Early Access Video: Saw Restoration for Beginners
Added 2020-04-05 11:16:30 +0000 UTCFriends:
My apologies for the late post. This video was done on time, but the internet is clogged with traffic and running like molasses. It took Nate almost 6 hours to send the video to me and I had to leave it upload over night. It took some absurd amount of time to post to YouTube.
I'm probably going to upgrade my internet service, but DropBox is not cutting it for this work. If anyone has any suggestions for an FTP that does big files quickly, I'm listening.
Anyway, I'm quite proud of the actual video. I went back to my roots and restored piece of rusty gold. As always, it was a fun project.
Tool-restoration might be the best single task in woodworking. You buy something cheap, spend a few hours working on it, and you end up with a fine tool that will last a lifetime. Oh, and you're also saving a priceless piece of history.
So, grab that rusty old hand-saw you found in the garage and let's get after it!
--Rex
Comments
More tool restoration please
Deborah Greene
2020-07-19 02:09:54 +0000 UTCI love the old tool restorations. I have now done three old stanley planes, a #4, 5 and 8. I have also found some old saws. I think it is still the best way to get great tools for a good price.
Randy Boze
2020-06-18 19:09:46 +0000 UTCI think bringing old tools back to life and in service is great! Bring it!
Robert
2020-06-04 22:16:30 +0000 UTCI agree with Jeremy, mix it up!
Paul Ballmann
2020-05-12 20:55:47 +0000 UTCFileZilla
Frank
2020-04-26 12:38:16 +0000 UTCYou got it!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-14 00:04:36 +0000 UTCI am definitely down for a mix up of vintage and cheap new tools! These restoration videos are always great, it's hard to appreciate how excellent vintage tools are until you hold one in your hands and restore it.
Jeremy Morris
2020-04-11 21:18:06 +0000 UTCI think it would be great to see how to make a saw vise. I have been looking at antique tools for years and never know what to buy or how to fix it. Saws seem like a good place to start, so I'd love to see more about tool restoration.
William Fishburne
2020-04-11 12:52:53 +0000 UTCHow can can you tell a saw is vintage to restore vs the multi-purpose saws (which I believe you can't sharpen) sold in retailers for general use?
Bradley Barth
2020-04-11 11:49:25 +0000 UTCHi Rex. I think the mix you suggest would be great. It dies stink not being able to go out to look for old tools at this time, but being able to also bring any current tools back into shape is great to know.
Bradley Barth
2020-04-11 11:45:16 +0000 UTCYep I figured it would just be easier. And it will encourage me to actually use that sandpaper and such I got for sharpening.
Kenny Raby
2020-04-10 23:47:44 +0000 UTCHi Rex i would definatley like to see a mix of content
Mark Cornwall
2020-04-10 01:28:19 +0000 UTCGreat video, Rex. I would love to see more tool restoration videos. There are some amazing vintage tools that were far superior to what is manufactured today. They just need some TLC to make them young again. And, you are a fantastic teacher!
Robert Ryan
2020-04-10 00:04:51 +0000 UTCI'd really like to see restoration vedios. I love using old tools.
Brandon L Hays
2020-04-09 20:07:05 +0000 UTCI may have the tools and equipment but I'm most definitely not very well set up haha, can finally at least walk through the garage though. After moving twice in two years and never fully unpacking and organizing the garage it's a bit of a mess out there. Gotta paint first though before I can start hanging stuff on the walls. Old unpainted osb walls are very dark especially in a two car garage with a total of 4 light bulbs haha
Ryan Roberts
2020-04-09 16:04:21 +0000 UTCTool restoration is something i find super rewarding and relaxing so mixing in some videos would be good.
Deco Skye
2020-04-09 14:00:53 +0000 UTCOh, use chisels if you have them! I just used the hatchet on the first few to keep the tools as basic as possible. Cutting a tenon with an ax is a like swatting a fly with a sledge-hammer.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-09 11:48:31 +0000 UTCYou're VERY well set up. We'll get the rest sorted out.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-09 11:46:53 +0000 UTCI'm always happy to work safer!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-09 11:43:14 +0000 UTCI would like to see the tool restorations added in to the mix, and the saw vise fits with the making your own tools idea quite well.
