Ray gave me this link earlier in the year and they drilled saw-plate like a hungry otter through cheese. (Perhaps a little indentation to start...
Apologies ... I don't really have time to upload the hard-gotten pictures I took a while ago. "One of those" etches. But does Disston and "10"...
This came up in the medallion thread ... and now on ebay ... [IMG]
I had two, and on receiving another ... seemingly older ... saw, I thought it warranted a post....
Regarding handsaws, it seems to me (from my limited experience) that most of the voids in the handles are somewhat closer to rectangular than the...
I'm half expecting someone to tell me how obvious this is ... :rolleyes: I believe this was an all-split-nut saw that has been modified. I...
1880 article "Carpenter & Builder" http://blog.lostartpress.com/2014/02/03/lack-of-inducements-for-young-men-to-learn-trades/ + picture of...
This is new to me too - and lead me at first into thinking a collection of 6 split-nut saws I received from the US might all be from the US ......
Received from the US ... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] At first I had taken it as E Preston ... hadn't heard of GP. But then found several...
We had a query at WWF regarding this maker ... http://www.woodworkforums.com/f163/stacey-pease-co-backsaw-175516/#post1689499 Blank nuts ......
You might like ... http://www.medicalantiques.com/civilwar/Articles/Dating_saws_by_comparative_anatomy.htm
by Chris Evans Just in case it is of any use or interest ......
I first started buying some Harvey Peace saws because of the time period they were made and the patent reinforced handles. I recently realised...
Suite of pictures. https://plus.google.com/photos/103554365489606721190/albums/5885188804733856513?banner=pwa Many of these hardware store saws...
I have put more photos here: https://plus.google.com/photos/103554365489606721190/albums/5885233015704006337?banner=pwa I have one simple...
Provoked by Toby the other day regarding my hardware saws, I spent some time a few days ago looking through and doing some cleaning up. I was...
As a side-effect to looking around for SFE (Short-Fat-Egg) -shaped handsaw handles, I came across some bonus info. I received this saw from the...
Sorry to have been away from the site, but I have come crawling back asking for help. Fred posted a saw in April I see, questioning his...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/360587061262?nma=true&si=NYzFSJDqtqHow5kOx1a2WzGNj6g%3D&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2557&orig_cvip=true#ht_500wt_1203...
Living under the rust ... These saws were called across the country to land in Perth ... and the english-style saw revealed the same Sorby...
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