Posted 8 years ago
Leosaws
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This seems like a huge miter saw to me. Were they used in a simple miter box? Or was there an adjustable frame they rode in?
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Posted 8 years ago
Leosaws
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This seems like a huge miter saw to me. Were they used in a simple miter box? Or was there an adjustable frame they rode in?
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Can you tell us the length of the blade? Can you read the print on the handle nut? It looks like a Diston Medallion series but hard to tell from the pictures.
The overall length of the saw is 33". The blade has 26" of teeth. I will try to get a better picture of the medallion though it is hard to read even with a printer's loupe. Will I harm the medallion trying to clean it? Thank you for your help.
I cleaned the medallion with a dry toothbrush and a damp paper towel. My wife used her SLR with a macro lens to get a better picture and I have added it to the post.
It is a Disston medallion.
http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/medv2.html
I am thinking it is the 1896-1917 example. That it is H.Disston as opposed to Disston. It will be over 100 years old. A fine piece.
Thank you for the link. I agree it looks like the 1" 1896-1917 example. My first experience dating grandpa's tools. My dad was born in 1914 so grandpa was adding more than just tools in that era.