R.E. Moore
2020-04-08 20:11:17 +0000 UTCCan I recommend a pair of jewlers pliers to hold small things? It always makes me nervous when I see people putting fingers close to powered rotating tools. (Just google 'Hand Vise Lowell Pattern Jewelers') You'd be surprised how useful they are.
A1BASE
2020-04-08 04:28:45 +0000 UTCI think the restoration videos are good to give us the confidence when we are at the markets ( if you aren't in lock down) to see a saw or plane and go " yea i can fix that" .
Daniel McIn
2020-04-08 04:26:14 +0000 UTCKenny. If you can't find hand saws, take a look at Spear and Jackson resharpenable saws. They make a 22" 10 point and 26" 7 point model in cross cut only but they are easily resharpened to rip cut with a file. The handle is a bit ugly and chunky bit it is solid beech and can be faired and reshaped into something better.
Martin Hartley
2020-04-08 02:04:54 +0000 UTCIt'll take a couple of days to dig them out but I'll see what I can do.
Mad Hamish
2020-04-07 22:38:46 +0000 UTCIn due time, still working on finally organizing the garage after moving twice in two years. Boxes of stuff EVERYWHERE out there. Just found a box full of planes I totally forgot I even bought haha. Also have a box full of chisels and probably close to 200 auger bits and a dozen or so bit braces. Plenty of old squares and bevel gauges and marking gauges. Still a few boxes I need to sort through as well
Ryan Roberts
2020-04-07 10:46:35 +0000 UTCOk, this needs a write up on the discourse page. We gotta see your stuff!
Nic Beurskens
2020-04-07 09:45:07 +0000 UTCWould love some more in depth on the saw sharpening as far as setting and rip vs Cross cut and what not. I have about 25 old saws including a few real beauties just begging to be restored. I will start with some of the rougher ones first so I dont ruin a good one. Also have about 40 pounds of various files and rasps to sort through and a nice disston saw vice and 4 or 5 setting tool things. It seems all I'm missing is the knowledge
Ryan Roberts
2020-04-06 23:58:00 +0000 UTCI'm one of those people who can't really find old tools locally, about the only source is ebay which is hit or miss and expensive so I really like the new affordable tool options you did in the past, but then I actually do have three or four old saws I got from someone so this in particular is useful although no saw vise - a quick internet search did bring up some videos of people building some though. I do like the restoration videos in general though even if I can't do them personally, and I like the wood working for humans series mostly - although to be honest I've never done any of them (yet - I did get some wood the other day to start work on the benches) the biggest obstacle is the round tenon with a hatchet. I might just use chisels which I have instead - once I figure out sharpening.. :)
Kenny Raby
2020-04-06 22:25:04 +0000 UTCYes. This was useful.
James Wetzel
2020-04-06 16:21:24 +0000 UTCAnd I just watched your video. I must say that tool restoration definitely has my interest. Also, that shopmade saw-vice would be very interesting to me, as I'm definitely considering removing the teeth from that saw and recreating them. My father in law recently gave me his old tool-chest, and I beside the old junk in there, there was one gem inside. An old saw-set. So recreating those teeth came one step closer...
Frans van Ballegooijen
2020-04-06 15:41:13 +0000 UTCI stand corrected. I just did a search on this subject, and it seems they use induction to harden the teeth...
Frans van Ballegooijen
2020-04-06 15:15:32 +0000 UTCAs far as I know, they are hardened with high voltage that's concentrated at each tooth. You can see it when you look at the teeth. They're blue, while the rest of the saw is... well... ehm... not blue...
Frans van Ballegooijen
2020-04-06 15:09:59 +0000 UTCI like surprises too!
