Disston Saw No.7 Review By: I.Ball
Category: Old Hand Saws
Manufacturer: Disston
Tool Type: Hand Saw
Model No: 7
The Henry Disston number 7 hand saw had a few different guises through
the time in which it was produced.
The number 7 has a hardwood handle which was secured to the
blade with three brass buttons on the smaller panel saws and four brass
buttons on the other larger sizes.
One of the buttons was faced with a brass
medallion. The medallion bore markings which were dependent on the time
the saw was manufactured.
The buttons have flat-head screwdriver slots on the reverse side for
tightening the handle to the blade should there be movement.
The Disston saw no.7 was fitted with a nibbed, crucible steel blade.
The Disston 7 saw was made in a huge range of sizes from 14 inch up to
a whopping 36 inch.
The sizes the Disston 7 were made in were:
Panel Saw: 14", 16", 18", 20", 22", 24"
Hand Saw: 26"
Rip Saw: 28", 30", 32", 34", 36"
I recall seeing one of these larger saws some time ago which was being
called a 'Disston advertising saw'.
Handle: Beech
Number Of Buttons: 4
Type Of Buttons: Brass
Medallion Markings: Disston Phila
Blade Markings:
'Henry Disston & Sons, Keystone Saw works,
Philadelphia USA, Cast Steel Warranted, 7, Patent Ground, Reg US Pat Off'
Handle: Beech
Number Of Buttons: 4
Type Of Buttons: Brass
Medallion Markings: H.Disston & Sons Philada
<1888 - 1933>
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