NOT AN AUCTION
I brought home a winner tonight, fellas.
28", 5tpi, two handed grip, rip profile.
This is not your run of the mill Disston D8 saw. This was made between 1878 and 1888. The overwhelming majority of Disston saws available in Australia today (or anywhere for that matter) were made after 1896. This saw predates those by at least 8 years, as is evident from the medallion. Following the 1896 revamp, the medallions included the common "String of Pearls". After 1888, they did away with the recessed medallion and went to medallions which were flush with the wooden handle. This was the last era of saws with the recessed medallion, and was part of the first wave of saws which no longer used split nuts.
I know all of this for two reasons. One, I look at Disstonian a lot... Two, I actually am an avid collector of saws from this specific era (and earlier). Just to give you an idea of how uncommon this saw is, there are currently zero saws from this era or earlier available on Australian ebay and toolexchange. I know, because I check almost daily. There is some guy in Perth with the Tenon saw on Gumtree and I practically begged him for it but he wants to trade it for some kind of super specific fishing lures... I'm not giving up... hands off.
"But Luke, if this saw is so special and you collect saws like it, why not keep it!?"
Good question. I would ask the same thing. The answer is simple: I already have one identical to it which is in better condition. I paid US$250 for it last year. That's about AU$340... plus shipping.
OK. That's a lot of information. The reason I'm telling you all of that is to explain why I want $200 for the saw.
Now I'll talk about its condition.
Blade: As good as you're going to find it with regards to rusting. There is the expected micropitting which will always be on a saw this age. I'm pretty confident, however, that this is all a result of one rusting event. If the saw had seen multiple rust>cleanup cycles then the etching wouldn't be visible and, let me tell you, it's visible. You can read every letter and, in most parts, you can feel them. This is NOT a common thing, even on much younger saws. I did what I would do to any saw to get the rust off of it. Happy to disclose that procedure but not going to make this post longer than it already is...
Handle: General, expected scratches and dings with >90% of the original finish(!!!). You can still see the grain of the wood in parts. The truly tragic thing about this saw is the top horn. It's partially broken. I would estimate 15-20% of it is gone. This is not bad relative to many other saws I've seen, but it's the only thing which could be genuinely called damage
Brass: Nice tarnish/patina. The only thing I have done to these is buff them (and the wood) with a swansdown mop at ~800rpm. All this does is very lightly polish them and bring out the shine of the wood in the handle. You could take them out and clean them. I've done it before. Some people like it, others don't. I didn't want to let the "don't"s feel left out.
Teeth: I estimate, based on measuring it against my saw, that these teeth have been filed ~1cm. Someone definitely used it. I have not sharpened the saw, but I would be willing to do it for a small fee. I know... for $200 it should come sharp, but I only have one good saw file at this size and I don't want to use it up unless it's necessary.
Bottom Line: This is a saw for the enthusiast/collector. Happy to clean it further but will want to discuss it under the pretense that there is a commitment to buy. Available for $200 in Dutton Park, QLD or happy to ship Australia-wide.
Note: I paid the guy a fair price for this saw, but I did buy it to make a bit of money (and to get it to appreciative hands). I may drop the price, but I will likely pursue other avenues for sale before doing that. Nonetheless, happy to take offers.
Willing to consider trades for a Bedrock 607C, other Disston saws of this age, Colen Clenton Squares, Titan Chisels, or other antique tools.
Hope to hear from someone soon.
Cheers,
Luke
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I brought home a winner tonight, fellas.
28", 5tpi, two handed grip, rip profile.
This is not your run of the mill Disston D8 saw. This was made between 1878 and 1888. The overwhelming majority of Disston saws available in Australia today (or anywhere for that matter) were made after 1896. This saw predates those by at least 8 years, as is evident from the medallion. Following the 1896 revamp, the medallions included the common "String of Pearls". After 1888, they did away with the recessed medallion and went to medallions which were flush with the wooden handle. This was the last era of saws with the recessed medallion, and was part of the first wave of saws which no longer used split nuts.
I know all of this for two reasons. One, I look at Disstonian a lot... Two, I actually am an avid collector of saws from this specific era (and earlier). Just to give you an idea of how uncommon this saw is, there are currently zero saws from this era or earlier available on Australian ebay and toolexchange. I know, because I check almost daily. There is some guy in Perth with the Tenon saw on Gumtree and I practically begged him for it but he wants to trade it for some kind of super specific fishing lures... I'm not giving up... hands off.
"But Luke, if this saw is so special and you collect saws like it, why not keep it!?"
Good question. I would ask the same thing. The answer is simple: I already have one identical to it which is in better condition. I paid US$250 for it last year. That's about AU$340... plus shipping.
OK. That's a lot of information. The reason I'm telling you all of that is to explain why I want $200 for the saw.
Now I'll talk about its condition.
Blade: As good as you're going to find it with regards to rusting. There is the expected micropitting which will always be on a saw this age. I'm pretty confident, however, that this is all a result of one rusting event. If the saw had seen multiple rust>cleanup cycles then the etching wouldn't be visible and, let me tell you, it's visible. You can read every letter and, in most parts, you can feel them. This is NOT a common thing, even on much younger saws. I did what I would do to any saw to get the rust off of it. Happy to disclose that procedure but not going to make this post longer than it already is...
Handle: General, expected scratches and dings with >90% of the original finish(!!!). You can still see the grain of the wood in parts. The truly tragic thing about this saw is the top horn. It's partially broken. I would estimate 15-20% of it is gone. This is not bad relative to many other saws I've seen, but it's the only thing which could be genuinely called damage
Brass: Nice tarnish/patina. The only thing I have done to these is buff them (and the wood) with a swansdown mop at ~800rpm. All this does is very lightly polish them and bring out the shine of the wood in the handle. You could take them out and clean them. I've done it before. Some people like it, others don't. I didn't want to let the "don't"s feel left out.
Teeth: I estimate, based on measuring it against my saw, that these teeth have been filed ~1cm. Someone definitely used it. I have not sharpened the saw, but I would be willing to do it for a small fee. I know... for $200 it should come sharp, but I only have one good saw file at this size and I don't want to use it up unless it's necessary.
Bottom Line: This is a saw for the enthusiast/collector. Happy to clean it further but will want to discuss it under the pretense that there is a commitment to buy. Available for $200 in Dutton Park, QLD or happy to ship Australia-wide.
Note: I paid the guy a fair price for this saw, but I did buy it to make a bit of money (and to get it to appreciative hands). I may drop the price, but I will likely pursue other avenues for sale before doing that. Nonetheless, happy to take offers.
Willing to consider trades for a Bedrock 607C, other Disston saws of this age, Colen Clenton Squares, Titan Chisels, or other antique tools.
Hope to hear from someone soon.
Cheers,
Luke
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