Rare 1860s Disston eagle medallion hand saw

Rare 1860s Disston eagle medallion hand saw | Restoration

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2 жыл бұрын

In this video, I restore an antique Disston eagle medallion hand saw made in the early 1860s. I remove paint and rust from the saw while preserving the patina, and show how to make a screwdriver bit for tightening split nuts - including heat treatment, how to remove a bow or bend in a saw blade by hammering, and how to correct a saw that drifts off the line.
My goal in tool restoration is to make the tool clean and functional while preserving all of the unique signs of its age and history.

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@texanthom 2 жыл бұрын

I love how you left the character and history in the saw!

@thehandtoolworks 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Thom! I love how old tools connect us with past generations.

@roybailey9554 2 жыл бұрын

Love watching you doing your restorations on your saws you manage to do enough to make them look fantastic without spoiling them, best wishes from England from a vintage Carpenter .

@thehandtoolworks 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Roy, you're kind feedback means a lot!

@CuttingEdgetools 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful Work👍

@thehandtoolworks 9 ай бұрын

Thank you @2ndChance56, Cheers!

@joseffroula7415 2 жыл бұрын

Really nice work. I learned a lot watching this. Thanks for the great content.

@thehandtoolworks 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Josef! Glad you found it helpful.

@j.r.tidwell3318 Жыл бұрын

This is the 2nd video I’ve watched of yours. I really like how it’s hand tools only. I love to see someone do work to old way. My father was middle aged when I was born and I’m 64 and he still did a lot of things from the old way. Wish I payed more attention. The carving you did on the chisel restore video was very interesting.. I like and subscribed 👍

@thehandtoolworks Жыл бұрын

Thanks JR! It's super rewarding to carry on the traditional methods your father's generation grew up with. Welcome to the channel!

@toolscarriagesmodellbauand7246 2 жыл бұрын

I love your presenting wall. Great.

@thehandtoolworks 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I need to expand it to add more tools!

@moonlightsnowfall6734 2 жыл бұрын

Good job, looks nice. Taking a little off the tooth set on the side its pulling too is a great fix, thanks!

@thehandtoolworks 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's such a pleasure to work with a saw that follows the line practically on its own.

@willkress8309 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice job! Also a bit of info you may have already known: from what I understand, the combination of the Eagle medallion with the Henry Disston etch (his first etch) was only produced in early 1865. Shortly thereafter his son Hamilton Disston joined the company and the “and son” was added to the etch. Very nice piece of history well taken care of!

@thehandtoolworks 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Will, great information! I wonder how many saws with that combination could have possibly survived intact to the present day.

@kelvincolemanAnimal 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job I also learned some very good tips 👍👍👍😊😊😊♥️

@thehandtoolworks 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@gardeningpreacher 2 жыл бұрын

I loved it! Beautiful saw and a great job restoring it! I now have to subscribe!

@thehandtoolworks 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much and welcome to the channel!

@clappercl 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@thehandtoolworks 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rlm98253 2 жыл бұрын

Very impressive. Well done, sir. Subscribed.

@thehandtoolworks 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Much appreciated!

@robertlevine2152 2 жыл бұрын

Please leave your comments on for a little longer. It is hard to watch what you're doing and read the notes simultaneously. Also, it would help if you provided fonts with a better contrast. Is there any reason you don't start with a rust remover like Evaporust? I liked how you made a custom screwdriver. Thanks, Bob

@larryohara6513 11 ай бұрын

Why didn't you remove the handle to clean it?

@thehandtoolworks 11 ай бұрын

Good question @larryohara6513! There are a few reasons I didn't remove the handle: -With saws this old, its common for the wood of the handle to have swollen a bit over the decades/centuries so that the brass nuts are slightly embedded in the wood and can't be removed without tearing out the wood around the perimeter of the hole that the nut sits in. This was the case with several of the saw nuts. -The steel underneath the handle is well protected and therefore usually clean and free of rust unless the saw is in bad shape. -Saw nuts of this period were designed to be more or less permanent and I'm happy to leave them alone and not risk damaging them unless it's really needed, especially with a super rare saw like this.

@larryohara6513 11 ай бұрын

OK, I noticed that you had to tighten the handle and that would indicate to me that there maybe some intrusion under the handle. I myself remove the handle (very carefully same concern as you have) and most of the time if the handle was lose I will find rust. Nice job of flattening the blade.