Duncan
2020-04-06 14:42:17 +0000 UTCThen I'll keep it up for sure!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:36:58 +0000 UTCI'll keep that in mind as the hunt goes on!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:36:39 +0000 UTCThat's good news because I really like restoring these old tools!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:35:54 +0000 UTCI'll be sure to cover more in the future!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:35:23 +0000 UTCAnytime!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:35:04 +0000 UTCI want to do more projects, but they're the most time-consuming videos. I'm trying to get more in there because I know it's important.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:34:50 +0000 UTCJames actually might come visit this summer. You know, if the world doesn't end.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:33:17 +0000 UTCIt's very nice to just throw your saw vise in your main vise and get going fast!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:32:48 +0000 UTCYou're the second person to mention this! I'll have a look.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:32:19 +0000 UTCMan, now that you know, you'll be DROWNING in saws this time next year. Everyone has them; no one knows how valuable they are. I pay a buck or two most of the time.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:31:41 +0000 UTCThe history really is half the fun!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:30:43 +0000 UTCI'm on it!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:30:19 +0000 UTCThis is an excellent point. I watch these videos over and over to glean useful tiny details. I extended the WiFi to my barn so I can review them AS I'm repeating the techniques. They are not "watch once" videos.
Paul Thoma
2020-04-06 12:16:01 +0000 UTCThanks for saying so!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:11:45 +0000 UTCI'll have a look right away!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:11:34 +0000 UTCI'll do it!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:11:15 +0000 UTCYou got it!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:11:03 +0000 UTCI'm on it!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:10:53 +0000 UTCMy god, do I love poking around in barns looking for tools. It's heaven.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:10:43 +0000 UTCI'll keep it up!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:07:50 +0000 UTCYou think you won't sharpen your own saw until you do it for the first time. Then you say "oh, is that all?"
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:07:37 +0000 UTCIf you had problems before this whole crisis then yes. I would hold off upgrading if your problems started more recently. I worked a few years in support for ISP's.
Shanni Marmen
2020-04-06 12:04:37 +0000 UTCI appreciate the idea, but I need a consumer-focused, turnkey solution. There seem to be many. I'm working on it.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:04:27 +0000 UTCI think so too!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:03:39 +0000 UTCYou got it!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:03:22 +0000 UTCI think both approaches work. I like progressive rake myself. I don't think this was intentional, since the tooth was flat.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:03:12 +0000 UTCConsider it done!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 12:02:13 +0000 UTCAnd so, I will do it!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:59:52 +0000 UTCThe history is great. I love to see the names stamped on old tools. Can't help but wonder about these old masters.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:59:24 +0000 UTCFinding good files is a real challenge. Nicholson aren't what they used to be. I look for old ones and old Disston files. For new, I buy Grobet files. They are not cheap.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:58:15 +0000 UTCConsider it done!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:56:03 +0000 UTCInteresting! I need to research this!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:55:47 +0000 UTCYou're entirely right! I need to cover this better.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:55:08 +0000 UTCI just did up a 22" Disstons 10tpi Rip-Cut saw using your methods. The paste wax on the plate was the trick I needed. This one had more pitting especially towards the front tip of the plate, but it looks like the perfect tool for my planned travelling tool chest.
Martin Hartley
2020-04-06 11:53:30 +0000 UTCI will look into it. All I need is sending.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:51:40 +0000 UTCIt's funny; back in the day, Stanley WAS a premium company. Their stuff really was better than most of the competition. I think that's why they're still so popular today.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:51:07 +0000 UTCThe handles are truly nothing to write home about, but the steel is just fine. I recently bought one with a plastic handle (you can see it in the vid). Steel still seems fine.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:48:55 +0000 UTCMaybe I should upgrade?
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:47:34 +0000 UTCI'll do a whole video!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:44:16 +0000 UTCYou got it!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:39:43 +0000 UTCI know everyone would like to see those old chests of tools. I know I would!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:39:33 +0000 UTCDo you think you could snap some pictures and write a post on Discourse? https://rexkrueger.discourse.group/
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:39:13 +0000 UTCI need to do a video about those saws. My experience blacksmithing tells me that they probably used an air-hardening steel, so anything you do to it will just be reversed as soon as it cools. I know, it's a drag to throw away a good tool.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:38:13 +0000 UTCYour wish is my command!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-06 11:36:53 +0000 UTCI recently found your work on YouTube and I've become a big fan. Yes, please add restoration and maintenance to your content.
