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Summerfi on Lumberjocks

-- Putty

I second puttys call. Bob does amazing work as does lj brit.

-- Its not a crack, its a casting imperfection.

Third for Bob. I had him do a Disston No 12 that came out beautifully.

A couple caveats. I know he got so busy a while back that he wasn’t taking on any more restorations for a while. He also is away from home a lot this time of year working forest fires. If you aren’t in a huge hurry, then drop him a PM and see what he says. If he has the time to do the work, you won’t be disappointed.

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Check out Aiden 1211-Robert Porter.
He did a small dovetail saw for me that was dead on.
Best thing about this fellow is that he’ll be straight up with ya. No BS, just good prices and info.
Bill

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While the people mentioned above are fantastic at restoration (almost considered an art!)... have you considered trying it yourself?

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Post a picture of your saw BigJohn!

-- Putty

Bob made a gorgeous and true saw for me.

I also talk tools with Robert frequently and he is scary knowledgeable as well.

Can’t go wrong with either. I’d lean Robert at the moment. I think bob is off fighting fires but I could be wrong.

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If I wasn’t going to do it myself, it would go to Bob.

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I have four saws sharpened and restored by Bob(Summerfi) and I can vouch for the quality of his work.

-- "With every tool obtained, there is another that is needed" DonW ( Kevin )

Not only is Bob Summerfield on fire duty, I think he said he’s not taking on any new saw work right now. Couldn’t hurt to ask though.

Thanks everyone for the advice. I won’t bother him and try to do it myself. I will try to remember the post some pics when I get done. Thanks again.

Post some pictures if you’re looking for advice. You’ll probably get more than you want. :-)

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Bob is absolutely awesome! Good enough for me to order a custom saw from him and send him my old english baby that I didn’t have the stones to work on and I’ll clean or tune anything! And for those guys out there that know me I’m stupid picky about most everything! Saw restores are nothing to get nervous about unless you start pulling backs off backsaws and start repairing totes. If it’s pretty clean already I’d say it’ll be a breeze. Good luck and if you need any advice or help along the way feel free to ask.

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