12-01-2015, 05:29 PM
Hey all,
While visiting my wife's extended family over Thanksgiving, I was able to pick up a Simonds hand saw #72 that belonged to my late grandfather-in-law (I never met him). They're trying to clear out his stuff, and I'm the only one in the extended family who has any appreciation for old tools.
While I've worked on old planes and stuff, old saws is not something that I've ever gotten into, although every time I see a nice looking old saw, I think that I really should. So now's the time!
The etching is really tough to see, but there. I'm sure it'll be more evident with some cleaning. From what I've read, the medallion indicates it's from about 1910-1926. The 72 is supposed to be from their "blue ribbon" series, or top of the line. It has a 28" blade (2.5" tall at the tip).
While I've never restored an old hand saw, I've read through a bunch of posts/articles about it in the past few days. My main question is what to do with the handle. There are significant cracks in three places (see pictures) and the bottom chunk feels like it would fall off if it weren't for the wire on the handle. Would you just epoxy it back together? Or is there a point on these where they're too far gone and it's worth making a new handle?
The blade also has a gentle curve to it, not a definite spot with a kink. Is that something I should be worried about?
Thanks,
Tyler
While visiting my wife's extended family over Thanksgiving, I was able to pick up a Simonds hand saw #72 that belonged to my late grandfather-in-law (I never met him). They're trying to clear out his stuff, and I'm the only one in the extended family who has any appreciation for old tools.
While I've worked on old planes and stuff, old saws is not something that I've ever gotten into, although every time I see a nice looking old saw, I think that I really should. So now's the time!
The etching is really tough to see, but there. I'm sure it'll be more evident with some cleaning. From what I've read, the medallion indicates it's from about 1910-1926. The 72 is supposed to be from their "blue ribbon" series, or top of the line. It has a 28" blade (2.5" tall at the tip).
While I've never restored an old hand saw, I've read through a bunch of posts/articles about it in the past few days. My main question is what to do with the handle. There are significant cracks in three places (see pictures) and the bottom chunk feels like it would fall off if it weren't for the wire on the handle. Would you just epoxy it back together? Or is there a point on these where they're too far gone and it's worth making a new handle?
The blade also has a gentle curve to it, not a definite spot with a kink. Is that something I should be worried about?
Thanks,
Tyler