Restoring an old Disston backsaw (In under 5 minutes) 

It's a case to case basis for me. If the tool is already in good condition and just dirty, then there isn't much history to celebrate. But I would never go out of my way to erase a name on a handle, or fill in nicks and dents. Admittedly, I'm a sucker for shiny things.

@ usually in those cases the names and symbols are etched so deep that you'd have to grind a lot away to remove it. That's why I say "near" new lol. I just like shiny tools. The darkened patina'd metal just looks so bland to me. If I'm taking the time to use hand tools in this day and age, I want to use something that's not just effective, but looks good too. And having it be 100+ years old and accomplishing both those is primo. Anybody can buy a shiny new Lie Nielsen, but to have something antique that works just as well and looks just as good as a new one is perfection.

Definitely trying this on the next one - thanks for the tip

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Thank you!

Thank you so much!

This video was made unexpectedly in the heat of passion. There will be a longer one coming out in the next couple of weeks!

You mean it took longer than five minutes to do the restoration?😉

Thank you! This saw was purchased on ebay.

Oh I just walked over and kicked the garage door a few times. It gives me 30 seconds of silence to record a speaking part.