Recent content by stumorse

OK cool, not bad for an hours effort though I suppose.

Yeah that's the one, so potentially 60-75 ish years old for mine then?

How much did it sell for if you don't mind me asking?

That's really helpful, I'll take a look at the link.

Hi all, a little while back I was testing whether it was worth my time restoring some old school tenon saws. The department has a mix of about 25 spear and jackson Dovetail or tenon saws that are in a pretty terrible state. I took one home, spent a few hours on it and was pleased with the...

Hi there, I've just read through this and thought there might be a couple of suggestions I could offer. Does your fence have a faceplate that prevent pinching behind the blade and allows the cut piece to escape outwards? See pic 1. Check your blade isn't too far back on the wheel shouldn't be...

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Hi all, Great to be here. I stumbled across the forum after Google sent me here following a question about restoring an old saw. More of that later and elsewhere as for now I'll just find my feet. I'm a DT technician in a secondary school, learnt most things on the job as I have no formal...