Crosscut Saw Thread

[ithinkverydeeply]

Here is that 1936 advert with an Economy.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/152315457221

 

[Yankee Josh]

Ahh. I thought I had but I was confusing the two screenshots. I do believe it is the exact same etch as yours but it’s in worse condition and harder to make out.

Thank you for posting it. That was the same image I was getting. I was thinking "is my eyesight going or what?" I could barely see anything! Well I'm confident it's an economy line saw. I just hope someday to find an exact match. I'm still kicking myself for sanding too much when cleaning it.
We've finally gotten some nice weather here in Maine! I should have some opportunities to file it and use it fairly soon. Till then, one more time, thank you all for your help! It's so satisfying to have a nice tool and to figure out what it is!

 

[Miller '72]

Thank you for posting it. That was the same image I was getting. I was thinking "is my eyesight going or what?" I could barely see anything! Well I'm confident it's an economy line saw. I just hope someday to find an exact match. I'm still kicking myself for sanding too much when cleaning it.
We've finally gotten some nice weather here in Maine! I should have some opportunities to file it and use it fairly soon. Till then, one more time, thank you all for your help! It's so satisfying to have a nice tool and to figure out what it is!

Fantastic you discovered the lineage of your saw!
Really great you found an Atkins. I find Disston 99.9% of the time down here.

 

[ithinkverydeeply]

I cleaned up this big Royal Chinook Saw Vice and gave her some oil.
As best I can tell it’s a Simonds but I am not finding another like it. It’s a huge slab of brass! Weighing 20 lbs and 2 feet long!

 

[Fmont]

I picked up a perf lance last night off Craigslist. It doesn't look like anything fancy, but it's old enough. Lady selling it was ~late 40's and it was her grandfather's. Her grand dad kept it well filed! Pics later.

 

[trailtime]

.... We've finally gotten some nice weather here in Maine! I should have some opportunities to file it and use it fairly soon. Till then, one more time, thank you all for your help! It's so satisfying to have a nice tool and to figure out what it is!

Your pics show scars from earlier filing(s). Previous filer did not safe the corners on his files and gouged the gullets, fairly typical on a used saw. You'll want to start with a careful jointing.

 

[Square_peg]

I cleaned up this Royal Chinook Saw Vice a big and gave her some oil.
As best I can tell it’s a Simonds but I am not finding another like it. It’s a huge slab of brass! Weighing 20 lbs and 2 feet long!

Holy crap! What a beauty!!!!! You gotta put that back into service. It would be a crime to let it sit on a shelf.

 

[Square_peg]

Your pics show scars from earlier filing(s). Previous filer did not safe the corners on his files and gouged the gullets, fairly typical on a used saw.

You see that all the time. It's a sure sign that it has been filed poorly.

 

[Miller '72]

A cool etch I revealed last night and wanted to share...all there was left to reveal that is. Fairly faint but very recognizable.

Keystone K4 Air Master - 10TPI

Missing a couple front teeth

Here is a more clear etch from the internet.

 

[Yankee Josh]

You see that all the time. It's a sure sign that it has been filed poorly.

It definitely has been filed badly. Most of the rakers are proud of the cutters. Some by a lot! I'll joint it one of these days soon. I'm not going to swage the rakers this time though. Just adjust and sharpen everything.

 

[DCouncil]

Gotta throw my Economy in the scrum. Found it at a flea market North of Denver. Cuts like a hot saw through butter!

Atkins is pretty legible in this pic

Love these things

 

[trailtime]

I've always been fond of the tooth pattern on those Atkins saws. They run smoothly and work well in all woods.

 

[Fmont]

Well, I went out to work on some saws this morning. Got a little surprise

I got this off Craigslist last year, 40 bucks. I was happy to have it! Came with two hoop handles, which are fine but I don't use in favor of my one (Disston) western and a hoop if there's a helper. Plus one had a broken cup, and I have like 10 hoops.

But I didn't know it was...




Yayyy, it's a silver steel! More to go, I will go more gingerly. It's 66", I'm waiting to see a model number to the right (I think) of the main logo.

I use a little Eze Lap diamond "stone" instead of a puck often with my axes. This is the first time I've used it on a saw and it works great. Fast, flat, and fine.

Seriously though, Western handles are *crazy* expensive on the bay. I had paid maybe $20 for mine a few years ago and similar are like $80 now for *one*. Pfft.

Excited to get this fully restored and cutting noodles! Thanks for looking!

 

[trailtime]

Well, I went out to work on some saws this morning. Got a little surprise
I got this off Craigslist last year, 40 bucks. I was happy to have it........

Looks like a new saw with the factory filing, congrats. Atkins saws have pretty hard steel, careful with your hammer.

 

[Miller '72]

I just picked up some nice wet dry paper ro run with my block for my saws...I ran out last week.

 

[Miller '72]

18" 9TPI
The partial stamp is beyond me...if anyone has a clue or idea that would be great.

I think I make out something...maxo saw, and under that it may read warranted...

Thank you

 

[Miller '72]

This D8 piqued my interest when I read HKP made in Philadelphia...so I dug.
Luckily didnt need to dig far at all...

Skewback D8 Disston of HKPorter 1955-1978, still made in Philadelphia but only in 1955 right after the Disston family sold control to H.K.Porter. In 1956 HKP moved production to Danville, Virginia.

 

[Yankee Josh]

18" 9TPI
The partial stamp is beyond me...if anyone has a clue or idea that would be great.

I think I make out something...maxo saw, and under that it may read warranted...

Thank you

Everyone helped me out so much before I've really been trying to figure this out for you. But I officially have to give up! For now anyway. I'm totally at a loss. I found some Mako saw stuff. But it's newer and Japanese. And i found a rapper called maxo kream. I didn't bother to check it out! Hahaha. Best of luck to you figuring it out. I'll keep my eyes peeled!

 

[John A. Larsen]

I am constantly amazed at the depth of knowledge found on this site so asking a question maybe one of you can answer or are aware of. Way back in 1971 I had a former English Paratrooper, now in the U.S. Army in Vietnam give me a copy of the British "Soldier" magazine. When I rotated to the USA I wrote to the magazine and bought all the back copies they had, some back into the mid 1950's. In one of them, and I think a more current version like in the 1960's they had a roll up cross cut saw. Everyone has seen the small wire type saws sold for survival, well this was a cross cut saw about 5 feet long, designed specifically for the British SAS to use in the Malaysian or Borneo campaign to cut down large trees in the jungle. The SAS would parachute in using Rough Terrain techniques, land in a triple canopy area, and when their parachute snagged, rappelled down form there. If they needed to Medevac a injured soldier, they needed to cut a landing zone, so they developed the roll up chain saw. I have spent a couple of days looking on the Internet for a photo of one of these saws, with no luck. May have to go thru my "Soldier" Magazines to find the photo, but wondered if anyone else was aware of these roll up saws and had a photo of them. Thanks. John

 

[trailtime]

......anyone else was aware of these roll up saws and had a photo of them. Thanks. John

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