Greetings Gs,

Got 15 minutes in the shop today, then the phone began to ring and
that was that.  However, I finally managed to derust a W.B. Gregory &
Co. backsaw blade.  I'd picked up the saw as part of a lot at the
Nashua, NH, LFOD auction.  The blade, except for a few places, was a
poster child for excessive rust.  But I liked the handle and the idea
of getting the saw back to working order.  Two years go by and I've
managed to get a container big enough for the blade to immerse in
Evaporust.  Three days later it's done.  Blade has general pitting,
but I'm going to use it anyway.  The handle was held on with split-nut
screws.  I managed to separate the shaft of one screw from its base.
Relatively clean break (sorry, no pics.)  Do the assembled porch
members have any suggestions about reattaching the shaft and screw?  I
have a propane torch, but little experience with it, although I've
done more than my share of electric soldering.

With respect to the chipped horn, I've uploaded photos of the saw,
post-Evaporust, and included probably too many pics of the damaged
area.

http://picasaweb.google.com/dwb1124/WBGregoryCoBacksaw#

The horn is not so damaged, I think, that I want to cut it off and
replace it, as ScottG and others have demonstrated.  I await the
celebrated knowledge of the porch dwellers.

Regards,

Dwight
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