David Harder
2020-04-06 11:25:26 +0000 UTCI'm a bit busy at the moment, but I love those restoration video's. Unfortunately the only saw in my possession that doesn't cut it anymore, has hardened teeth, so getting that one sharp again is going to be near to impossible, (I've tried, doesn't work). What are your thoughts on normalizing the teeth? i.e. Putting it in the oven for some time, or maybe I should just grind the teeth off an put some new ones on it... Hate to throw it away, it was actually my favorite saw untill it got dull...
Frans van Ballegooijen
2020-04-06 10:12:28 +0000 UTCI'd love to see some restoration video's, I have two chests of old tools that belonged to my step father that haven't been used for 50 or so years, it would be great to give them a new lease of life.
Mad Hamish
2020-04-06 06:40:34 +0000 UTCYou should post your tools up over on the discourse forum. It's been really cool to see all the different tools people have found!
Nic Beurskens
2020-04-06 06:05:59 +0000 UTCJud, I was complaining to Rex about the same lack of vintage tools about 6 months ago. Set up Craigslist alerts and check them frequently. I got lucky and picked up 6 saws from one guy, and a froe finally got posted up about a week ago I snagged.
Nic Beurskens
2020-04-06 06:02:04 +0000 UTCIt's one way to do it. Another is progressive rake. Or progressive set ( how wide the points are from center)
Nic Beurskens
2020-04-06 05:59:11 +0000 UTCI agree with Rex. Post up your pictures in the tool restoration topic and show us what you got! If someone finds a good solution, maybe another patron with a similar problem will be able to get help too!
Nic Beurskens
2020-04-06 05:51:36 +0000 UTCYeah, throw some tool restoration videos in there Rex. You do what you are passionate about. That passion will attract people. Love your videos, keep em coming.
Dwayne
2020-04-06 05:03:05 +0000 UTCRex, please do a series (or three) on tool restoration - I have been amassing old planes (have quite a few now !), saws and chisels (and some old tools that look cool, but I have no idea what they are !) Would love to know more about restoring them - particularly the black "paint" on the hand planes - it looks like it is baked on, but I assume you can spray paint some black (or green, depending on the make) after carefully masking the rest of the tool. Thanks for all your videos and plans - they are greatly appreciated !
Andrew Fish
2020-04-06 04:19:11 +0000 UTCI came to your channel because of some of your tool restoration videos. Keep doing them, please. Your instructions are understandable to us human wood workers. I have watched some of your videos multiple times while working in my shop.
Kristine
2020-04-06 04:11:11 +0000 UTCHey Rex, excellent inspiration for me to start on my collection of old saws I've picked up. And I'd love some inspiration for making a saw vice - something better than the two chucks of wood I currently try to balance the blade between... Re: file transfer - for a web based service, I have had success with large files using https://wetransfer.com/ before. Maybe worth a look. But I also use actual FTP clients when I can, as it gives better "restorability" if the link goes down in the middle of a transfer - and I have also used torrent clients for same reason - you dont get any speed advantage that you would normally get from transferring from many peers at once, when you are just doing one to one transfers, but it does break things into very small and individually fast pieces, and keeps track if you have to stop transfer and restart later without starting from beginning again.
Jason Brooks
2020-04-06 03:23:40 +0000 UTCI enjoy all your videos and would really like to see your workarounds for rarer maintenance items.
Lawrence Jones Jr
2020-04-06 01:13:23 +0000 UTCThank you for explaining how to sharpen a saw. I imagine that, for an amateur like myself, this is probably all the info I need on sharpening a saw... although now I apparently need to start looking for files of the right sizes and grits.
