12 RIP SAW. I've read that the Nib on the end of the saw was where canvas blade covers tied to. This one was well cared for. Disston E0103107 RemGrit Hole Saw Accessories Carbide Tip Pilot Drills, 3-3/8-Inch by 1/4-Inch. 7 Hand Saw with Nib - 99189 $ 89.00 Item #: 99189 Straight and sharp. 7 Rip Saw Disston No. In my daily use, I still rely on the Spear & Jackson I have recommended over recent years. New New New. Straight and sharp. Price: $30.00 plus shipping. As to what Disston says in their catalog, they have often said diametrically opposit things. Nib Details 3: Features 1: 7 ppi Rip saw Blade Dimensions 1: 26 inches long Manufactured 1: 1840-1928 Carving 1: None Patents: Number of Saw nuts (regular/panel) 1: 4/3 Steel Grade 1 . Woodencomb "Disston saw" Handcrafted haircomb. Etch is not visible. Disston Back Saw, Disston Vintage Original Saws, Henry Disston & Sons Collectible Saws, Disston Collectible Levels & Plumb Bobs, Henry Disston & Sons, No.7 with three mysterious dates stamped in the handle 28 inches, 4-1/2 points, filed rip. Blade has no dents or dings is straight with light rust and light to moderate pitting. 50 Comments / 23 February 2022. Use the nib as a makeshift compass. Disston - Keystone Saw Works rip saw with apple handle 28 inches 5 pts Saw-30 Price: $30.00 plus shipping Condition: Sharp, smooth, & very straight, except for some ripples at the nib end and a few spots of pitting. When the swept back D8 came out in 1874, it was supposed to make the saw stiffer. 1.0 out of 5 stars 1. 12 London Spring Hand Saw - 100753 Sparkling DISSTON No. This medallion is on a very early Disston 7 saw with a hand stamped blade and measures on inch in diameter. Rare DISSTON No. Pinch the distance on the saw between the thumb and forefinger of the less dominant hand. 27 1/4 inches, Progressive sharpening, 6 point at the front to 5 point at the back. Disston 18 saws. or 4 payments of AU $11.25 with Afterpay. On this date, the line was completdy revised. . Its detail is remarkable and the condition is the best that is to be found. 4 Rip Tenon Saws; Disston No. C $77.01 + C $18.80 shipping + C $18.80 shipping + C $18.80 shipping. Straight back and narrow toe makes me think this is a #7 ship saw, a design that Disston replaced in 1927 with its Lightweight model. 2. 7 Rip Saw Disston No. Also note the serifs on all the dating in the medallion. Handle rough. Further, this hand is fastened with split nuts. This is an older saw that had a nib, but it's missing. Measuring 20" we believe it to be made between 1878-1888 based on the etchings on the medallion. Use the nib as a makeshift compass. Many of the specialty saws were dropped. Straight back; nib broken off. HENRY DISSTON & SONS, NO. Add to cart. (Nos.68, 70 & 71) or their miterbox saws, Disston made three general purpose backsaws from the early days of the . The saw has an H. Disston eagle medallion and a Henry Disston & Son "inchworm" style spine stamp. I also tend to doubt that it originally had four saw screws. Antique Disston & Sons Hand Saw 18" Blade With Nib, medallion missing. Disston Back Saw, Disston Vintage Original Saws, Henry Disston & Sons Collectible Saws, Disston Collectible Levels & Plumb Bobs, . Other Disston has full nib intact and also in great shape. 12 London Spring Hand Saw - 100753 $ 295.00 Item #: 100753 8 point, 24 inch, crooscut. The nib is still in good order. This was a Disston top-of-the-line saw. 251 3 - Disston, saw punches in original boxes: #1 midget punch, G-G+; #2 midget punch, Vg; Butcher saw blade punch #2, NIB $120.00 252 Disston "Keystone Hand Saws" counter top saw display w/ folding legs & black-gold printed thick card stock display tops, G-G+ Disston was making saws with nibs up until the 1920s or so. Add to Favorites. Excellent condition with nib. Just sharpened. You're having a wonderful run of great early saws here, so keep it up. 7 Saw - 10 TPI Panel Handsaw with Nib. Two old Saws in ready to be used or restoreable shape. Previous Post Next Post 5 out of 5 stars. Perfect nib. 12 Cross Cut Carcass Saws (12 bladeprobably won't say "carcass") Disston No. Antique Disston & Sons Hand Saw 18" Blade With Nib, medallion missing. Disston No. There is a crosscut, a rip, plumbers, floor saw blade, plus 2 or 3 different sizes of keyhole blades! Imagine this hard to find antique