| This blog is written by summerfi | 27 entries so far |
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Restoring an 1840s Conrad & Roberts Handsaw
Conrad & Roberts was a mid-nineteenth century hardware store at 123 N. Third St., Philadelphi...
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WMC "Late Bakewell" Handsaw
I bought this Wheeler, Madden & Clemson (WMC) handsaw for one reason: the maker’s name sta...
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A Method for Repairing Broken Handsaw Medallions
A Method for Repairing Broken Handsaw Medallions The brass split-nut screws on 19th century ha...
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An Unusual Harvey W. Peace Handsaw
An Unusual Harvey W. Peace Handsaw I knew there was something different about this saw the mom...
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A Historically Interesting Handsaw
A Historically Interesting Handsaw I usually don’t give Warranted Superior saws a second look. ...
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Making Two Sets of Matching Heirloom Saws #2: The 12" Carcase Saw
This is the third in a series of articles on making two matching sets of heirloom saws. The first...
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Making a (Very) Small Dovetail Saw
Making a (Very) Small Dovetail Saw I recently restored this 1840-ish British 10” dovetail saw m...
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Disston No. 12 Handsaw with Cone Nuts and Washers
Disston No. 12 Handsaw with Cone Nuts and Washers The No. 12 handsaw was one of Disston’s prem...
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Rehabbing Three Early British Handsaws
Rehabbing Three Early British Handsaws When you talk about restoring old handsaws, different p...
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Funny Things Seen While Looking For Saws On Ebay - Volume 2
Funny Things Seen While Looking For Saws On Ebay – Volume 2 I buy, restore, collect, and...
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Making Two Sets of Matching Heirloom Saws #1: The 10" Dovetail Saw
This blog entry is a continuation of an earlier blog post titled Making Two Sets of Heirloom Saw...
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An Unusual Large Backsaw
I purchased this interesting backsaw on eBay for a song. I was the only bidder, probably due to t...
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Making Two Sets of Heirloom Saws: The Gent's Saw and The Table Saw
This blog will document the making of two sets of heirloom saws. Each set will consist of around ...
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Early 1840’s Disston Backsaw Restoration
Authors: This blog was co-written by Lumberjocks summerfi (Bob Summerfield, saw restorer) and put...
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Making A Handsaw Handle -- Or Two
I picked up an old Disston No. 9 rip saw with a 30” blade at an auction last summer. The faint et...
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Restoring a 19th Century Walnut Armoire
I’ve enjoyed rust hunting at yard sales and flea markets this summer. It’s an activit...
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Saws: Restoring, Collecting, Using – My 7 Month Journey
Saws: Restoring, Collecting, Using – My 7 Month Journey It has been seven months since my firs...
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Restoring a Remarkable Old Handsaw
Restoring a Remarkable Old Hand Saw One of my hobbies is buying, selling, restoring, and colle...
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Funny Things Seen While Looking For Saws On Ebay
Funny Things Seen While Looking For Saws On Ebay I buy, restore, collect, and sell hand saws. ...
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A Special Guitar
A Special Guitar Those of you who have read my past blog entries know that my family heritage ...
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Saw Medallion Reference Guide
SAW MEDALLION REFERENCE GUIDE Saw medallions, or label screws as they are sometimes called, ar...
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A Story of Mountain Rifles, an Old Man, and a Boy
This is a story about muzzle loading “mountain” rifles, an old man, and a boy. One of the rif...
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Chest of Memories - Grandfather's Tool Chest
I’ve recently been cleaning up some of my old hand tools to stock a tool chest built by...
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Repairing a Broken Horn on a Handsaw Handle
I’ve been restoring a small 19th century English-made handsaw. This blog will show how I re...
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If Only These Old Tools Could Speak
Since retiring and moving into my new woodworking shop, I’ve been going through my tools and brin...
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Confessions of a Novice Handsaw Filer
These are my observations about learning to sharpen handsaws, along with some reminiscing about y...
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Re-handling a Framing Hammer
This old framing hammer is in need of a new handle. I’ll make one out of the hickory board ...
