Ebay Droppings Thread.

[NCArcher]

The owner needs a good slap
" It would make a lovely industrial art deco table base. I would love for it to end up in a cafe or similar."
I think that may be for cutting lead sheet for a printing press. Not a wood saw.

[D.W.]

The owner needs a good slap
" It would make a lovely industrial art deco table base. I would love for it to end up in a cafe or similar."
I think that may be for cutting lead sheet for a printing press. Not a wood saw.

It's a great looking piece, though. I don't know anything about tools for other trades in general, but the proportions made me think shaper.

[bueller]

Love it! Is that a sliding table or are my eyes playing tricks?

[clear out]

It’s a Compi saw or more correctly compositors saw.
For cutting up type metal. Trim o saw is one commercial name.
Local ones were made by Douglass here in Sydney, they also made the school shapers.
The Hammond Glider is the most common made in Kalamazoo and made here and in UK under licence, l have one in use currently.
A mate has a similar one to your pics in Calgary.
Yes that is a sliding table on ball races most likely.
The cut off stop is usually vernier adjustable but the rule is in pikas.
The better ones have rise and fall.
They cut the type with the saw and trim with cutters on the saw boss in one pass.
In short these are to engineering not woodworking standards.
Good for Al and brass.
Been some posts and pics here before as I remember.
H.

[pmcgee]

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[Bushmiller]

What do you reckon with this one?

cast iron back saw 2.jpgcast iron back saw.jpg

Mitre saw (it's a back saw or sorts) and Millers Falls/Langdon mitre box. Iron handle is from a Docking saw!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Mil...EAAOSw6sRa3~cT.

Seems reminiscent of something out of an early Bond movie. "Goldfinger?"

Yours for $185.

Regards
Paul

[Simplicity]

What do you reckon with this one?

cast iron back saw 2.jpgcast iron back saw.jpg

Mitre saw (it's a back saw or sorts) and Millers Falls/Langdon mitre box. Iron handle is from a Docking saw!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Mil...EAAOSw6sRa3~cT.

Seems reminiscent of something out of an early Bond movie. "Goldfinger?"

Yours for $185.

Regards
Paul

Excuse me Sir,

Q would never produce anything near that low standard.

[Bushmiller]

Q would have made the saw nearly twice as long too. That saw would be out of the tower if you just thought about moving it.

Regards
Paul

[Simplicity]

Q would have made the saw nearly twice as long too. That saw would be out of the tower if you just thought about moving it.

Regards
Paul

Plus have an explosive cut line !!

[hiroller]

At least you won’t have to worry about the handle rotting!
It would be tricky trying to hold the piece to be cut while using the saw from the back of the mitre box.

[Bushmiller]

Good points. I have also just realised that the shortness of the saw is to prevent it hitting the brick wall.

Regards
Paul

[rob streeper]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-STA...MAAOSwVExatE6M

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HOLIDAY-DRE...kAAOSwbihaSBvA

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Stanle...AAAOSwl7Nat~~J

[Bushmiller]

Wow indeed! I'm really pleased I chose to collect saws instead of planes.

I was interested by this statement:

THIS IS MY PASSION AND A LARGE PART OF MY RECREATION AS WELL

It may be also his business!

Regards
Paul

[IanW]

Hmm, this one may possibly be worth every cent of the asking price?

I thought I'd read somewhere recently that even though the early patent of the Bailey frog had the adjuster knob sitting horizontally like on this plane, very few were produced that way & the adjuster was soon switched to its current position. So there can't be many around that look like that.

Paul - whatever you collect, the extreme raries & desirables are going to cost you - I'll bet there are quite a few saws that go for those sorts of prices.

Cheers,

[Bushmiller]

Ian

You may well be right with the rarity value and I have seen saws sell for those prices and more with $5.500 (approx as I can't recall the exact price) being the highest.

I tend to burr up a little when I see postage is on top (I think the last listing Rob highlighted was inclusive of postage). Just how greedy can a person be and I know what you are going to say: The free shipping listings just added it to the purchase price instead.

Regards
Paul