on your wall, what a great piece. Blade is cutting relatively fast and straight. Details of Split Nuts 3 "Henry Disston" Marker's Mark on Blade 3 . In the 1918 catalogue, it made the saw more flexible. Saw-17 Price: $85.00 plus shipping. . Disston - Keystone Saw Works rip saw with apple handle 28 inches 5 pts. According to Disston's Lumberman Handbook: "The 'nib' near the end of a hand saw has no practical use whatever, it merely serves to break the straight line of the back of the blade and is an ornamentation only." On this date, the line was completdy revised. Any questions please ask prior to bidding 2. Note the old nib near the top end of the blade. 00. Disston d8 with original handle in great shape. DISSTON USA VINTAGE 10 POINT 26 " BLADE HAND HAND SAW WITH WHEAT DESIGN HANDLE. 5 out of 5 stars. Your plumbers saw blade is merely one of the set! H. Disston & Sons No. Recently was offered a chest that had been practically unopened for about 50 years, so there is a nice set of Disston saws, a nice selection of chisels, and a Mathieson Cabinet makers hammer. Sometimes the Disston etch and medallion would be omitted, and a warranted superior medallion substituted. By comparison an 1885 Disston No. Fine nib and handle. Carpenter Carl Bilderback showed me this trick. $10.00 $ 10. Old Disston saws used PPI (points per inch), instead of TPI (teeth per inch). Get it as soon as Fri, Oct 22. The nib and split nuts also resemble a saw from those years. . 7 Saw Hammacher Schlemer 5 TPI Rip Cut Handsaw with Nib. Condition: Straight and sharp, with no pitting and a blue-black patina of magnetite remaining after I scraped off the red rust with a dull chisel. The oldest crosscut blade has a nib! 7. Disston D8, 8 ppi, 28", Rare Thumbhole Cross Cut, 1896-1917. . 8 Rip Hand Saw ca. Disston No.8 Saw. 7 rip saw on my desk has a much more robust nib 3 inches from the toe, and a Keystone 107 from about the same era has an even larger nib just 3 inches back. 1876-87 Extra Fine Just Sharpened by Tom Law - EXCELSIOR 103467. Carpenter Carl Bilderback showed me this trick. Henry Disston himself said it's purely decorative. The nib is intact. The saw has a double nibbed apple handle and steel spine with no signs of bluing, indicating that it is a No. The apple handle only has a chipped upper horn and a couple of . Fine DISSTON No. Carpenters have used the nib to hold a string that ties a blade guard over the I would have expected the plate to be more angular in the handle area so possibly the saw has been set up for a different handle. Beech Handle w/ Brass hardware in excellent condition. rake Custom cherry handle It must have taken quite a while to 'nib' the D-8, aside from all the use . 7 Saw - 10 TPI Panel Handsaw with Nib. Nib Details 3: Features 1: 7 ppi Rip saw Blade Dimensions 1: 26 inches long Manufactured 1: 1840-1928 Carving 1: None Patents: Number of Saw nuts (regular/panel) 1: 4/3 Steel Grade 1 . th One craftsman, who has been using handsaws for nearly 50 years, says he was taught that the Nib was to clear out accumulated sawdust at intervals during the ripping of planks. Nib is intact (enlarge one of the two upper images to view). The bottom of the handle has been . $60.00 previous price $60.00 28% off 28% off previous price $60.00 28% off. Faint etching. Disston No. Free . The bottom line is that the brand name will play a huge role in determining the antique hand saw's value. Hamilton Disston, Henry's eldest son, joined the firm after . A Unique and Rare Woodworking Saw - for Display or Use! Unless otherwise described, there are no kinks creases, nor missing teeth. Vintage 26-Inch Disston T1 Townsmanl Saw with Stamped 8 TPI on Blade. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Antique Disston spring steel 16 5 1/2 TPI Rip Cut Handsaw with nib at the best online prices at eBay! Blade is 20" long X 6" wide at heel X 2" wide at toe. 251 3 - Disston, saw punches in original boxes: #1 midget punch, G-G+; #2 midget punch, Vg; Butcher saw blade punch #2, NIB $120.00 252 Disston "Keystone Hand Saws" counter top saw display w/ folding legs & black-gold printed thick card stock display tops, G-G+ Vintage Disston No. Add to cart. Condition: Sharp, smooth, & very straight, except for some ripples at the nib end and a few spots of pitting. Bill $43.20. The "Nib" near the end of a hand saw has no practical use whatever, it merely serves to break the straight line of the back of blade [sic] and is an ornamentation only. C $77.01 + C $18.80 shipping + C $18.80 shipping + C $18.80 shipping. 