Thanks much for the reply! I have done some of what you described but was afraid to go forward and make it even harder to read. I’ll do some more and report back.
A couple more things to try when trying to read a logo.... I like to take a saw out into bright sunlight and then hold the saw so that you can vary your viewing angle. Sometimes just a degree or two can make a big difference! I also try different cleaning techniques on the saw -- away from the logo -- so that I can determine what works best on the corrosion or coating on that saw. A favorite storage practice on the west coast was to cover the saw with "axle grease" before it was put away. After 50 years or so, some of the treatments can be hard to remove
Thanks for the tips! I wish I had more of a concept on how the etchings were done in the first place. My thought is they were acid etched and that a chemical cleaning that removes corrosion would remove the etch. Some etches I’ve seen look more like an abrasive etch because the texture/finish of the metal changes. If that’s the case a corrosion remover would be the ticket.A couple more things to try when trying to read a logo.... I like to take a saw out into bright sunlight and then hold the saw so that you can vary your viewing angle. Sometimes just a degree or two can make a big difference! I also try different cleaning techniques on the saw -- away from the logo -- so that I can determine what works best on the corrosion or coating on that saw. A favorite storage practice on the west coast was to cover the saw with "axle grease" before it was put away. After 50 years or so, some of the treatments can be hard to remove
I was hoping someone might could tell me anything about the saw on the left. It has an etch that is maddeningly just clear enough to know it’s there but to faint to make out. I think if someone saw it that had seen a clear one before they might be able to tell me something. Saw is flat ground and 42 inches long. I appreciate your patience if I messed up the post, first time loading pictures.
Thanks Bob, you rock! They sure look like the same saw. What kind of muddied the waters for me is it appears Disston etched this saw, buffed it off, then etched it with the Craftsman logo.Sears 1940
Disston 1940s
Bob
No. Chinooks have teeth out to the very end and were mostly non-perforated. It is a Simonds saw though, perhaps a #22 or similar.
I really appreciate the input. I had figured out it wasn’t a Chinook but having a heck of a time figuring out just what it is. I bought the saw on line and was disappointed in how floppy it is. It was actually very sharp under the corrosion that I revived with a hone. The rakers were were even with the teeth so I set them at .013. The teeth have a consistent set at .010 so I left it alone. I haven’t had the opportunity to try it single bucking yet but I’m not optimistic, hope it works out.
I'm not much of a hand saw filer, but it looks like you drifted sideways rather then cut straight down. When I file small saws, I count my strokes just like with a chainsaw and don't get ahead of myself.
So, I have just now gotten myself outside to file that late 1870's disston i picked up in September
Things aren't going well
At first, it didnt look so bad, and then I jointed it and I saw just how lop-sided and lazily filed the saw was. I thought "maybe I can still fix it if I file very carefully"
No, no I could not.
Below is a set of 3 photos, first unfiled, second in te first few minutes, and 3rd when I had to stop.
At this point, I thought things were going well vs how they could have gone, and then I started the next inch and oh boy
At this point, the only thing I can do is make it worse. Early on, I thought i could get away with filing, jointing, then filing again, but that is not what fate had sown.
If anyone has a method of recutting teeth that doesnt involve a hacksaw, I'm all ears
nah
that's very possible, perhaps if i just filed a few strokes like that, jointed, filed again and continued it could have been avoided, but i feel like balancing force in that kind of way is far exceeding my practice,
