12-20-2015, 08:08 AM
Another one saved to work again. A couple of weeks ago, a friend gave me a Disston D-8. This cute little 1940s vintage saw has a 20 inch plate and 10 tpi crosscut teeth. The beech handle is nearly perfect.
Unfortunately, the plate had been badly abused. It had a nice "C" curve and several light kinks. Having nothing to lose, I started working on the kinks with hammer and anvil. Some light and heavy taps with the hammer to shrink the metal smoothed out the worst bends. A few more well aimed blows straightened out the bow.
Satisfied with the results, I jointed, set, and sharpened the teeth which were in good condition. Other than a few hammer marks, it is hard to tell that this saw might have been relegated to the scrap pile. I think this one is going in my till.
Unfortunately, the plate had been badly abused. It had a nice "C" curve and several light kinks. Having nothing to lose, I started working on the kinks with hammer and anvil. Some light and heavy taps with the hammer to shrink the metal smoothed out the worst bends. A few more well aimed blows straightened out the bow.
Satisfied with the results, I jointed, set, and sharpened the teeth which were in good condition. Other than a few hammer marks, it is hard to tell that this saw might have been relegated to the scrap pile. I think this one is going in my till.
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