I understand your feelings of attraction to these old saws. My grandfather had a small lumber operation in northern Ontario cutting railroad ties for the Algoma Central RR with his brothers-in-law to earn extra income during the hard years in the late 1930s. I've come into the possession of my grandfather's crosscut saws through a couple relatives, a 5 foot felling saw in 2019 and a 6 bucking saw in 2023. Both the saws I inherited are Simonds with the No. 6 handles found on your saw. I restored the 5 footer, and now I'm working on restoring and sharpening the 6 footer. These tools are a connection to my heritage.
just started restoring several 6 foot crosscut saws, cleaning, new handles, jointing, swaging rajers and sharpening 95 teeth. Ysed them at a pearfest. Had young men lined up for hours to try their hand at using them
I love these old artifacts, I truly we believe we as temporary 'owners' of these things are only just caretakers, and it is our responsibility to protect them and then pass them on to future enthusiasts. Lovely old saws Billybray, thanks for sharing.
+joeandmollysantamour If you have a container that you can soak it in try a 50/50 mixture of vinegar and water that is what I use to clean my cast iron pots. Don't let it sit in the solution for more than 2 hours with out taking it out and rinsing it off or it will eat away at the metal
My Dad told me about my great grandpa using a 2 man crosscut by himself by weighting the opposite end. That was back in the 1920s. Those were men! They use to cut the big cottonwoods along the Missouri up on the confluence of the Yellowstone on the ND Montana border. They had a buzzsaw they cut the cottonwood into lumber with. Dad said you had to hurry up and use them before they twisted! Grandpas house was built out of cottonwood. It's still standing out by Trenton ND. All our workbenches on the farm were built out of lumber Dad, Grandpa and Greatgrandpa cut.
that is awesome, also thank you Teddy for the gift to Billy to show us true history. Billy thanks for the video and make sure your restoration of that saw is "proper"... lol. again just awesome
that tooth design is the oerforated lance tooth. There are tutorials from Firestry service in Missoula MT on filing and hustory if sawters. Mr Chicadee channel shows restoration if a crisscut saw. Dies take some soecialized tools. Ckean em and put them to use!
When I was a kid in elementary school, an old lady down the street was putting a bunch of junk out for the garbage truck. In the pile were (4) old two man crosscut saws. I knew even at that age that I should grab them. I brought them home and hung them in the basement at my dad’s house. Now 40 years later and my dad is selling his house and I’m salvaging anything I can out of there. Tonight I look up on the main beam and there they are! Still where I hung them. Now they’re in my truck and I’ve got to figure out what to do. Restore them? Sell ‘em? I’m not sure. They’re all in decent shape and still have good handles. Obviously they have a good bit of rust but it’s not too bad. What should I do with them? Any thoughts?
I understand your feelings of attraction to these old saws. My grandfather had a small lumber operation in northern Ontario cutting railroad ties for the Algoma Central RR with his brothers-in-law to earn extra income during the hard years in the late 1930s. I've come into the possession of my grandfather's crosscut saws through a couple relatives, a 5 foot felling saw in 2019 and a 6 bucking saw in 2023. Both the saws I inherited are Simonds with the No. 6 handles found on your saw. I restored the 5 footer, and now I'm working on restoring and sharpening the 6 footer. These tools are a connection to my heritage.
just started restoring several 6 foot crosscut saws, cleaning, new handles, jointing, swaging rajers and sharpening 95 teeth. Ysed them at a pearfest. Had young men lined up for hours to try their hand at using them
These early ones are great.
This was just what I was looking for.
Just found this video, I just got 2 Simonds Canada one man crosscuts here in Nova Scotia! 1 week apart, a 4 foot and 4.5 foot! Super awesome!
I love these old artifacts, I truly we believe we as temporary 'owners' of these things are only just caretakers, and it is our responsibility to protect them and then pass them on to future enthusiasts. Lovely old saws Billybray, thanks for sharing.