Andrew Watt
2020-04-06 00:53:05 +0000 UTCI would also add that in so many cases the quality of the metals used in Pre-World War II are so far superior to modern "recycled steel" tool components they defy comparison.
Michael Nix
2020-04-06 00:43:20 +0000 UTCI would like that video also. I have a long bench vise that works OK with buffer strips, but constructing a saw vice would be great for both hand saws and when I sharpen chainsaws.
Michael Nix
2020-04-06 00:40:10 +0000 UTCYes, Rex. I ditto Martin Theuer's comment above. He wrote exactly what I was thinking as you asked the question. I do love the mix. I also love to restore old tools and seeing examples of your efforts are always useful. Even if I already use a different approach or variation from what you are showing, I learn something new. Excellent video, as always. Thank you for the effort and useful content.
Michael Nix
2020-04-06 00:34:30 +0000 UTCI am a big fan of the beginner projects but tool restoration is cool too. I would as that you keep at least one new project month so I can follow along and build my skills.
Ira Romfh
2020-04-06 00:23:42 +0000 UTCYes, Rex, I love the mix!!! I love restauration of old tools to bring them back to use, and your series is always helpful. Keep saying your: "If you don't have xy its ok, just take a β¦ Thank You very much! Martin
Martin Theuer
2020-04-05 22:04:46 +0000 UTCJust a friendly warning. If you keep saying and using white oak, that James Wright guy might show up on your doorstep with a wild look in his eyes. :) Keep doing what you are doing. I love the mix of videos/projects!
Jim Williams
2020-04-05 21:41:52 +0000 UTCMix it up π₯΄
Erik Salmon
2020-04-05 21:38:44 +0000 UTCThese tool restoration videos are awesome! Would love to see a video on making a simple saw vice.
Joseph Sedgwick
2020-04-05 19:45:53 +0000 UTCThanks. Great, informative and entertaining video as usual. Filezilla is a free, open source program for fast FTP uploading and access. There are several other free and open source options. Google Drive is a good commercial application. Box is a Dropbox competitor and about the same. Both are generally not slow - sounds like you network or service is the bottleneck.
Steve Levine
2020-04-05 19:32:15 +0000 UTCI would enjoy tool restoration and sharping saws.
Jim Thompson
2020-04-05 18:00:15 +0000 UTCI have passed over dozens of old saws like this one because I just wasn't sure that they were good equipment. I didn't know how to restore them or if they were able to be restored. This is powerful knowledge
Brandon Rankin
2020-04-05 17:50:11 +0000 UTCGood, Rex. Do please let us know more about making and restoring vintage tools. Old tools are such a rich history of, not only how craftspeople built stuff, but how design and practicality embraced it all.
Greg Marquez
2020-04-05 17:39:56 +0000 UTCYes please for the DIY Saw Vise, and I love the idea of a tool restoration series.
Robert Storey
2020-04-05 17:33:58 +0000 UTCI am also enjoying the tool restoration segments.
Brownie Davis
2020-04-05 17:20:14 +0000 UTCHi Rex. FTP: I always had good luck with the opensource program Filezilla.
Michael Ross
2020-04-05 17:19:17 +0000 UTCSo far, I like what I've seen. I'm always up for a restoration video, so go for it.
Jim Parent
2020-04-05 17:06:29 +0000 UTCYes, yes, mix in more restoration please
michael J Ezell
2020-04-05 17:00:19 +0000 UTCYes on the restorations and shop made tools. Woodworking for Humans is great as well.
Jeff Griest
2020-04-05 16:56:29 +0000 UTCPerfect timing Rex. Have been scouring barns gathering up all of the old tools my grandfather left behind and seeing them in a new light. I've several old saws that need restoration and I was JUST trying to figure out how to make a saw vise. I'd love to see a "Rex figures it out" saw vise that I can get ideas from. That Disston one you have is a beaut. I went online a few weeks ago, bought a vintage saw set tool, then promptly found one I already had here on a shelf in a barn-saw set and rip/crosscut sharpening would also be helpful.
