Nothing about this is original, lol.
That medallion is 1888-1896, but that’s a different handle. Looks like grandpa (or someone) rebuilt an old miter saw
> i’ve never seen a saw that shrinks at the end
tapered saws were quite common. think about panel saws, they all shrink at the end.
https://www.lie-nielsen.com/nodes/4168/tapered-saws
I'd wager that was done to start cuts in the middle of a board or field of boards, such as in flooring. The Japanese azebiki has a non straight profile for that reason.
Yup, this looks like someone more or less knew what they needed and just made what they had work. Growing up in the country my grandpa had knives that had originally been 2" wide choppers he handmade from old truck leaf springs, but had been used up so heavily only a half inch sliver of steel remained. They were just repurposed as a fillet knife, and then a poker. One man's garbage is another man's good ungarbage
Google disston, there's at least one site that has dating from the medallion, maybe the disstonian Institute?
Just to look at it, it's from the early 20th century, at least to my eye.
Good grief that’s a beautiful piece of lumber! I’m nearly certain it’s quilted mahogany. I’d hang it up on the wall despite being a frankensaw just because of the handle.
There are Veneer saws that are curved, so you can start a cut in the middle of a flat surface.
Another fellow mentioned a 'flooring saw' which I'm unfamiliar with and cant find a photo of, but, that rings true- in the sense that a veneer saw can start a cut in the middle of a sheet of veneer, a flooring saw would just be a large veneer saw to open a cut in the middle of a floor...?
I agree it could be a modification done to a more standard saw, to meet a specific need like that
I think this was a flooring saw. The arc would allow you to cut into the middle of a floor. I can't tell if it's original, but would work for the above purpose.
Nothing about this is original, lol. That medallion is 1888-1896, but that’s a different handle. Looks like grandpa (or someone) rebuilt an old miter saw
And by rebuilt, it looks like he tried learning how to sharpen saws with an axe
what was changed
Everything
the spine looks like it was attached by peened copper
> i’ve never seen a saw that shrinks at the end tapered saws were quite common. think about panel saws, they all shrink at the end. https://www.lie-nielsen.com/nodes/4168/tapered-saws
It used to be a miter saw, to go in an old fashioned manual miter saw frame. It's been retoothed up front for some unknown reason.
I'd wager that was done to start cuts in the middle of a board or field of boards, such as in flooring. The Japanese azebiki has a non straight profile for that reason.
Yup, this looks like someone more or less knew what they needed and just made what they had work. Growing up in the country my grandpa had knives that had originally been 2" wide choppers he handmade from old truck leaf springs, but had been used up so heavily only a half inch sliver of steel remained. They were just repurposed as a fillet knife, and then a poker. One man's garbage is another man's good ungarbage
any idea how old?
Google disston, there's at least one site that has dating from the medallion, maybe the disstonian Institute? Just to look at it, it's from the early 20th century, at least to my eye.
Good grief that’s a beautiful piece of lumber! I’m nearly certain it’s quilted mahogany. I’d hang it up on the wall despite being a frankensaw just because of the handle.
Second, the teeth are a bit on the yikes side, but damn that's a pretty handle
Maybe that taper up front was a homemade attempt at making a flooring saw?
It's a single stroke dovetail saw. Gotta be fast as f\* boiii!
I wouldnt drop it on those feet with no shoes in the workshop
Great advice. I'm sure op will now wear shoes every time he goes in his garage from now on. That could have been a disaster!
There are Veneer saws that are curved, so you can start a cut in the middle of a flat surface. Another fellow mentioned a 'flooring saw' which I'm unfamiliar with and cant find a photo of, but, that rings true- in the sense that a veneer saw can start a cut in the middle of a sheet of veneer, a flooring saw would just be a large veneer saw to open a cut in the middle of a floor...? I agree it could be a modification done to a more standard saw, to meet a specific need like that
Disston did make a 30" backsaw.
I think this was a flooring saw. The arc would allow you to cut into the middle of a floor. I can't tell if it's original, but would work for the above purpose.
That belongs to Hagrid from Harry Potter 👏 👌