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Disston Lumberman Handbook R EG. 0 8. P A T. O f f . DISST ON Lu mbe rman Han dbo o k CONTAI NING A TR EATIS E ON THE CONS TR UCTION OF S A W S AND HOW TO KEEP P HEM R R R IN O DE . TOGETHE WITH OTH ER IN FORMATIO N OF KINDRED CHARACTER . ’ ' ‘ Entered accor in to A ct of Con re s s in the e ar 1907 b HENR Y DISSAON dz SONS In c or ora ted . d g g , y , y , p In th f f e L i a a o f n s s at W as hin on D C . e Of ic e o th b r ri n Co re t . g , g , HE N RY D IS S T O N 6 S O N S INCOR P ORATED an? l k Ke y sto n e S aw , T o o l , Ste e l Fi e Wo r s H P U S . A . H O LLS . O O CHICAG . I CINCINNATI . HI S L W S O OS O M SS EATT E . A HINGT N B T N . A . W L S A . M MP NE O R L S . EAN . E HI . TENN S A N FR C S O C A L . P OR L O R O AN I C . T AND , EG N V OUV R B . C . ORON O ANC E . T T . CANADA J A N UA R Y 1 17 , 9 X IND E . P A G E 93 m ri a D e n A n vils A e c n S w Co . sig s aw 161 163 D e o n fo r u n C e Back S s , ir cti s si g his l n n d H o de BAN D SAWS 96- 122 Po i ts a l rs 96- 99 D re n o n T he Maki n . ssi g P i ts g“ F l e—C se o n Brazin g 111 i hi l P i t Fro e n T e B razin g Cl amps 11 1- 113 z imb r de B e e o f S a l B an d Sa 114 Gu i s r akag m l ws , H de Care an d Man age me n t 102 o l rs I 16 n e ed T o o N o . Cro wn in g or Straight - back 100 s rt th I n r e n N w o n . Ecce n t ric B an d Saw s ti g e P i ts ll n Sa 79 Swage Mi i g ws , a n e fo r Sha e n n Fili n g R oo m Ou tfit M chi rp i g “ ” G uide—Saw P re mier Saw T e e th O rd e —H o w to Instructio n s r e I n e e d - o o J oin in g Pr mier s rt t th l — e h d e a Sa w . Mi l L ft a n . M t l N o 16 - R e Sa . R ight han d ws — n n e n S a e C o . Orde r H o w T o h rp i g his l P i ts 10 — S au ld n T o N o . O utfit for Fil in g R o o m p i g o th — — S o ne Saw In e r e d Scre wpre ss H an d t s t n n D i amo n d T o o th Se tti g Machi e . — S a n o n Sharpe ne r A uto matic M a w gi g P i ts T —T he chi ne e e th T e e —S e o f Swage Sh ape r th tyl s — n n T o o T e o . T e e th Sha pe s o f r t th - U e o f Ch e l o n Sa . T e nsio n G a uge s s is p i t ws d h of C u n e d e B arrel Saws Wi t tti g g — Be ve ls The M akin g o f O D TOOTH S S 19 - 24 Bilge Saws S LI AW B u o r o o d Sa ck W ws - T he m akin g 2023 Butche r Saws A dj u stin g Saw to Mill 29 The M akin g A lign i n g Saw with Ca rri a ge 28 Circul ar Kn ive s A n H a me S ra vils , m rs , t ight CIRCULAR SAWS Edges . e e d T o h a n In s rt o t Cau se s for Co mpl i t . The M akin g Chamb e ri n g 1 T N D E X P A G E — - Co ld We a the r H i n ts 38 One man Cro ss - c u t Saw Co ll ars 29 Patterns o f T ee th Cut- off a 35 36 Se n har e nin o r S ws , tti g , S p g ” — - Fittin g Instructio n s fo r 32 Fittin g 134 136 Gauge fo r Sh ape o f T e e th 33 CY LIN D ER SAWS Gulle t T o o th Circu l ar Saws 40 au e fo r Se t n H ammerin g and G g t i g 84 - 93 Gum e n . A djusti g . m r R e - fil in Hin ts to Sawyers an d g D fo r C u t n H t o r Sawmill Me n 27 iscs t i g o o ld I ro L n n Saw C a rr a e 28 C n i i g with i g 0 — E c c e n tr c S a e Orde r D ire c tio ns 26 i w g E me r he e l Se ttin g 32 y W s Se ttin g C arri age T rac k 28 FILES A N D RASPS h r e n n 32 41 S a p i g , T he Makin g Sha rpe n in g an d Gu mmin g Ge neral D e sc riptio n with Emery Whe els Filin g Guide a n d Cl amp o Spe ed f Saws . — Fl an ge s Shin gl e Saw Squ are Co rn ers 1n G ulle ts Frame s -“ H ack Sa ws ar Swage B . — G an g Saws T e e th fo r So ft a n d H ard G a u ge fo r R e gu la ti n g Le n gth Woo d o f Cle an e r T e e h - t T e e th Style s o f a u e fo r Se n Sh n l e - G g tti g i g T hin an d E xtra thin Saws L arge Saws 31 G au ge fo r Sh ape o f Circ u l ar T ramme l 39 Saw T e eth Chromol Ha c Saw B ad e 73 k l s — — G au ge Sta n d a rd an d C a fo r aw F l n 167b 168 l mps S i i g , , u a e n 25 200 Eq iv l ts , Con cave Saws 65 o o n Sa 68 69 - Gr vi g ws , Co b n o n Co d s aw C u t m i ati l — Gu mme r fo r Cyli n d e r Saws 67 ti n g - ofi M achin e u mm e r — ar e tc 4 4 4 . 8 G s P ts , , Co mpass Saws Gu mmin g Pre ss an d She a r 118 - CROSS CUT SAWS H a Sa 72 - 75 1 62 ck ws , , h a n a a Fra m e 74 75 T e H w . M ki g ck S s , D iamo n d Po in t Vim H a n d le s fo r C ross - c u t Sa ws — Champio n an d Orio le T he M akin g Fe ll in g Saws H an dle s fo r H a n d Saws G auge for R e gu l atin g T he M aki n g 17 1 - 1 73 R ak e r T e e th HA N D 138- 164 SA S o H an dle s W Imperial C ro ss - C u t Saw T he M aki n g 138- 148 ‘ - N o 120 1 T o o l 134 136 A c me H an d Saw . 70 I N D E X P A G E ‘ A n gle o f T e e th 160 Prun in g Saw T e e th Be e l of T e e h 156 1 58 Re - filin C n e and v t , g yli d r 149 162 Co n o n of Sa . B e structi ws , ilg Saws — Combin atio n Saws 164 Saws Spe cially T o othed Cross - cu t Hand Saws 154 and Filed 168A F n 156 160 Saw Se ili g , ts G auge Saws 164 Se ttin g Stake 35 — Graduate d R ip T e eth 163 Sc re w drivers The Maki n g 179 H d —T he a n e e —H an d 118 an e S .
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