Disston Saws For Sale | |
|
|
 |
Disston Saws For Sale | |
|
|
|
Please read the payment and shipping policies before ordering.Payment options are bank check, USPS money order, personal check (which will need to clear before the saw is mailed), Pay Pal, or Venmo. The full bill must be paid before the saw is shipped. The cost of postage is in addition to the price of the saw. USPS Ground Advantage is the default, but Priority Mail is also available. |
Erik von Sneidern |
|
Saw 001
|
This D-115 Victory handsaw is an example from the 1920's with all the right features to make this your go-to saw for fine work: full-length 26" skewback blade with a sharp 10 ppi, a beautiful etch with the American Eagle, South American rosewood handle, and the nickel-plated "Disston Phila" medallion. It has the nicely-shaped handle that was used until 1928. Later ones look like a D-23 with the large hand opening. The blade is a little dark in places and there's a small chip in the wood on the top horn, as can be seen in the photos, but it's an excellent saw with few on the market that are exceding the condition of this one. |
Saw 002
|
D-115 handsaw, 1920's, attractive rosewood handle, 8 ppi, sharp teeth. Victory saws like this, made before 1928, have better-looking handles than the later ones. The medallion is likely a replacement as it's brass and the correct design for the saw's age, but not nickel-plated like the rest of the screws. It has a secondary factory etch with the original owner's name near the handle, probably a gift to commemorate an event. The saw has had little use, but is ready for work.
|
Saw 003 |
|
|
|
No. 120 Acme. 11 ppi, 26", circa 1875, split nut screws, cover-top handle. The saw's etch has the June 23, 1874 patent date for the skew back, and it pre-dates Disston's improved saw screws, which were patented in 1876.
The etch is not clear enough to photograph well, but it does include the Henry Disston and Sons name, the word "Acme," and half of the phrase "For Mechanics, Not Botchers." The patent date is to the right of the main etch. There is no pitting near the teeth. The teeth are shaped, but not filed, which is how it came to me. My eyes aren't up to a proper Acme filing restoration project. Take it on yourself and you will then probably own the oldest correct Acme saw on the planet.
|
Saw 004
|
No. 8 handsaw, early-mid 1850's, 8 ppi. sharp. Screws are in untouched condition, so the apple handle probably has never been off the saw. Nib intact. It's a clean saw with no issues other than being 170 years old. The horns were shortened by the original user and there is some more recent minor scuffing on the tips.
|
Saw 006 |
No. 12, 26" handsaw, 10 ppi., 1880's, hand-carved wheat handle, a good choice for display, or it could be an amazing worker with some rehab. There is a clean wood split through the medallion; the hand grip is solid; top horn has a large chip missing from ancient drop onto the floor. Polished, straight saw plate, little if any crown, does not have a perfect toothline. It would take jointing, sharpening, and setting to make this a good user.
|
Saw 007 |
No. 12 handsaw, 7 ppi. crosscut, 1920's. Full width, mahogany handle. It's a top-shelf saw, despite some minor cosmetic flaws. H.L. Hyde etched his name onto the saw plate near the handle. There is one broken tooth below the handle, not likely to interfere with swift crosscutting because of its location.
|
Saw 010 |
No. 7 handsaw, early 1870's. One-son etch, two-son medallion. 12 ppi., 26" length, seven-inch wide saw plate, .038" at its thickest part, near the handle, tapering to .030 along the back of the plate. Made at a time when the lightest plates were used for the finest toothings. Nice saw. Suitable either for display or cabinet work in thin stock. It has a good toothing, but could use sharpening.
|
Saw 011 |
|
|
No. 4 backsaw, 12", 13 ppi., crosscut Circa 1950, beech handle. Sharpened and set, ready to work. Price $50. |
Saw 016 |
American Boy Saw. 1920's version with four screws on the handle, 20", 9 ppi. This one appears to feature cherry wood.
|
Saw 017 |
The D-18 handsaw with a Disstonite handle was introduced in 1925 and discontinued almost immediately. What is Disstonite you ask? On this model it was polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, more commonly known as bakelite. Ten years later Disston began selling D-95 saws, called "The Masterpiece," made from Tenite, which they also marketed as Disstonite. The D-18 has a comfortable handle, and the saw plate as good as that of a D-8.
The skewback blade is 26" and a sharp 9 ppi. The darkness of the steel at the toe of the blade is not pitting. This and the rip saw below are beautiful to use and a joy to behold.
|
Saw 018 |
This D-18 rip saw is the brother of the handsaw above it. If you want an instant collection of D-18 saws, here is your chance. It is a sharp 5.5 ppi and ready to work.
|
Saw 019 |
D-16 handsaw, ca. 1930. Great worker saw -- 7 ppi. crosscut, sharp; essentially a D-8 with a straight back. There are a couple of dark spots on the "Lightweight" blade, but no pitting. Lightweight was Disston's marketing name for what had previously been called a ship saw. This model was sold two or three years, starting in 1928, then dropped from the product line.
|
Saw 020 |
The Compact 1874 Handsaw was designed to fit into a carpenter's traveling toolbox. Full-sized handsaws were too long to fit inside most toolboxes, so shorter panel saws were often used instead. The 1874's handle sits so far into the blade that the overall length of the saw is four inches shorter than other full-sized saws. The saw didn't sell enough to stay in production either time it was introduced. This one is from around 1918, and it appeared in that year's catalog. |
Saw 024 |
Metal trim saw 22", 16 ppi. 1920's. The etch doesn't indicate the model number, but the features coincide with the No. 342 metal trim saw. It's in excellent condition.
|
Saw 027 |
Keystone Pacemaker, 8 ppi. handsaw. Commonly found model, sold 1934-54, changed very little over time of production. Nickel-plated brass fasteners, sharp teeth. Not taper ground, .042" plate throughout.
|
[BACK HOME]
