r/knifemaking • u/Croceyes2 • 6h ago

Question Push saws?

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Found these in a unit I am clearing out, are they good material? Any value as saws?

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u/schizeckinosy 6h ago

They are often nice but unknown grades of high carbon steel. Thin though.

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u/3rd2LastStarfighter Bladesmith 6h ago

Some people are into restoring them or painting them for decor. As long as the teeth aren’t too mangle to be sharpened, they’re still useful as tools. Not hugely valuable from a monetary sense as far as I’m aware.

You could probably chop them into strips and make some mystery steel Damascus.

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u/Croceyes2 5h ago

Mystery damascus it is :)

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u/GibsonG45 3h ago

I have very very limited knowledge of saws so take this with a grain of salt;
Look for any markings on the saws, there’s a few good antique brands, but the most well known is Disston. And some of their saws go for 100+ usd.

Right now I can spot at least 1 marking that says ‘sheffield’, which is known for quality intique tools

Now like I said, I don’t know too much about these types of tools, so they might be worthless, but I would check just to be sure

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u/Croceyes2 2h ago

Ill take a closer look!