Diston Back Saw

[ch!ppy]

it was at the time, its a while ago now so i can laugh about it...

hehe i been known to knock bricks out to get my tools back that an apprentice has dropped down the cavity



i deleted that story, not sure i am comfortable leaving that up for all eternity

[Twisted Tenon]

Jim's handle does look like the No 4's here. The badges are identical though. Just says Disston-Disston.

TT

[jimbur]

Jim's handle does look like the No 4's here. The badges are identical though. Just says Disston-Disston.

TT

Handle less pronounced but the etch looks the same from what I can see of it - the etch that dates from the 1940s. I notice the lack of stamp on the spine also dates from that period. That seems to give an earliest date but not of course a latest.
Cheers,
Jim

[Twisted Tenon]

Well I've finished it. I had the blade sharpened by a pro but all in all it turned out ok. I was also doing up a dovetail saw that I believe is pre war. I did a quick tenon and dovetail joint to test the sharpness of the teeth and am mightily impressed. I now have a couple of nifty users

Thanks to those that commented.



The joints aren't the best but it is due in part to the dove tail saw veering to the left while I saw (I'm right handed). When I changed hands the cut tended to straighten up a bit. As you can see in the pic the saw has wandered in the pin. I ended up cutting the dove tail with the tenon saw and it worrked well. I am not sure if it is all my dud technique or that the dovetail saw is best suited to being used on thinner stuff than bunnings 20mm pine.

TT

[TobyC]

Good job TT,
Looks like a keeper.

Toby