Michael Schaefer Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 In the last few months I have picked up a Disston #8 rip saw and another Disston cross cut saw. Both of these saws looked to be in decent condition, straight saw plates, totes weren't cracked or too beat up. Over the weekend I had a chance to work on them, I sanded the rust patina off of them, sanded the totes to take the deteriorating finish off, waxed the blades and applied BLO to the freshly sanded totes. I'll post pictures later. Thinking back on an hour earlier where I had two rusty beat up saws that most people would consider trash and now I had two beautiful working tools, it was such a great feeling to see these two ancient saws sitting on my bench looking ready to get to work again. I know this was just a little thing, but it really made me happy. Now I'm on the lookout for a saw vise as my sharpening files arrived last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Paul Sellers shows a nice simple vise at about 12:45 in this video that should keep you going while your looking. How to Sharpen a Woodworking Handsaw with Paul Sellers - YouTube Your right though, there is something really satisfying in taking what most regard as junk and turning it back into a good and useful tool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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