Russian federation.

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Disston #7, 26″ x 7″ x 2 1/4, 6 ppi rip cut handsaw. It’s been hand jointed, sharpened and tuned to cut straight. The handle has a repair on the top horn. Thank you for looking. The item “Disston #7, 26, 6 PPI Rip Cut Handsaw, Hand Sharpened & Tuned, 1896-17 (912)B” is in sale since Sunday, August 25, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Tools, Hardware & Locks\Tools\Carpentry, Woodworking\Saws”. The seller is “raubssawworks” and is located in Mountain Home, Idaho. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Turks and caicos islands, Iceland, Sri lanka, Maldives, Uruguay, Russian federation.

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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.

• Modified Item: No
• Brand: Disston
• Featured Refinements: Antique Saw

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Disston #7, 26″ x 7 x 2 1/4″, 8 ppi crosscut handsaw. It’s been hand jointed, sharpened and tuned to cut straight. Has a full plate with no major defects just some very shallow pitting and rust scaring in spots.. The handle has some staining but is great and it’s been cleaned oiled and waxed. The etch is light but legible. Thank you for looking. The item “Disston #7, 26, 8 PPI Crosscut Handsaw, Hand sharpened & Tuned, 1896-1917, 719″ is in sale since Monday, July 8, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Tools, Hardware & Locks\Tools\Carpentry, Woodworking\Saws”. The seller is “raubssawworks” and is located in Mountain Home, Idaho. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Turks and caicos islands, Iceland, Sri lanka, Maldives, Uruguay, Russian federation.

