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After researching the medallion on the handle I found out it's a 1940s Disston D8 26" 10TPI crosscut saw
I tried to follow the process from this video https://youtu.be/cN8yMAXp54s for the most part. Haven't done any sharpening on it yet. Still need the tools.
Rex's videos are amazing for learning woodworking using hand tools, you might want to check Paul Sellers' guide on sharpening too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fNosQU1Ujg
I haven't watched Paul's long video on sharpening. Just the short 10 minute one. I really liked Rob Cosman's video on it. He showed how you can put your file throught a piece of wood to help you keep your file held at a certain angle. Then he drew some 60 degree marks on his saw vise. Having both of those helpers seems like it makes the process fool proof
Paul has 2 videos one for crosscut saws and one for rip saws, both are amazing. In one of them he grinds the teeth flat and recut them from scratch, it's a very comprehensive guide on saw sharpening.
I never sharpened a cross saw, and only restored one rip saw, so not a master craftsman, but even with my limited experience I managed to get the saw cutting like butter. So it doesn't have to be perfect, and the teeth don't need to be completely identical, they just need to be sharp.