Oh those are some beautiful old saws.
love the old tools. youtube is what got me going on them. have two crosscuts that were mt grandpas cant wait to get em going again
+John TenBarge ,,,, right on mate , excellent, to have something of yer gramps 's is sweet,,thx for yer input
That is a great find . I collect a few of these old saws myself
keep the videos of the collection coming Thanks
+Jason Cagle I just happened to be searchin' and scrapin a bit on a bigger one ,, won't believe . what it said , that's another vid
We love the videos keep them coming
Try some vinegar or rubbing alcohol to get the grime off. That looks fantastic. What a great gift.
+joeandmollysantamour... thx buddy
+joeandmollysantamour If you have a container that you can soak it in try a 50/50 mixture of vinegar and water that is what I use to clean my cast iron pots. Don't let it sit in the solution for more than 2 hours with out taking it out and rinsing it off or it will eat away at the metal
Patrick Gage I like em lookin putina ha ha thx pal
My Dad told me about my great grandpa using a 2 man crosscut by himself by weighting the opposite end. That was back in the 1920s. Those were men! They use to cut the big cottonwoods along the Missouri up on the confluence of the Yellowstone on the ND Montana border. They had a buzzsaw they cut the cottonwood into lumber with. Dad said you had to hurry up and use them before they twisted! Grandpas house was built out of cottonwood. It's still standing out by Trenton ND. All our workbenches on the farm were built out of lumber Dad, Grandpa and Greatgrandpa cut.
that is awesome, also thank you Teddy for the gift to Billy to show us true history. Billy thanks for the video and make sure your restoration of that saw is "proper"... lol. again just awesome
+Wade Wittman ha ha . that's funny eh , he stakin a clobberin' lately , people aren't stupid , thx
WOW !
Gunner, Over and Out.
What beauty. It's has an amazing logo on the side. I saw it and didn't even have to squint
nice eh thx
Nice saws. You're about as crazy about them as me!
I do like em
Very nice saw buckin I'm going tomorrow to get one from my uncle gonna hang er up in my buildin
I hate forgettin' to title the vid when editing ,, ''my movie'' what a nob , Buckin'
Like watching history being unwrapped! Did you like bikes at one time? Stoll gave u away!!
old stuff rules! don't matter what it is, when you clean it up and find a little something underneath, that's the pay off!
+brian rimmer ya buddy exactly
Haha! Just seen the 'Hargrave, you watching' bit!! Yessir, I've ordered my gauges on line brother...
+Dan Hargrave ha ha
That came out sweet.
+Tom Saad thx ,, I don't get to carried away with these restos .. like the putina
Possibly a #325. Grind marks appear to be crescent ground. Nice saw.
+PATCsawyer it is buddy I couldn't believe it . thx
that tooth design is the oerforated lance tooth. There are tutorials from Firestry service in Missoula MT on filing and hustory if sawters. Mr Chicadee channel shows restoration if a crisscut saw. Dies take some soecialized tools. Ckean em and put them to use!
When I was a kid in elementary school, an old lady down the street was putting a bunch of junk out for the garbage truck. In the pile were (4) old two man crosscut saws. I knew even at that age that I should grab them. I brought them home and hung them in the basement at my dad’s house. Now 40 years later and my dad is selling his house and I’m salvaging anything I can out of there. Tonight I look up on the main beam and there they are! Still where I hung them. Now they’re in my truck and I’ve got to figure out what to do. Restore them? Sell ‘em? I’m not sure. They’re all in decent shape and still have good handles. Obviously they have a good bit of rust but it’s not too bad. What should I do with them? Any thoughts?
Good stuff Billy, just done a single man bucking saw a few weeks ago, you dont find many good quality 2 man saws over here though.
+ukgunworks I got this one notification, thanks buddy, no many over there eh?
Use it!!!
nice.
May have been a fire crew saw .
perhaps
Cool saw for the shop wall no matter what.
oh ya