7 28" Rip Saw with Nib, Missing Screw (0114) Condition: Used "Good used condition" Time left: 5d 07h | Thursday, 10:34AM Starting bid: US $125.00 [ 0 bids ] Bid Amount Enter US $125.00 or more Place bid Best Offer: Make Offer Add to Watchlist Ships from United States Shipping: US $34.75Economy Shipping | See details Nib still intact. Vintage Disston No. As with all the eagle type dating, the eagle is cleaning an olive man in one talon and three arrows in the other. And second etches were common, with the name of a hardware store or tool dealer. Price: AU $45.00. One, a Disston D8 that could become a good worker after tightening the handle and sharpening this will be my first attempt at saw sharpening, though. Medallion dates it to 1896-1917. Ship saws were made to fit in tight spaces below deck on old wooden ships. The nib is to prevent the blade from getting stuck when starting a plunge cut, which used to be the way you did it when all you had was a handsaw. The last photo is out of a Disston handbook on saw manufacturing and care from around 1907, to show what this saw looked like new. I was at the Pickering (Ontario) antique tools show today and picked up a few tools including two panel saws ($5 each). Blade is cutting relatively fast and straight. High quality Disston 10 TPI crosscut hand saw. Vintage Disston 10" Deluxe Saw Blade Rip Framing Durable Lot of 3 USA NOS SEALED. Free shipping for many products! The blade is not very tall, but I don't think that it is worn down because the etching is pretty much centered on the blade. Blade is 20" long X 6" wide at heel X 2" wide at toe. It is on the back, etched on the blade, and on the medallion. The sets were made for many years. The Disston Saw Company insist that the Nib has no practical use whatsoever', it merely serves to break the straight line of the blade and is an ornamentation only. Gallery Description More Antique Tools Quantity. Carpenters have used the nib to hold a string that ties a blade guard over the teeth (probably a "found" use for the nib, not its reason for being). Clearly it doesn't have a No.8 handle as at some stage in its life it was fitted with another. Works. Place a pencil into the gullet of one of the teeth of the saw. Qty Gallery Description More Antique Tools 7 saw. Price: AU $45.00. Seller 100% positive Seller 100% positive Seller 100% positive. 1896-1917; Intact nib; Restored and hand sharpened; 10 deg. The eagle medallion is a sign of an early (pre-1866) Disston saw. Place the saw's nib against the nail or screw. This is why an average antique Disston costs $70.64. Excellent condition with nib. The nib shows up on the handles of 10's, 12's, 14's, 15's and 99's. But since the #99 handle is, except for that . You can infer quality from the included medallion as well. Disston D8 Thumbhole Saw W Second Disston Saw. Add to Cart. 7 Hand Saws Disston "Reversed Eagle "Medallion . or 4 payments of AU $11.25 with Afterpay. Disston No. Browse our daily deals for even more savings! And each one is adjustable for various sawing angles. AntoZaikinArt. Straight and sharp. Sparkling DISSTON No. These saws continued as part of the main Disston line until August 1, 1928. Saw-30. I also compared my saw to pictures of saws from those years and the handle is very similar. Condition: Used. $ 395.00. The saws offered came in two basic types . The differences are subtle at first, but to the trained eye, you can tell the age of a saw to within a year or two. Rather than repeating that effort here, . Condition: Straight and sharp, with no pitting and a blue-black patina of magnetite remaining after I scraped off the red rust with a dull chisel. Get the best deal for Disston Vintage Original Saws from the largest online selection at eBay.ph. All the saws from this point on would be produced with straight or skewed backs, but the "nib" was dropped forever from straight back saws. The nib, which was last seen on No7 saws, did not feature after 1927, which fits in with "Phila" on the medallion (1917 - 1940) and effectively rules out the D-7, which made it's appearance after the revamp in 1928. .