Old saws

[imahic]

Didn't want to hijack Andrew's thread on saw sharpening so started another. Jerry posted a very interesting link for old saws that I am going to check out to see if I can find out anything on several old saws I have. My mom used to make garage sales and pick up all the old saws she found for a dollar or two. When we sold my parents estate last year I found 30 or 40 old saws. Some were junk but some were Disston's and AC Atkins. I have tried to clean a couple and need to do some more. The others I sent to an uncle who also paints on them. My mother would paint on anything she could find but she enjoyed painting on old saws and selling them at craft shows. I have one handsaw she painted for me and a couple of circular saw blades.







I have a crosscut saw in the shop she was going to paint on for me but she got sick and didn't feel like painting anymore. Lots of tool collectors consider this a heresy to paint on an old saw...lol. The others I kept and am going to clean up. I think I might get in touch with a guy who sells old handtools and see if I can trade some of the planes and saws I have several of for something else. A couple of the saws I will keep. There is something really soothing about cutting wood with a good sharp saw.

[tw]

Wow
She was good at painting.

A shame though that she wasted that great skill painting good tools instead of canvas or something else.

[Ruffnek]

That saw will be a keepsake forever. It's beautiful and your mom had a lot of talent. I can see where your carving skills originate.

[imahic]

Thanks, TW and Cody. TW, I'm not sure that saw was such a good one...look at the handle...lol. Cody, she loved to paint and would paint on just about anything she could get to hold still...lol.