I recently inherited my father’s hand saws. There are four of them. One back saw with fine teeth about 14 ” long w/ 12 teeth per inch, one hand saw 22″long with 10 teeth per inch and two handsaws 26″ long with 7 teeth per inch.
They are not in real good shape because Dad was sick for a long time and the saws were in a basement shop in PA. All of ther hand saws have some screws missing. Tha small one has a broken handle at the bottom. They are rusty, not pitted or damaged, just rusty.
The small hand saw says Disston & Sons, Philidelphia PA. One large handsaw says Superior Wrrented. There are no marks that I can see on the other two.
How do I clean them up? Where are there parts available, (screws for the handles & maybe a new handle for the small handsaw.)
Does anyone know a good sharpener near Spring, TX, (That’s in the Houston area.)?
Thanks and bst regards.
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For de-rusting, you can use a solution called EvapoRust. It's becoming easier to get now that woodworkers and others are spreading the word. AutoZone carries it, but maybe only in quarts. I've heard that some hardware stores and some Harbor Freight stores have it in gallons, about $20.
EvapoRust is a non-toxic, safe-for-the-hands waterbased solution that removes the rust by converting it to a sulfate complex, and it can be used over and over until it simply poops out (technical term). I used it to restore this little Inca saw, which I then sold for $700, thereby converting it into a Unisaw. Click here for the ER site, and here for a diagram on the chemical process. One thing that's especially good is how it gets into tiny crevices. Think screw threads, saw teeth.
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You can make a plastic "trough" that fits the saw blade and soak it in that.
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