Not Quite a Car Boot Haul – But I think they were bargains

[ossieosborne]

I found these two items in a Woburn antique shop:

Henry Disston 26”, 7 TPI Saw

There is a little bit of rust pitting but nothing detrimental and doesn't even need sharpening.


Stanley Bailey No7

The sole appears to be flat (with a straight edge) and there is no damage, cracks or anything. So, it just needs a bit of a clean up, remove the paint and sharpen the blade. The tag on it in the shop had the date 1968. I don't know if that is accurate.

btw the saw was £5 and the plane £20.


Oz

 

[MickCheese]

That sounds like a good buy. A very good buy.

I never seem to find bargains like that.

Mick

 

[Dangermouse]

Indeed total bargains, especially the no7 plane. Looks like both will clean up a treat.

 

[marcros]

http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/d8page.html should help you date the saw. I have a similar one from Canada. I cant quite remember when it dated to, but I have a feeling it was 1920's

 

[jimi43]

Amazing bargains I would say!!!

Those No.7 from the USA are the end of the best...not the oldest you can get but nicer than the new rubbish.

I'd say that's about £60-70 right there. No idea about the Disston...those things go from 50p to thousands and I am sure there are much greater experts on these than me.

Jim

 

[AndyT]

I think you've saved enough to treat yourself to a new blade for the no 7 - well done!

 

[Vann]

The tag on it in the shop had the date 1968. I don't know if that is accurate.

btw the saw was £5 and the plane £20.

The patent date on the back of the lever-cap suggests type #16, which is also the last model to be bereft of raised rib around toe and heel, and the first model that had that shape of frog.

So: type #16 from the mid to late 1930s (and the model upon which Stanley UK based it's English Stanleys when they began production in 1936/37).

Well done.

Cheers, Vann.

 

[ossieosborne]

Thanks for all the positive remarks and for the information.

Cheers

Oz

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Someone will doubtless correct me, but I remember decades ago being told that Canadian Disstons were garbage.

 

[bugbear]

Someone will doubtless correct me, but I remember decades ago being told that Canadian Disstons were garbage.

Sounds like (massive) overstatement. They're not as good as "golden age" Disstons, but they're still good saws.

BugBear

 

[jimi43]

Someone will doubtless correct me, but I remember decades ago being told that Canadian Disstons were garbage.

Sounds like (massive) overstatement. They're not as good as "golden age" Disstons, but they're still good saws.

BugBear

Indeed...!

Bit like...a Bentley's not as good as a Roller! :mrgreen:

J

 

[GazPal]

Someone will doubtless correct me, but I remember decades ago being told that Canadian Disstons were garbage.

IMHO The apparent lack of faith in Canadian Disston was more to do with the difference in grip contouring than saw plate or edge retention quality. I could honestly saw the same regarding the grip quality on examples by Sandvik, et al, but many seemed to forget grips were timbered almost equally for the sake of adjustability and balance.