Crosscut Saw Thread

Jasper33 said:
I doubt there will be an etch on this one but I will take the advice and go with the fine sanding block and WD.
Thanks guys
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I will even goto 330 grit for around the etch depending on how badly rusted it is and how well the cleaning is going up and around the etch.
The 100 grit will allow the etch area to appear then I will avoid it till I get to the 220 and 330 etc...
I can never be to careful at the etch, I am heavy handed in all I do and ever done...gentle is what I am always reminding myself, with everything :cool::thumbsup:
 
Agent_H said:

Nuts.bolts by Agent Hierarchy
They're not saws but headed into something saw-related.
I'm still contemplating the Rockler cams.
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I like where your headed. :cool:

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Maybe my next vise...a bigger vise to accommodate larger saws, will have the Rockler Cams...or cams of similar design.

Excellent AgentH :thumbsup::)
 
Went to one place yesterday and two today looking for suitable 2"x10"x8’ boards and everything not-treated had splits and checking in it – some of it was ruined more than a foot in from the ends. Ended up settling for two treated 2”x10”x10’s.
I pulled the saw handles out of that ammo can full of BLO/mineral spirits this evening – they seem… heavier. Little WD-40 and a wire brush on some hardware.

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I’ve been somewhat laid-up this last week so no real work being done. In fact, I got my first offer from a guy, younger than me, asking if he could help me load the boards into my truck… damnit.
 
I completed cleaning up my saw as far as I’m going right now. The handle hardware I cleaned with a wire wheel and then immediately cold blued them, then put some oil on them. Came out a nice dark color. The handles I turned down so they are tapered in the middle and then stained and oiled them. The blade itself was a lot of work just to get this far working by hand only. I used the WD40 and sanding blocks as recommended but I didn’t go to bare metal. At this point it’s a dark brown but feels very slick when running your hand over it. No sign of an etch yet. The teeth still have their set and seem sharp, probably wouldn’t take too much work to get it to cut half decent. But I know that properly sharpening a saw like this usually takes a lot of skill so I’m not going to attempt it yet and mess it up. Thanks for the help!

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trailtime said:
Hmmm. Two cutters/raker on a perf lance, that's atypical. Looks like most of the bridges have been filed out.
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Are the Bridges the the little parts that connect the teeth together, like the ones at the ends still have? I don’t really know what’s typical or not except that I thought I read somewhere that 2 teeth/raker was more common in the east and 4 teeth/raker more common in the West. I fount the saw here in Ontario, but have no idea of its origin.
 
Jasper33 said:
Are the Bridges the the little parts that connect the teeth together, like the ones at the ends still have? I don’t really know what’s typical or not except that I thought I read somewhere that 2 teeth/raker was more common in the east and 4 teeth/raker more common in the West. I fount the saw here in Ontario, but have no idea of its origin.
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The bridges are the metal connectors between the teeth. If you look closely, you can probably see where they were filed away on your middle teeth. That's fairly common on worn saws, but there's plenty of life left in your blade.

The stouter Champion tooth style is a two cutter/raker design that's pretty universal, but for the thinner lance toothed saws, the four cutter/raker design is much more common everywhere.
 
Agent_H said:
Reeled in a 60” Simonds Royal Chinook 395?
The older guy who sold it to me said it was his father's and the handles are original to the saw as far as he knows, for what it's worth.

Chinook

These cutouts on either end - set up for multiple handle options?

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Barn sale tip: Look at the rafters/corners.
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I am greatly impressed with your find and absolutely fell in love at first sight sir.

What a beautiful saw that would be my goto.
I am most happy for you to have found that especially in a good old hunt at a barn sale!
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