Restoring a 100 Year Old Dovetail Saw
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
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A 100-year-old dovetail made by Robert Sorby and sons out of Sheffield England. this was in bad shape and missing the original nuts. the handle was broken in several places. we will be restoring this dovetail saw removing the rust, reshaping the handle and putting it back to use. this backsaw restoration turns a rusty hand saw into a precision dovetail saw.
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In my book, this is a collector piece as is. You did a nice preservation of the saw and not too much restoration. You maintained the history and spirit of the tool. Great job!
I'm so glad I decided (with some trepidation) to watch this! I'm so used to seeing "tool restorations" that dip something old in EvapoRust and then spray the whole thing with Safety Orange or Pink Krylon and make something shiny but broken to hang on the wall. It's really nice to see someone actually restore a tool to the point that it is usable as intended and looks as it should.
thanks! I am all about the usable tools to do what they were made to do.
my father passed early when he was 56, but before that he passed an appreciation and interest in woodworking to myself and my brothers. He never had th time to show us many of these skills, so I really appreciate learning from you and the youtube woodworking community.
It means a lot, exquisite attention to detail on this segment.
I honestly miss doing small stuff like this. Well done!
thanks man. this one was so much fun. and easy enough to be done in a single day.
We miss to se you do small projects.
HTR stopping by? Nice to see a master complimenting another
Très cher htr, il faut voir ce que tu fais avec un ciseau à bois ;)
Amicalement.
Nice work. I love to see an old tool restored to function, while keeping as much of the history as possible.
beautiful old tool, well done
Very interesting restoration of a "User". I've recently acquired an 8" Spear & Jackson "Spearior" dovetail saw w/a very fine longitudinal crack from between the fasteners to the front edge of the handle on one side. Tightbond III didn't fix it, I'm certainly not going to epoxy it, so it's off to the hardwood sliver mine for the crack and a plug cutter to fill and re-drill the front fastener mounting hole so the fastener will again properly tighten up and prevent movement. (the reason for a plug instead of a dowel is grain to grain direction.) Thanks for the inspiration.
I want it! Like everyone else does. Beautiful job, James!
Love it because you respect the wood. In too many tool restoration videos they just discard the wood, reshape the metal and put some new wooden handle;
Hey guys, metal can be transformed almost indefinitely. Wood took decades to grow, this is the most venerable part of your vintage tool !
Lovely video James. My son is studying in Sheffield!!! It's a beautiful city.
Always nice to see these old tools restored and as good as new again. I'm sure it's ready for another 100 years of woodworking now. Best wishes.
Thanks for showing a way to refinish my great grandfathers tools from the turn of the century without expensive purchases.
A beautiful saw with an insanely gothic handle - wouldn't be surprised if it had gargoyles on it.
Not a single power tool (machine) in sight - you show'd 'em once again!
And it cuts to heaven and back at unbelievable speed. WOW!
PLEASE DON't STOP.
Lovin' it, thanks
Watched a few of your videos as I have some old saws I'm about to renovate and needed to learn how to sharpen them. Was a pleasant surprise towards the end of this video to see it was a saw made in Sheffield, England as that's where I was born and raised and still live here now (in a narrowboat on the canal).
Great videos, will be watching more. :) .
What's better than watching restoration vids like this with the soothing music in the background... lockdown just got so much better. Much love and respect from South Africa.
Aloha James,
I'm very encouraged by your efforts. As in your area, so here, there are great tools, lost or tossed, just hoping to be back in a woodworker's hand. Here, it's mostly from termites but yes, there's rust to contend with. For such a tool to be reborn and in your hands... words fail me. But it's with that same feeling, a feeling of satisfaction. Mahalo !
Awesome work! Thanx for showing that I am not the only one spending a day (or more) on an ancient tool bought for 1 euro at the local flees market. I have just restored an old rip saw with a similar handle (which is most comfortable). Bent it almost (i.e. useable) straight, removed rust, sharpened it, set it to near flat, new nuts (I should buy a set of brass ones) and scraped the handle clean and gave it an ointment with BLO and bees wax... It is a beast. Greetings and keep up the good work.
Hi, nice restoration n new life to a dovetail saw. I have the same one since 35 yrs old back while my father was using n still it is Lying there in my small workshop. I was thinking due to too old hardened/tempered of saw blade has been gone, but ur video encourage me to make alive my dead saw. Once again nice video. Thank u so much.
I have one of those in better conditions that I want to restore so thank you for showing how.😊
Great job restoring that saw!! Its such a joy to save old tools from the walls of cracker barrel!!!
Thanks. I love seeing a good old one come back to life!
i love the fact that you brought the saw back to life, i especially love what you did with the handle
There is something deeply satisfying restoring these old tools, especially when you see the original owner's name stamped into them. I've done a few bench planes over the years but never a really old saw must give it a try.
