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 & Co There maybe “wood & co” under Willis in the arch. Maybe it got […]
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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
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 […]
Continue readingA 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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