Paul Thoma
2020-04-05 16:37:00 +0000 UTCI love a mix of everything you mentioned! I love tools, old, new, and self made. Well so far I love everything you've done and I like the variety!
Duncan
2020-04-05 16:25:34 +0000 UTCI don't see a lot of vintage tools where I live and I don't have a lot of space to store items I don't use. The option to return a substandard item to Amazon seems like the better play for me so that I end up with something I will use for awhile. The restoration videos do help in understanding what makes a good tool, so still useful for me but I doubt I'll be sharpening my own saw. So that's my sentiment on the subject. I very much enjoy your videos!
Jud Greer
2020-04-05 16:10:39 +0000 UTCI'm using AWS S3 buckets for data. Currently running about 57GB for around $1.50 / mo., but I do mostly writing (backups). It'd run a bit higher reading data a lot as you would be. Not sure how much as the rate calculations make my head hurt. :) There is a rate calculator, and it's a PITA to set up, but you have a lot of control over who has access and it's always been very fast.
Bill Smithem
2020-04-05 16:06:07 +0000 UTCI agree with the requests for a mix of restoration and your 'Woodworking for Humans'. There is something extremely satisfying about restoring old tools.
Jesse Strawbridge
2020-04-05 15:25:07 +0000 UTCHow to make your own saw vice? Restoring vintage tools? Do I wanna see that? Hell yes I do!
Daniel Bohrer
2020-04-05 15:20:51 +0000 UTCAnother good one, Rex! I've read that those first few teeth are intentionally set lower to aid in starting the cut, especially on a rip saw.
Howard Tuckey
2020-04-05 15:14:27 +0000 UTCI really like the tool restoration stuff. More would be good.
Gregg Willis
2020-04-05 14:57:53 +0000 UTCI'm exactly the same way!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-05 14:52:00 +0000 UTCThe first Patron gets what he wants!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-05 14:51:49 +0000 UTCThis needs to be a thread over on discourse. The whole community can solve this one.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-05 14:51:31 +0000 UTCNextcloud is the better alternative to owncloud (it forked from it a little while ago)
Matthew Leigh
2020-04-05 14:51:27 +0000 UTCYou better google that. Silvertone made guitars that are now VERY collectible.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-05 14:50:53 +0000 UTCOkay, I only understood half of that, but the words I got made total sense.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-05 14:50:20 +0000 UTCYou got it!!!!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-05 14:49:20 +0000 UTCDefinitely more tool restoration, Rex.
Paul Krueger
2020-04-05 14:40:18 +0000 UTCBig yes to tool restoration! And an all things saws series!
Josiah Peters
2020-04-05 14:33:48 +0000 UTCI love the mix of your channel. Restoration, cheap-new stuff from the internet brought up to snuff, easy builds with potential to dig as deep as you want, and all of it done with a bit of wit, and character. If you weren't so far away I'd buy you a beer! That said; Yes to the refurb videos, and yes to the saw vice build. I look forward watching your take on them. To your slow FTP problem. Most of the public (pronounced "cheap or free") services are clogged right now with people sharing private content. They are having a difficult time keeping up with traffic and storage due to people sequestering and sharing through their services. The fast, permanent fix is a hosted service. You probably already have access to one at RexKrueger.com... Just set aside a single directory to share files with Nate over FTP. Then you are only limited by bandwidth and file transfer restrictions implemented by your site administrator and ISP. DM me if I can help to answer any questions or simplify the process. Keep up the excellent content!
Jack
2020-04-05 14:08:40 +0000 UTCI have saw that Iβm thinking of restoring that I got from my dad. I think it was from the early part of the 20th century . The emblem on the blade says Silvertone Music Company. Should I restore it as antique or to use? Bill
Bill Yaeger
2020-04-05 14:08:22 +0000 UTCRex - Mixing in some restoration videos with your cheap new tools videos would be lovely. As you say, some of your viewers may not have access to vintage tools, and a lot of your viewers will have vintage tools that they would like to restore, so a mix makes sense.
