Before & After

[bandit571]

Took maybe an hour..
the "Before"

   
And..

   
And the "After"

   
Haven't  decided about a refinish on the handle...


E.C. Atkins & Co.    Silver Steel  AAA logo...24" long tooth line, 8 ppi.   Model No. 59  according to the now readable etch. 

Not bad for a free saw....

[wrb]

Looks great!  How did you remove the rust?

[bandit571]

1/4 sheet sander, with 150 grit paper.....and not much pressure on it.

Thanks..

[Tynyyn]

Hmmm.......That's the "easy man's way of getting rust off".
  

I prefer to use vinegar and step up through 100, 120, 150, 220, and 600 grits with using elbow grease.  Then I use a buffer wheel on a stationary grinder and hit that with green buffer paste.  Makes for a nice shiny surface once I'm finished.

For the handle I like to hand scrape the old shellac off with one of my hand plane blades.  Then use 150 and 600 grit sandpaper.  Dip a paper towel into some wood stain and finally use clear coat acrylic spray rattle can to finish it out.  Once everything is dry I rub a hunk of beeswax over all surfaces and buff it out with a paper towel.  

Since I've started using the beeswax, for over a year I've not had any rust build-up on any of my hand saws.  I love that stuff as a rust preventative.

Not to step on the OP's way of doing things, just trying to add another insight on how to get similar results.

[Admiral]

1/4 sheet sander, with 150 grit paper.....and not much pressure on it.

Thanks..

Next time, use a razor blade in a holder to scrape off the heavy rust from the plate, then proceed with abrasives of your choice.  Saves a lot of time.

[bandit571]

Total time on this saw, was just under an hour, counting the Gun Blue paste trick....

[hbmcc]

In the "after" image, is that a kink about 5" from the tip? I am trying to identify kinks from images, and thought you could confirm - deny my guesstimate by reflection. 

Thanks, and that sounds a lot easier than my other go-by's. I have a No. 12, light wt.  needing another handle. With a little rust removal. Ready to post a "want" to the S&S for handle.

[bandit571]

There WAS a kink.....no longer there.   Was "hammered" out after the rust was gone, thus the shiny spot. 

Now, IF I could just find a use for those Meat-cutter's saws.....a short one, and two 24" ones.....terrible wood cutters...