Thread: A Small Saw.

The Tools and Trade History society Home & News suggests that what you have is
"the name [is] a complete fiction, dreamed up in order to widen the apparent range on offer"
TATHs categorise the name as a Type 3 maker.
When was a sawmaker not a sawmaker?

which is no reason to suspect that the saw, once sharpened, will not be a good saw

Originally Posted by issatree

Hi to all you wise people,
Have a small Saw I wood call a Tenon Saw.
Have it apart at this time.
Plate/Blade is 10in. long. Needs a good Sharpening.
Depth of P/B 1¾in. P/B is Straight.
Steel Folded Back.
P/B Teeth 12 PPI.
6holes in the P/B. One is half covered, but only 2 being used.
Rather nice Open Handle, 2 Hole. Inferior Bolts.
Handle look like it belongs, but with all the holes, makes one wonder.
Has in the Name " AE " Curved Stamp of "Daedalus & Co." Sheffield.
So can someone hopefully Identify this Saw.

Lewis,

Any chance we can get some pics to help identify the saw.

Cheers Matt

and any chance that we can get some pics as we are really inquisitive people who like to broaden their knowledge (read stickybeaks)

Hello all,
Shockingly awful at getting pics up.
Sorry about that.

could you email the pics to one of us "sticky beaks", who will put it up for you

Daedalus & Co was 2nd quality (one of many such "brands") saw made by Joseth Tyzack & Son Ltd Sheffield, sometime between 1876 and 1924, probably early 20th century.

Cheers
Peter

Thank You Peter,
It is a very nice saw, & will hopefully get around to finishing it off.

Lewis
Any news on some pics yet

Cheers Matt


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Hi Matt,
No, but I know somebody who might do it for me.

Here is the saw. Hope it helps with the identification as it wasn't easy to photograph under artificial lighting.
Looks like Heavansabove has got it nailed.

Saw_1.jpg Saw_2.jpg Saw_3.jpg Saw_4.jpg

And here is one to buy

Hi All,
Thank you Dallas,
There you go Matt, I was hoping that all the holes could be seen, but as Dallas said, bad lighting.

Looks like you've got material for about 6! (720) handle positions if you move the back or drill it through to use the hole currently part covered.

Lewis
You may have a bastard child saw there.[emoji41]
That plate may, or may not be the original saw plate,going by the amount of holes in it.
But sharpen it up stick the handle on it and cut some wood.
Is the plate cast or steel?

Cheers Matt

Somewhere among the stuff I left in storage in Oz, I have a similar sized saw plate (with steel back, but no handle) with a similar number of "extra" holes.
I wonder if the extra holes represent a punch used for more than one style / size of saw