Hi Fred, Put your mind to rest regarding the medallion. That is one I had laying around and placed there to fill the void and help attach the...
Hi Fred, A closer look at the handsaw reveals a couple of reasons to suspect the handle may not be the original one. As this photo shows,...
Great--thanks, Ray! Joe
Hello all, I recently came across several VERY rusty saws sitting in an old barrel. While looking through them, I spotted two Sheffield saws...
Thanks for these responses. I came across a couple interesting items that could perhaps provide clues. There appears to have been a...
Thanks, Ray. What you found squares with the information contained in this online thread:...
Greetings, I recently happened upon another backsaw while traveling. This one is an 8-inch Beilby and Co. saw. This is a German Steel saw....
Thank you Fred and Joe for your helpful replies. In examining the saw more closely, I spotted another difference from the afore-mentioned James...
I recently bought a backsaw and found it to have the stamp of John Marsh, Pondworks, Sheffield. I did a search of previous backsaw.net...
An added note. I just examined the checklist of saw makers on this site and see that possibly the saw dates to the 1840s or 1850s. I should visit...
Hello everyone, Two Sheffield saws bracketed the past week for me. First the Spear & Jackson backsaw (already posted) and most recently a T....
Thank you for these helpful responses. Since this is my first Spear & Jackson, I didn't have much to go on. Simon, I will send you an email a bit...
Hello all, I recently found a Spear & Jackson backsaw (photos attached) and am wondering about a possible date of manufacture. Do the...
Correction and Apology I found myself again traveling through the area where I spotted this backsaw and this time I did have the sense to carry...
Hi Fred, What you say fits with what I remember. There was a location (which I cannot remember) shown below Greaves and Sons that was...
Hi Ray, Happy New Year! I ran across a photo of a Groves saw here (the middle saw in the photo):...
Hello all, While traveling over the holidays I saw a back saw with stamps of two names on the spine. One was Groves and Sons, Sheffield (I...
Hello all, I came across what I think is a British saw stamped with the name Edward Fellows. "German Steel" is stamped below the name and a...
Regarding the coat of arms, I noticed it appears to be the same as the one shown in this previous post by Ray and Lorenzo:...
Thanks again for the comments and suggestions. Paul--it will likely be a couple weeks before I will have an opportunity to try out your...
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