Old saw from old carpenter

[In_a_good_mood]

Hello,

I've bought these handsaws from a retired carpenter. They'll arrive next week. I don't know their makers' name, though I suspect the upper one is a Greaves and the middle one is a Goldenberg.

My worry, that I want to share with you and ask for your advice, is the condition of the middle handsaw, sharpened too much and almost without steel at the heel. I see the carpenter has stopped sharpening the heel section thus creating a slight blade curvature.

I think this will not be of good use the way it is, so I thought to replace the handle making an open one, to free space so I can make the blade straight again at the heel with a file, and reshape these teeth portion. Is that a good idea?

Thanks for your attention!

[Bill Houghton]

I'm having trouble seeing the picture...that is, I don't see a picture.

As to your question, why not remove the handle, reshape the saw plate, and do all the sharpening, then replace the handle?  That way you can either re-use the existing handle or make a new one, whichever works out better for you.

[kwoswalt99]

I would just remove the teeth from that portion of the blade, they're not useful there anyway.

[In_a_good_mood]

Thanks, Bill Houghton. Very good idea. The handle is actually good.
Posting again the pic so you can see,

I would just remove the teeth from that portion of the blade, they're not useful there anyway.

Yes, I think I can save time by doing this and testing whether this will cause trouble or not. But I think that portion is not so much relevant anyway.