I think it might be useful to provide a bibliography for those wanting to learn more about restoring and maintaining saws. Below are the references I recommend. I hope that you will add to them by posting additional ones in the comments.
http://thesawblog.com
--Matt Cianci's website devoted to sharpening, maintenance and use of handsaws.
http://logancabinetshoppe.com/blog/2009/09/episode-7/
--Bob Rozaieski does a great job using and teaching others about vintage tools. In addition to this podcast about saw sharpening, he restores and sharpens handsaws for others.
http://norsewoodsmith.com/content/sharpening-hand-saws
--Lots of information about saws, this site also contains templates for a variety of ppi that are very helpful for restoring and/or retoothing saws.
http://www.vintagesaws.com/cgi-bin/frameset.cgi?left=main&right=/library/library.html
--Saws and accessories for sale. Contains a good primer on saw filing.
http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/
--The authoritative reference on Disston saws.
Hand Saw Sharpening, by Tom Law
--A highly regarded DVD
Popular Woodworking Hand Saw Value Pack
--Three DVDs, including two about handsaw maintenance by Ron Herman and one about building a saw bench with Christopher Schwarz
Saw Sharpening by Paul Sellers
--An online video (requires free registration).
Lie Nielsen saw sharpening videos (rip and crosscut)
--Two videos by the owner
Daryl Weir's tutorial on saw restoration
--Daryl restores and sells vintage saws.
Blackburn Tools is a good one. http://www.blackburntools.com/saw-sharpening/index.html
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Andy, Good resources. You may want to look up Two Guys in a Garage http://www.tgiag.com/index.html They sell pre-toothed saw plates and have templates for saw totes that you can download from their site. I made a tote for a Disston #7 panel saw out of a piece of claro walnut I had this past week and it looks great.
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