Yohann_M
2020-04-05 14:05:01 +0000 UTCI love these restoration videos! I just restored my old Stanley/Bailey No 5 plane yesterday! I built a shooting board but when I tried to plane down a piece of oak edge grain it was not flat - after looking at the plane in the shooting board it looks like the plane has a curved edge at the front of it... could the plane be worn out? Is there a way to flatten it? BTW, I can send you pics if that helps...
Adrian Abshire
2020-04-05 14:00:10 +0000 UTCNic - I posted a photo set. Big 26" Rip Saw. I have a smaller one waiting for me to restore. Grandfather's saw will live in the workshop. The smaller one will go in the traveling tool chest.
Martin Hartley
2020-04-05 13:55:10 +0000 UTCI really like these resto. videos. Keep 'em coming!
Alex Larson
2020-04-05 13:49:41 +0000 UTCWould love to see how to make a saw vise. Restoring old tools is something I am starting to enjoy almost as much as the wood work itself.
Brian Speer
2020-04-05 13:46:31 +0000 UTCThere is something very satisfying about seeing, restoring and using old tools. Part mystery (what is this? how was it used?), part nostalgia (my grandfather used this tool chest as a mechanic at the Navy Yard in DC), part frugality. Thanks for including it in your series.
Dean Wight
2020-04-05 13:43:42 +0000 UTCThird: file lasting qualities. i use Dick files, generelly accepted as good files. but i find my file are super slow cutting and i burnt a file edge with only two passes per tooth of an hand saw. Paul sellers method of deepening the gullets with an hack saw helps a bit.
carlo pieracci
2020-04-05 13:20:40 +0000 UTCA definite "yes" to those restoration videos! I inherited enough saws from my father-in-law to keep me going for quite a while. The shop-made saw vise video would be excellent!
Michael Gross
2020-04-05 13:16:27 +0000 UTCSecond f every tooth is in line with mates, each tooth will cut the wood: the cut will be faster and so more accurate. I have to fully maste the jointing and reshaping process. Old timers used file handle or any scrap of wood to check if every tooth would cut: never fully understood how to do this.
carlo pieracci
2020-04-05 13:14:36 +0000 UTCmany thanks for your video!!! i really need to learn hand saw maintenace and sharpening. I already own a gramercy saw vise but i need another saw vise for winter months i could install it on my kitchen or living room. I discovered i did a great mistake on filing saws: i applied to much pressure on the file, over the file. i found the right pressure is when my fingers could feel the direction on the file and which tooth the file touches the most. So a ligth hand is required here.
carlo pieracci
2020-04-05 13:12:04 +0000 UTCIf not for storing, but pure sending, we often use Sprend. it seems to go fast.
Henrik Ubbe
2020-04-05 12:57:39 +0000 UTCI donβt know about the others but in my case part of the reason that I really like your channel, and a big part of the reason that I started supporting, was the fact that you had a nice collection practicality, wit, and variety of tools that you were covering (old rehabs, new, and shop made). In my case, and on my income, Iβd have to have given up a whole shopβs worth of tools to afford most βpremiumβ tools. With that hurdle, and the junk lots of companies are hocking these days, series like yours are still helping people get going in woodworking.
Ethan Chitty
2020-04-05 12:40:35 +0000 UTCAs of this comment I haven't watched the video. In answer to Dropbox options, I have been using an ownCloud client on my PCs and devices to connect and sync with a free account on Owndrive.com. The free account has limited space, but in my case is more than enough. I must add that I do not store or sync a lot of data in the clouds as a rule, so I can't comment on how fast this is compared to Dropbox. (You may also find it useful in that you can connect to other online storage sites like Dropbox. ) I would also add I have a prejudice against Dropbox, based on its questionable security and oversight of accounts. In the latter years of my business I tended to discourage clients from using it. ownCloud is open source. Owndrive is one of many cloud services that can handle the widest range of users in a satisfactory manner. https://owndrive.com/ If you have any questions feel free to contact me directly, or I can add what can be added as a comment here.
