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Woodworking Forum => Woodworking Forum => Topic started by: eddie hudson on June 03, 2014, 04:57:25 PM

Title: DISSTON SAWS
Post by: eddie hudson on June 03, 2014, 04:57:25 PM

A buddy of mine just gave me 6 or 7 different Disston Saws. How can I clean up the blades?

Title: Re: DISSTON SAWS
Post by: Bill Houghton on June 03, 2014, 05:54:26 PM

Read Bob Smalser's articles here: http://wkfinetools.com/tRestore/saw/sawsRestore-index.asp (http://wkfinetools.com/tRestore/saw/sawsRestore-index.asp).  Then read all the other articles.

Oh, and check out http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/ (http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/) for figuring out which Disston saws you have and about how old they are.

The woodworking forum with the most saw activity that I've seen is WoodNet, but it's got a lot of people who are making from scratch, so you have to be really, really careful in going there not to get caught up in the fever.

Title: Re: DISSTON SAWS
Post by: john k on June 03, 2014, 06:39:23 PM

On most saw blades there is an etch, name stamp.   Some are quite fancy, they help date the saw, and on Disstons give the Model #.  Any power polishing or buffing destroy the etch, so go slowly, you will be rewarded.   

Title: Re: DISSTON SAWS
Post by: Chillylulu on June 03, 2014, 07:42:52 PM

Good articles, Bill.

Title: Re: DISSTON SAWS
Post by: eddie hudson on June 04, 2014, 06:28:32 AM

Thanks for the info guys.


I already found the disstonianinstitute site and that's what got me interested in cleaning them up.


I have the following (I think)


#7 panel, #76 Centenial, D8, D100 panel, #9 and either a D 20, 21, 22, 23.