Im enrolled in a 1 day Handsaw Sharpening Workshop next Sunday at Roy Underhills Woodwrights School in Pittsboro (woodwrightschool/). I was notified by email that I was required to bring 2 handsaws to class with me: a crosscut saw (a saw with small teeth used for cutting wood across the grain) and a rip saw (a saw with larger teeth used to cut wood along the grain). I have 2 small modern handsaws in my shop, neither of which need sharpening, so I went on a quest to find a couple of old handsaws, which I commonly see during my regular trips to thrift stores. I was easily able to find a junk crosscut saw for $3 at a thrift store, but I wasnt able to find a rip saw. On Monday, I drove into Sanford ( a small city near my home) and started looking through the few thrift stores there, but I couldnt find any old rip saws. In the Salvation Army store, I happened to run into Michael Barnes, whom I know from Pittsboro. I told him about my quest, and he very generously offered to give me an extra rip saw that he had hanging in a shed. He mentioned that he was looking for a shop apron, something that I happen to make out of used denim genes, so I responded to his generously by offering to make him one of my shop aprons. I picked up the saw today from my friend, Beth Goldston, Michaels wife. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was a Disston D28 Rip Saw, a popular, high quality saw made by Disston from 1928 to 1955. Coincidentally, my crosscut saw is also a Disston saw, except my crosscut saw is post 1955 - a lower quality saw made after the Disston family sold the business in 1955. Regardless, I now have a pair of Disston saws on which I can practice my saw sharpening skills. In this picture, the D28 Rip Saw is on top (notice the fancier handle) and my Disston Crosscut is on the bottom. Ill need to clean the rust off the blades before the workshop.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 23:13:30 +0000
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