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Hi folks got these two old crosscut saws yesterday.
If my handsaw has surface rust, I use oil and 1200 grit abrasive paper, then graphite spray oil once finished. These are a bit further gone as they have spent 40 years on the wall in a leaky old railway carriage, and I think they need a bit more care than that.
Not totally rotten, but very rusted and pitted, couple of teeth are broken.
I know how to file and set teeth on old bowsaws and antique handsaws, can only presume its the same process but need to know the angles?
Any and all advice appreciated, as have never restored metal to this extent before
If my handsaw has surface rust, I use oil and 1200 grit abrasive paper, then graphite spray oil once finished. These are a bit further gone as they have spent 40 years on the wall in a leaky old railway carriage, and I think they need a bit more care than that.
Not totally rotten, but very rusted and pitted, couple of teeth are broken.
I know how to file and set teeth on old bowsaws and antique handsaws, can only presume its the same process but need to know the angles?
Any and all advice appreciated, as have never restored metal to this extent before