Rust hunting.. without the rust

[Mike Brady]

[MarkSingleton]

This thread is useless witho.....

Wait, um.....

Okay, what's the story?

[Martin S.]

Wow, talk about "like new, old stock"!

Nice find!

[Blacky's Boy]

Martin S. said:

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Wow, talk about "like new, old stock"!

Nice find!

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Seriously!

[C. in Indy]

Nice find!!!

I have that exact saw in a 'used' condition. It is my absolute best rip-saw for panel-size work. Just the right kerf and no more....

[TobyC]

Didn't like the other thread title huh.

Nice catch.

[GNP]

I would return that, the paper cover is torn.

[Admiral]

I just love the slow reveal of the paper covering, real tool porn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bLX06yR3wY

[Mike Brady]

Ok, enough drama. I did find this saw this weekend, but not in the wild. Actually there was a 26" full saw that matched it, also in the box, which a friend of mine bought. Here's the story: Carl Bilderback ("I like shiny"), a well-know saw collector, is selling off most of his thirty-year horde of some of the best and rarest saws, and other tools, as well. I had been to his home in Indiana earlier this year, and then he appeared at a MWTCA meeting in Campton Hills, IL this past weekend. Carl is ill, and I believe it is important to him that his tools reside with people who will respect them the way he has during his years of collecting. It also meant a lot to me to own something of Carl's.

I asked him if he found most of his tools "in the wild", or did he buy/trade them with other collectors. He answered that many were obtained through his relationships with other collectors in MWTCA. I used to haunt the flea markets and antiques stores looking for old tools. Now I just spend part of one day, once a year, going to a tool meet. The selection of quality old tools is just unmatched at these events, and the prices are always reasonable.

[msweig]

Mike Brady said:

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Ok, enough drama. I did find this saw this weekend, but not in the wild. Actually there was a 26" full saw that matched it, also in the box, which a friend of mine bought. Here's the story: Carl Bilderback ("I like shiny"), a well-know saw collector, is selling off most of his thirty-year horde of some of the best and rarest saws, and other tools, as well. I had been to his home in Indiana earlier this year, and then he appeared at a MWTCA meeting in Campton Hills, IL this past weekend. Carl is ill, and I believe it is important to him that his tools reside with people who will respect them the way he has during his years of collecting. It also meant a lot to me to own something of Carl's.

I asked him if he found most of his tools "in the wild", or did he buy/trade them with other collectors. He answered that many were obtained through his relationships with other collectors in MWTCA. I used to haunt the flea markets and antiques stores looking for old tools. Now I just spend part of one day, once a year, going to a tool meet. The selection of quality old tools is just unmatched at these events, and the prices are always reasonable.

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I didn't realize Carl was ill Always liked talking to him when I lived up there.

Mark