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SET LARGE DISSTON No. 7 SAWS RIP & CROSSCUT Hand Sharpened. Here is a perfect set of saws for the woodworker who desires the finest tools. 7 saw is of the highest quality and these two saws are hand restored and hand sharpened by me and ready to use. They have full width, wide saw plates, in fine condition with the original nibs up front and perfect handles. No rust, pitting, cracks or defects of any kind to worry about. The crosscut saw is a large clean, hand-sharpened. 7ppi crosscut that is straight, and a smooth fast sawing saw, with 7-1/4 width at the heel. Hand sharpened with a 15 degree rake and a 20 degree fleam it is a smooth fast aggressive straight cutter. It has a spotless, straight back saw plate, with a very bold visible etch. The clean saw has a good strong thickness at the teeth of. 027 up higher at the straight back so it is tapered ground to allow less set with the teeth. It has been tested and saws smoothly in soft fir and hard white oak. The beech wood handle has an aged patina with rounded contours that ergonomically fits your hand. It is the old English style handle with the delicate lambs tongue at the bottom. It has full horns with no repairs or issues. It has a fine balanced hang with a 26 saw plate and is comfortable when using. Second is a large antique No. It is a perfectly straight 26 rip saw with a 5-1/2ppi. It is a large full width saw with 7-1/4 width at the heel. It is a very clean saw plate with a bold etch. The light colored beech wood is in fine condition with good full length horns and a very comfortable balanced hang. Hand sharpened and ready to use, it is a saw with aggressive fast smooth – straight 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. Which is a fine rake angle allowing smooth sawing action with aggressiveness of cut. Especially in harder woods or woodworkers who dont use handsaws every day, this is a great compromise angle. The saw has a good strong thickness at the teeth of. 029 up higher at the skew back so it has a tapered ground to allow less set with the teeth. I did fine tune the set so it cuts smoothly in kiln dried hardwoods yet a little more set so it also works smoothly in softer woods. I tested this out with the softer Philippine mahogany as well as the hard white oak wood. If you have been looking for a good set of Disston saws, these fit 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 “SET LARGE DISSTON No. 7 SAWS RIP & CROSSCUT Hand Sharpened” is in sale since Monday, November 5, 2018. 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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SET DISSTON 28 D-8 SAWS THUMBHOLE RIP Hand Sharpened. Here is a fine set of saws for the woodworker who desires the finest tools. These are large full width saws, both 28 long, for rough work and fast dimensioning of wood in your shop before you do the precision work. Both saws are in good user condition and tuned-up ready for work. These saws are of good quality and are freshly restored yet not over-cleaned, as I believe in leaving the aged patina and soul with the saw for the new owner to treasure. Both saws are freshly restored and hand sharpened for your wood shop chores. The saws were cleaned, and then hand sharpened to perfection. They will perform superbly for your woodworking chores. The Disston D-8 crosscut saw is a 28 clean hand-sharpened 8ppi. It is perfectly straight and a smooth, fast sawing saw, with a 7 width at the heel. Hand sharpened with a 15 degree rake and a 20 degree fleam, a good average setup that produces a strong tooth that will cut easily with all woods. It has a good strong thickness at the teeth of. 029 up higher at the skew back, so it has a healthy tapered ground to allow less set with the teeth. It has been tested and saws smoothly in soft pine and hard white oak leaving a smooth straight cut. It is a skew-back saw with a cover top handle that has been cleaned and lightly restored. A small tight check by the lowest saw nut is glued tight and is solid. The handle has much of the original finish with full horns and an ergonomic handle that is very comfortable in the hand even for large hands. It has the enlongated grip opening patented by. Christopher Eisenhardt, patent #150,678 on May 12, 1874. It has a fine balanced hang with the deep set-in saw plate. The long horns lock in your hand, but I did add a solid fill under this horn and blended it in so it is not conspicuous. It has a clean hand polished saw plate and a light readable etch. All work was carefully hand done and care was taken to leave the personality of the saw intact for the next user in this saws lifetime. Second is a huge wide 28 – D-8 thumb-hole rip saw that is perfectly straight with a 5 ppi pitch , and 7-3/4 width at the heel This is from factory width. The fine apple wood handle has its original finish with full length horns. It is a skew back saw with a cover top handle that is set-in low for a fine balanced feel. That with the 5 saw screws; lock in the saw blade tightly. It is a comfortable form fitting handle locking in your hand with long flowing horns top and bottom offering good control when sawing. The thumb hole allows the left hand to join in on the action for long heavy ripping. Hand sharpened and ready to use, it is a saw with smooth – straight very 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. I filed a 4% rake which is a fine rake angle allowing smooth sawing action with aggressiveness of cut. Especially in harder woods or woodworkers who dont use handsaws every day this is a great compromise angle. The saw has a good strong thickness at the teeth of. 029 up higher at the skew back so it has a tapered ground to allow less set with the teeth. I did fine tune the set so it cuts smoothly in kiln dried hardwoods yet a little more set so it also works smoothly in softer woods. I tested this out with the softer Philippine mahogany as well as some harder oak wood, and it cuts fast and smooth. It has a clean hand polished saw plate and a light readable etch and Disston quote of quality. The only apology is one little area of pitting on the back side up front (See photo 7) but nothing that should distract from performance and splendor of this antique saw. If you have been looking for a good set of D-8 saws, these fit the bill. But I have to admit that 28 saws are not for the small framed woodworker. These saws would be perfect for the woodworker who works with hand tools and who needs a good set of saws for hand dimensioning of lumber on saw horses, before your bench work or for rough timber frame out in the field. These are saws that will last a lifetime and be handed down to your next generation. 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 “SET DISSTON 28 D-8 SAWS THUMBHOLE RIP Hand Sharpened” is in sale since Friday, August 31, 2018. 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. 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SET ANTIQUE DISSTON No. 12 CC & RIP SAWS Freshly Hand Sharpened. Here are two quality freshly sharpened Disston No. 12 handsaws made in the early 1900s. You do not see No. 12 saws in this size and ready to use condition often I know as a saw collector and restorer I find it near impossible to find these No. 12 model saws any more in the wild. Both are Disston No. 12 saws the model that Disston set the standard with as the finest saws made. These are not your common No. 12 saws as they are from the early 1900s and crisp with handsome dark carved applewood handles. The crosscut is a 8ppi pitch made for work on cabinet grade kiln dried woods. The rip saw is a large 5-1/2ppi rip saw in spectacular condition. There are a lot of good saws but these Disston No. 12 saws are some of the best user quality saws. 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 stand up to mild abuse. The first saw I will describe is the rip saw. A 26 rip saw with 5-1/2 ppi pitch. The stunning apple wood handle is perfect with long flowing horns and the deep carved vines. The saw plate is a wide 7-1/2 width at the heel. The saw plate is clean with an aged dark polish and straight. The etch is clear and readable and a delicate full nib up front. I meticulously fine-tuned this saw to perfection hand filing each tooth to get the perfect angles and size for each tooth. First jointing the teeth so the tooth line is perfectly straight with all the teeth doing an equal share of work when sawing. I filed a 5% rake which is a fine rake angle allowing smooth sawing action with plenty of aggressiveness of cut. This 5-1/2ppi pitch is perfectly suited for seasoned hardwoods and is a fast sawing saw easily following a straight line with no effort. Especially in harder woods or for woodworkers who dont use handsaws every day, this is a great saw. It has a plate thickness of. 037 just above the tooth line and. 028 up top so very little set was needed. It cuts fast and smooth in both hardwoods and softwoods. A good saw for use on a saw horse for ripping to width it is a fast aggressive sawing saw. Also is a Disston 26 No. Like the rip saw this is a good sized crosscut saw with 6-1/2 width at the heel. It is a perfectly straight and clean polished saw plate with a full nib up front. This saw and the rip saw are straight back saws giving that little extra rigidity to the saw plate. It is a fast smooth cutting 8ppi pitch sharpened with a 15 degree rake and 20 degree fleam for fast cutting and strong tooth structure. It has a thickness just above the tooth line of. 037 and up top it is. 028 so very little set was needed for smooth sawing. Good for quick smooth sawing of both hardwoods and softwoods. The apple wood handle is in fine condition with the original finish. The long flowing horns on the handle are in fine condition with a comfortable grip for my large hands – it offers balanced control with smooth fast aggressive working motion. These saws are perfect for the shop worker who needs a good set of saws for hand dimensioning of lumber on saw horses, before your bench work. These are saws that will last a lifetime and be handed down to your next generation. 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 side 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 “SET ANTIQUE DISSTON No. 12 CC & RIP SAWS Freshly Hand Sharpened” is in sale since Tuesday, September 18, 2018. 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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