Disston No. 2 Saw Vise
A few weeks ago I purchased an old Disston No. 2 hand saw sharpening vise on eBay (circa 1890-ish, I think). It was in reasonably good shape, but was rusted and had not been used in a long, long time.
I sanded and filed off the rust, repainted the vise and oiled the moving parts. The photos below are the result. Unfortunately I forgot to take any "before" photos.
I have never actually sharpened a hand saw yet...that is a skill that I intend to learn later this year. In the meantime, the vise is now ready.
Nice work! Saw sharpening is not hard, just tedious. Though like sharpening a chisel, you'll find that your standards for "sharp" keep going up as you become more experienced.
Posted by: Karl Rookey | May 20, 2008 at 01:16 PM
One other application may be to mount it fixed in place under a sliding table-top with a Japanese blade and you have your very own Jointmaker Pro... well, maybe not as good, but I'll probably give it a try with a similar saw vise
Posted by: Charles | July 10, 2008 at 03:27 PM