I found a saw recently a Marples of England the blade has completely rusted out as it had been left in water, all the teeth had gone. So after some thought I salvaged the spine and used it for my other Marples dove tail saw which didn't have one. It's used daily now in my shop, so happy endings all round. You did a fantastic job on your saw, I like my tools to in a useable state too not to shiny and prissy.
Sweet. sounds like a good save!
Very nicely done. I like how the saw has been restored to how it would look after being properly cared for. I am not usually a fan of music in demonstrative videos but you kept it nice and low so we could still hear the sounds of your work. Nice job!
thnaks John. I try to put some music in for those that like it but low enough to not be distracting to those that don't. a fine line LOL
Good camera work!
Thank you for this excellent and very valuable video. I bought four Disstons at an auction years ago. They have just sat in my shop until last week when I finally decided to restore one. Now I’m going to take it apart and redo it following your procedure. One suggestion: In the beginning you took out the old screws with a narrow screwdriver. I use a gunsmith’s screwdriver set by Chapman. Parallel sides and you can fit the size to your needs. You did it much better later on. I’m subscribing and I’ll visit Patreon.
We may have the same set by Chapman, No. 9600. It has saved many a slot headed screw head from inadvertent mutilation and the mutilator from hours of well deserved aggravation.
More of a preservation than a restoration in my opinion. Nicely done.
preservation would have been far less scrubbing on it. most of the collectors would be mad with how far I took it.
@@WoodByWright hey thanks for the reply . I suppose your right in the eye of some collectors your a bad guy for wiping the dust off. lol
The vids where you just do the task like this are very helpful. I have a few saws I've just collected, and was in need of some basic "watch and learns" Thanks!
that is what I have changed this channel to now. I moved all the talking and instructional videos to the second channel now.
Absolutely love all your videos. This channel is so serene. Better than waves lapping on a beach. Nice work on that wonderful antique.
A very nice craftsman style restoration, I also bring old tools back to use and not make decorations out of them.
I have to say I've bought some raggedy saws and I would've probably passed on this one if I saw it. Congratulations for taking on the task and doing it so well. Good job!.
Nice job getting an old classic back to working condition. I recently fixed up an old 22" Disston No 12 that's about the same vintage and it even had a similar chunk lost from the applewood handle. It makes a nice smaller finer rip saw.
I really enjoy your channel and your dad jokes. Keep up the good work.
Great job. You have a jewel.
The music fit this video so well, was really cool to see everything done using hand tools too, will have to give that a go in one of the videos I make one time! Came out amazing!
thanks. I will try to keep them coming.
Great job !
This saw will eat many wood fibers and dovetails in the future !!! I love your way of thinking ! Always glad to see you !!! 😀😀😀
Just started to do a few of these I got in a auction..looking forward to the final result following the process you did for the panel saws
nice sounds like fun!
Much effort, precision and heart. Congratulations
I like your style and the outcome you achieved. Thank you.
I think you should make a video where you use this saw you cut paper from wood! Those were some thin cuts. BRAVO!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Btw, I used a card scraper to clean the handle, it works miracles.
Nice tear down, clean up and fix. Beautiful restoration. Unique saw.
Nice that you saved a beautiful old saw, well done.
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Awesome job, the way you use all manual tools, that what has set you apart from all the others I see.
I qas always looking for the next shot to see what tool you were using.
One small constructive comments, it felt great with the manual tool, I was looking for maybe a cotton rag instead of paper, it would have preserved the antique and manual method you were using.
But I really enjoyed it, thank you
ive got three rusty ones of these on the way , your video is going to make my life easier !
Have fun. I love seeing a saw come back to life.
Very nice. My puppy really liked all the noises of the tools 😂
Good work. At the end you talked about not going to far the restoration but as a user it's a really good idea to try to polish that saw to as high a degree as you can. If you can get a reflective shine on the metal of the saw plate, then you can use the saw to get exact measurements for the degree that you are sawing just by looking at the reflection. For instance if the reflection of the edge of the wood that you are cutting continues on with no deflection angle then you are cutting exactly at 90°.
The reflection is nice for doing that. However, I find that it runs smoother with a rougher surface. That way it holds the lubricant a little bit better for longer use. It all depends on how accurate you are at sawing 90 and whether or not you need that accuracy on the mirror.
Resucitó!!! Felicidades una gran restauración , me encanta la manera de trabajar especialmente ( 9,00- 9,30) acaricias la madera. Saludos desde Barcelona Catalonia.
¡Gracias! Este fue un paso divertido seguro.
