Category: Saws -Info

Jefferson 14″ Backsaw by Sargent

This is a Jefferson 14″ Backsaw sold by Sargent. Their designated #41. I’ve Lightly cleaned and sharpened this.  According to Hand-Saw makers of North America […]

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Common Sense Saw Filing Clamp From 1901

 Published in the March 1901 Carpentry and Building trade paper. Common Sense Saw Filing Clamp, We show in Fig. 9 of the illustrations the application […]

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Hazard Knowles Patented Hand Saw

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 […]

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Cornell Willis & Co Hand Saw

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

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United States Forest Service Cross Cut Saw Manual

  http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf77712508/pdf77712508dpi72.pdf        

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Walter Cresson – Philadelphia Sawmaker

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 […]

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Disston D-24

Here is the full page for the Harvey Peace Vulcan #15—> After looking through my very limited Disston documentation, Disston Institute and Hand Saw Makers […]

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A Zoological Look At Handsaw Medallions

by Bob SummerfieldMissoula, MontanaOctober, 2014 Handsaw medallions, also known as label screws, come in many different forms. My Saw Medallion Reference Guide shows images of […]

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