Posts in category Saws (Hand Saws)

From the collection of Michael Powers This piece of handsaw history was picked up in an auction in Illinois. Hazard Knowles is best known for making …

By James R. Norris There I was innocently walking through a resell shop looking for a bird bath. I felt a tug on my pants …

The stamp ( it’s not an etch) says Cornell Willis & Co There maybe “wood & co” under Willis in the arch. Maybe it got …

  By Bob Summerfield  (www.rmsaws.com) Missoula, Montana January, 2017 Henry Disston & Sons of Philadelphia, PA made more handsaws than any other manufacturer in history. …

By James A Ruble First posted here on Facebook Comments and ideas go here Here we go with a handle build for the Disston D8 …

For sharpening Crosscut saws.

Author: Eli Jensen “KILL IT! END IT NOW!” Yells the team captain. The crowd is screaming and I have just a few more inches of …

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After finding this Walter Cresson hand saw in an antique shop in Palmer MA, I went looking for some information on it. For a saw …

LOOKING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION After looking through my very limited Disston documentation, Disston Institute and Hand Saw Makers of North American, I couldn’t find a …