New Old Saw Revisited... *LINK*

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Christopher Fitch @ Memphis

>Cleaned saw pic #1

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Christopher Fitch @ Memphis

>Cleaned saw pic #2

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Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

>Did you use Pete's exact setup, or did you make some changes? Any comments?

The saw looks great, now.

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Ernie Miller Topeka

>Nice saw! I allways yse Todd's directions and clean fewer all the time.

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Christopher Fitch @ Memphis

>just about...

I started with 220 grit...and rubbed rubbed rubbed.

Then I switched to 320 and made a few passes.

I cleaned the handle screws with some Brasso but it made little difference.

Finally, I did some *light* sanding on some of the rough areas of cracked finished. Not much but just enough to smooth it out and then applied the BLO.

By the way...

Christopher Fitch @ Memphis

>Following along the data from the Disstonian Institute, I know the saw was made between 1917 and 1928 from the blade etching and the medallion.

Lookslike you have a liitle helper too...

Matt Williams

>My daughter loves to write on my bench. I assume that is what the pencil marks are from.

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Christopher Fitch @ Memphis

>Alas that's not writing from my son...

:)

That's my scribbles marking the low and high spots still remaining on my unfinished bench top.

One of these days I'll finish flattening it and put a finish on it...

one of these days...

Great post

Jim in Burlington Ontario

>I had bought a bunch of saw's off of e-bay and one was quite rusty but it was a 5 hole. After cleaning it turns out it's a rip saw with eight inside the D that makes my day thanks again Jim