Paul Bucalo
2020-04-05 12:35:21 +0000 UTCGreat! Also another idea: you could at some point share the differences in sharpening a rip saw and a crosscut saw, including the "set" of the teeth. I think that many of us would find that a very useful addition.
Ramin Chalili
2020-04-05 12:34:37 +0000 UTCI think the only thing wrong with them is that the quality of the wood handles deteriorated. It was probably due to the needs of WW2 where they had to be made as quickly and cheaply as possible. The quality never really recovered after that. I think the pre-war models are so coveted because the handles were so nicely shaped and the etching on the plate makes them collectable. I have another smaller (I think 22") Disstons from the same era that I bought for $7 AUD (about $4US) from a pawn shop, and it was sitting behind 4 or 5 other hard-point saws. The tag price was $15 originally, and I haggled the price down because I was buying a few other things at the time.
Martin Hartley
2020-04-05 12:08:59 +0000 UTCI'd like to see this saw!
Nic Beurskens
2020-04-05 12:03:52 +0000 UTCKeep in mind ISP's are throtteling speeds because of all the work at home and all the streaming. It might not help right now to switch if your internet speed was sufficient before.
Shanni Marmen
2020-04-05 12:02:19 +0000 UTCI'm on it! Thanks for the vote of confidence!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-05 12:00:34 +0000 UTC"Ethics" matter in these things. You want the tool up and running and I'm not fussy about these things, but these tools are also a piece of history. They're never going to make any more, so why not take an extra few minutes and set the tool up for another 50 years of service?
Rex Krueger
2020-04-05 12:00:15 +0000 UTCYou got it!
Rex Krueger
2020-04-05 11:58:35 +0000 UTCYou know, those 50s/60s era Disstons don't get the respect they deserve. I have one I liked so much, I gave it to my Dad. It's all he needs for his occasional woodwork. Did you post about yours over on Discourse? Many people probably don't know to look for these more recent saws.
Rex Krueger
2020-04-05 11:58:23 +0000 UTCI just restored a 1960s-era Disston saw that belonged to my grandfather. Once all the rust and the remainders of the "teflons" coating were removed it didn't even need sharpening. I think my grandfather must have sharpened it before putting it away. He passed away nearly 20 years ago, so it had been sitting in the garden shed for at least that long, and I think the last time he used it was in the early 1990s. I gave the saw plate two 24-hour baths in white vinegar mixed equal parts with tap water, and used some stainless steel wool in between the bathes to remove the worst of the rust. After that, it was a wire wheel in an electric drill, and some180 and 240-grit wet-and-dry with WD40. The handle had a nasty split in it, but that split happened over 40 years ago, so I left it. Just gave the handle a rub-down with some raw linseed oil mixed equal parts with turpentine and a dash of eucalyptus oil. An absolute "YES PLEASE!" to a home-made saw vice. I have a couple of other saws in desperate need of sharpening, including 10" and 12" backsaws, again from the 1950s/60s that were gifted to me.
Martin Hartley
2020-04-05 11:49:06 +0000 UTCGreat timing. I bought an old plane for 20$ a few months ago and the guy threw in a damaged block plane and a crooked panel saw. Since the weather turned and is finally above freezing I have been in my shop. Current project restoring the saw. I can find old tools for cheap so I like these videos. More please.
Shanni Marmen
2020-04-05 11:38:32 +0000 UTCI see those draw knives behind you. I'd love to get a restoration video on them too. Honestly, picking good vintage users and getting them singing is almost as satisfying as the woodworking itself for me. There is a lot of crap to wade through out there though. Ask my Stanley Handyman type 20 No. 4π You touched on what I call ethical restoration in your video too. It's a shame to blast through a good saw plate etch to make things look shiny and new. That said, without your horn repairs that D-8 would never be comfortable.
Nic Beurskens
2020-04-05 11:36:52 +0000 UTCDuse, another awesomw video! I'd love to make a homemade saw vise, that's a great idea. And, yes, tool reatoration videos are always welcome here!
Ramin Chalili
2020-04-05 11:36:13 +0000 UTC
