Description: ANTIQUE DISSTON 1880’S HUGE RIP SAWHere is a large Disston & Sons rip saw from my collection in great condition. It can be pinpointed to years between 1878-1888. It is a very early Henry Disston & Sons large hand saw from when Hamilton Disston was taking over the business from his Dad. He had worked in the factory before the Civil War, starting at the bottom and working his way up learning all phases of saw production. It was Hamilton who introduced the band saw for making handles at the factory. After 1871 the business changed its name to Disston & Sons as other brothers joined in management of the business. It is a large clean and straight 28” rip saw with 5 ppi in fine condition. It is a large saw with 8” width at the heel. It is a clean saw with scattered dark staining from age but not really any pitting. The nib up front is long gone MIA and also the etch has faded over the years. The large teeth are well shaped and freshly hand sharpened by me to be a great user saw. So what do you use a saw like this? Well back when it was made, construction was done with much thicker wood than today and ripping a piece of wood on site had to be done by hand. Thus this is a workhorse made to rip wood. If you are into hand tool woodworking then you need a rip saw like this. The aged solid large beech wood handle has a great aged look to it with large flowing horns that lock your hand in during sawing. This is a saw handle made by someone who understood sawing and the need for a very ergonomic comfortable design. It has the original brass hardware and sunk in medallion, with screws that are crisp and not all buggered up. I left the original patina intact and hand polished gently with butchers wax to preserve the wood. This is a piece of history that you become the new caretaker of – preserving its perfection for future generations to study. But at the same time it is a user saw that can perform as well as any handsaw made today if not better. I have recently been selling many tools from my collection in fine condition to woodworkers who have emailed me with compliments on the quality of the tools and their ready to use condition. I am a retired shop teacher, woodworker, and tool collector for over 25 years. I am a long time active member of many antique tool organizations including EAIA, Mid-West & CRAFTS of NJ. I was President of CRAFTS for over 10 years. I know antique hand tools and use them in my shop every day. I use many pictures as they are worth a thousand words and count on them as part of my description. So look them over for all the little details they reveal. I have been selling antique tools continuously on eBay since 1998 and enjoy the friendship of my buyers. Now I venture into selling tools on my own website.
Price: 220 USD
Location: Hopatcong, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-10-25T16:54:24.000Z
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