DISSTON KEYSTONE BACK SAW
Here is a very good clean 1940’s Disston Keystone 10” backsaw with a clear etch and fine beech wood handle. A little staining on handle which could be restored by the new owner for cosmetics. No chips or cracks on the handle with full horns. It is a crosscut sharpened saw with 14ppi with a 15 degree rake and 20 degree fleam. A fine structure for small fragile teeth that will stay sharp and have strength. It has 2-1/4” of cutting depth, thus good for normal joinery. A tooth guard is provided so you keep these sharpened teeth undamaged. As they are a bugger to sharpen when so fine. I wear magnifying lens and go over each tooth a couple of times to get each tooth just right. Of course after setting the teeth I hone the sides of the teeth lightly, so it is a knife edge and they are all even, leaving a smooth cut. A thin saw plate with .026 thickness with a light set for thin kerfs and quick accurate cutting. The saw plate is clean and one spot along the front edge on the back side has pitting sanded smooth. A small area that has no effect on use and looks fine. A perfect saw for using with a bench hook for the finest of finish cuts. A great saw guaranteed 100% to satisfy in use.
I have recently been selling many sets of saws from my collection in fine condition to woodworkers who have emailed me with compliments on the quality of the saws and their smooth quick sawing action. See my feedback for more testimonies of buyer satisfaction.
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I have collected handsaws for over 25 years and have enjoyed learning the history of this industry. I have always worked with hand tools and was fortunate to teach woodworking for 30 years after my six years in the military. It was during this time that I realized the best way to get quality tools for my students was to recondition vintage tools. Having learned saw sharpening from my Japanese woodworking instructor at the University of Hawaii during the late 1970’s, I was able to cheaply supply my students with vintage quality saws to use in class. I am not a professional saw doctor but have spent the last 30 years as a shop teacher and had to sharpen all my shop saws and other tools over the years. Those kids knew how to dull a saw and often I had to keep them after school for an hour when I saw them abusing a saw. That way they came to realize what I went thru to get a saw in perfect working order. This consists of jointing the saw to get it straight, shaping and sharpening, re-jointing and re-sharpening, gently setting the teeth to get a smooth sawing action in the kerf, then final sharpening. Finally I lightly hone the edge with a fine stone and polish the blade- before testing the smoothness of the cut.
I am a retired shop teacher, woodworker, and tool collector for over 25 years. I am a long time active member of many antique tool organizations including EAIA, Mid-West & CRAFTS of NJ. I was President of CRAFTS for over 10 years. I know antique hand tools and use them in my shop every day. I use many pictures as they are worth a thousand words and count on them as part of my description. So look them over for all the little details they reveal. I have been selling antique tools continuously on eBay since 1998 and enjoy the friendship of my buyers.