Lee Ireland wrote:
> GGs:
> 
> This is the handle of my D-8 rip saw.
> 
> http://home.comcast.net/~leeleader/P1010099.JPG
> 
> I am scraping off the remnants of the dark red finish. Does anyone know what
> Disston used for the final coating on these Applewood handles? 
> 
> Is it varnish, shellac, something else?
> 
> A WWII Disston brochure only describes the handle as, "Weatherproof".
> 

Early on, I'm pretty sure it was shellac. I don't know what they used on 
the WWII era and later saws. Since you are removing the finish, I vote 
for a coat of BLO and then go over that with shellac. Shellac makes a 
real nice finish for a saw handle. And it makes for a quick job.
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Tom Price (tomprice03@g...)
Got A Monkey On My Back That Taps Me On The Head Whenever It Sees A
Disston
The Galoot's Progress Old Tools site is at:
http://homepage.mac.com/galoot_9/galtprog.html
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