What is it?

woodland_hank · July 06, 2020, 03:05:33 PM

From my spouses grandfather. What is it?

Bill Houghton · July 06, 2020, 03:26:24 PM

You've got your spouse's grandfather's left hand? Man, is he generous!

No idea what's in his hand, though.

wrenchguy · July 06, 2020, 05:46:20 PM

Crosscut saw handle.

woodland_hank · July 06, 2020, 06:39:36 PM

I don't think it's a saw handle.

Berryb · July 06, 2020, 06:54:12 PM

If those cones screw up and down then I agree that it's a saw handle. If not, maybe a nutmeg grinder. Thanks
Bruce

lptools · July 06, 2020, 07:05:04 PM

I think it's a saw handle.Should be threaded. You would screw/unscrew the handle, or, sleeve until the maximum amount of the loop is exposed, then slide the loop over the end of the crosscut saw blade.Tighten as needed. Yours resembles the Disston 222. Regards, Lou

woodland_hank · July 06, 2020, 08:43:11 PM

I stand corrected. It is a saw handle. Thanks everyone!

coolford · July 07, 2020, 03:15:51 PM

Saw handles are hard to come by, lots of old crosscut saws out there without handles or with rotted handles.

gibsontool · July 07, 2020, 09:19:50 PM

I'll second the post from coolford, those handles are getting harder and harder to find, but as he says there are lots of saw around but the majority of them are 5 or 6 foot saws. I have 1 pair of real nice handles and 2 not so nice. I'm on the lookout for a 10 or 12 foot saw to mount them on. I'm about 500 miles from the coast so the long saws were not very common this far inland but I sure I will eventually find one.

humber2 · July 08, 2020, 01:37:16 AM

Quote from: lptools on July 06, 2020, 07:05:04 PM
I think it's a saw handle.Should be threaded. You would screw/unscrew the handle, or, sleeve until the maximum amount of the loop is exposed, then slide the loop over the end of the crosscut saw blade.Tighten as needed. Yours resembles the Disston 222. Regards, Lou

How did #103 get its name?

gibsontool · July 08, 2020, 08:39:57 AM

Lou. Where did you manage to find that info on the saw handle,I'd really like to have a closer look at it .Thanks ,Jim.

lptools · July 08, 2020, 09:12:44 AM

Hello, gibsontool. I hope this helps!! Other than the cover page, that is all I have. Regards, Lou

gibsontool · July 09, 2020, 08:50:58 AM

Thanks Lou, this may help me identify what I have.

Bill Houghton · July 09, 2020, 03:23:55 PM

Quote from: humber2 on July 08, 2020, 01:37:16 AMHow did #103 get its name?

That's a conversation to put off until you're a little older...

bill300d · July 10, 2020, 12:46:05 PM

here is a link to that same manual that Lou is showing Gibson.
https://archive.org/details/DisstonSawToolFileManual1936/page/n47/mode/2up

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