Guido Salvage
Supreme Saw Whoreder
After scoring the group of 16 saws from the old time shop earlier this month, I thought that the CAD sources might be drying up. However, that is apparently not the case!
I had a fellow contact me about a '42 Studebaker coupe he was getting ready to scrap. It is in bad shape and was last used as a chicken house.
Floors were gone, rust everywhere, but I took a bunch of parts off of it in the hopes someone might be able to use them. As part of the deal, he also threw in this Remington saw. Said it ran well before he broke the crank...
After gathering up all the pieces to this hulk and three pieces of back glass for the Loewy coupes, I took an hour drive down to Surry County. I had seen an ad on Craigslist yesterday for a yard sale this coming Saturday that listed 4 chain saws as being available. I e-mailed the seller to see what he had and this was his response "1 stihl O11 AVT. 2 homelite super XL 925, & 1 Bow saw, 1Poulan 306 A." Needless to say, this piqued my interest but also created a problem as I will be tied up this weekend with my daughter's swim meet.
I ended up talking to the seller and explained my problem and asked if he would be willing to sell them prior to the yard sale. He said he would and priced out each of the saws. I agreed to meet him today and look them over. The good news is I got all of them to fire, the bad news is there is only one Super XL 925. While the bow saw does not have a tag, I suspect it is a C-7 derivative.
Here is a picture of what I got.
For $10 more than his asking price I got what I think may be a bar for the 925 as well as a nice crosscut saw with the store name still visible on the blade. While the saw looks fairly new, the store has been out of business for probably 45 years.
The 28" Mac bar on the 306A is too much, but may find its way onto a Mac that I have.
Just a little teaser for Aaron...
I had a fellow contact me about a '42 Studebaker coupe he was getting ready to scrap. It is in bad shape and was last used as a chicken house.
Floors were gone, rust everywhere, but I took a bunch of parts off of it in the hopes someone might be able to use them. As part of the deal, he also threw in this Remington saw. Said it ran well before he broke the crank...
After gathering up all the pieces to this hulk and three pieces of back glass for the Loewy coupes, I took an hour drive down to Surry County. I had seen an ad on Craigslist yesterday for a yard sale this coming Saturday that listed 4 chain saws as being available. I e-mailed the seller to see what he had and this was his response "1 stihl O11 AVT. 2 homelite super XL 925, & 1 Bow saw, 1Poulan 306 A." Needless to say, this piqued my interest but also created a problem as I will be tied up this weekend with my daughter's swim meet.
I ended up talking to the seller and explained my problem and asked if he would be willing to sell them prior to the yard sale. He said he would and priced out each of the saws. I agreed to meet him today and look them over. The good news is I got all of them to fire, the bad news is there is only one Super XL 925. While the bow saw does not have a tag, I suspect it is a C-7 derivative.
Here is a picture of what I got.
For $10 more than his asking price I got what I think may be a bar for the 925 as well as a nice crosscut saw with the store name still visible on the blade. While the saw looks fairly new, the store has been out of business for probably 45 years.
The 28" Mac bar on the 306A is too much, but may find its way onto a Mac that I have.
Just a little teaser for Aaron...