A really enjoyable video. Have you ever wondered what stories that saw could tell if it could speak. It’s owners, its travels and the sheer amount of work it has produced? All in a bygone age now, but a saw worth preserving👍🏻
I wonder that about a lot of them. I love using a tool with a history.
@@WoodByWright, LOL! I've had girlfriends like that.
Pure artistry brother. Thanks for posting.
Thanks. Love bringing an old girl back to life.
I love everything about this video. I WANT that saw. The coloring of age is so beautiful. Well done!
You did an amazing job! Gave another tool a second chance at life.
nice sheffield made i see! my home town here in england :> its a city famous for its steel.. or at least a hundred years ago it was.
Sheffield lad here as well, just watched the video and was pleasantly surprised to see it was a Sheffield made saw...
Nice saw! I recently picked up a Robert Sorby 14", split nut, steel back saw for $10 CAD. Needs some work but straight and true!
Dates back to 1830-1840's.
Saws that old are extremely rare. May I ask how you dated it?
Nice! that is fantastic!
I hope we're related! We sure do share the same love for old tools. I just got into hand tooling wood myself. (I collect enough antique tools to start messing around). Thanks for the videos
Your work looks so relaxing and calming.....love it
Thanks.
Beautiful job James!
Awesome
Great restoration job James, well done. Have a great day
Splendid restoration.
Beautiful restoration! I have a pile of old saws, disstons, warranted superiors etc. If you were local you could have them.
Lukas where are you located? I’d pay to ship a couple.
thanks! but I have a pile myself!
@@ThePmcquain I'm in London. You can have them all if you collect.
@@BurnyTone London UK? I'm in Oxford. I'd love to have a go at one or two!
Super work on the handle.
loved it! Would have been a real joy to see you use it!!!
Very nice job. Thank you for sharing. Rich
That was so therapeutic
Nicely done, master James.
What a beautiful tool. Great job!
Beautiful work man.
Amazing job!
Well done, very peaceful....thank you
thanks!
Very nice James. I’m amazed at your hard work to bring interesting content. Thank you. I would love to try to restore a saw like the one you worked on. I’ll keep looking.
Beautiful little saw. I can always tell when you're "in the zone" by the motion of your jaw while working....lol.
LOL got to love the tong chewing!
Love the music, so calming. Got a saw to do myself so thought I'd get some ideas :-)
Good Christmas Morning! i did not know how old my dovetail hand saw was until i watched this Awesome video. Awesome job on restoring your hand saw. just think of how many people have used the saw. :)
Beautiful work
Nice job mate!
Great work. I loved every minute of it!
Thanks.
Great job on your saw !!
Love your channel
Thanks.
Great video. I enjoyed every bit of it. 👍
Wow James, that’s workin great
Really well done pal
I just made a new sapele handle like that, almost identical shape. Slightly bigger saw plate though, more of a carcass saw (i think?). It's a nice handle, very comfortable.
Nice job, James. Seems to work very well too. You could blue the new bolts but use and sweat will do something like it over time. As you said; a user (with heap big character). Enjoy.
thanks! I thought about braising them, but we will see.
Great job, looks nice
nice work
You have to make it worse before you can make it better. You sure did make it better. 👍 awesome saw.
Like a hot knife through butter. Amazing.
Very good tool!
Thank you for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Ohhhhhh! "Discussed me" took me a second haha
Yeah I didnt get it either. I knew someone in the comments would though. Thanks
@@gXXrGoNe haha, my pleasure
LOL those are the best ones!
@@WoodByWright Haha, keep em coming 😉
C'est émouvant 😌
Très joli travail. Dommage qu’on ne sache pas quel produit tu utilise .
Bravo.
Nice job 👍
Great job, inspired me to do the same.
thanks! have fun!
I really respect you for restoring it the craftsman way. All by hand tools. Was that an epoxy you glued the pieces on with? You have a fine piece of history to use now. Thank You for sharing.
I wish I had eyesight like yours. Without glasses, I wouldn't know if I was filing the saw or sawing the file...! 😐
I have that shirt. lol Just got a Goonies never say die shirt at Target.
Beautiful saw! 👍👍
thnaks!
Finding backsaws around here seems impossible. Planes I've been able to find but chisels and saws are proving difficult. I'd join the Midwest tools association but I can no longer drive so meets are impossible. Arrrgh. Thanks for the heads up on the brass removal and installation.
have you looked up HandToolFinder.com ? but most of the time it is cheaper to get a back saw from Veritas then it is to get an antique saw.
@@WoodByWright, Great Tip.
50 points to Gryffindor!
Even my headphones are bleeding 😂
Посмотрел видео на одном дыхании ,очень интересная тема , отличная работа , позитивный формат .Я сам часто занимаюсь такой работой , и с удовольствием позаимствую интересные приемы .