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4th June 2020, 12:42 PM #16
Hi Tony,
Nice catch, never seen one of those before.
Cheers,
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I have one of those saws. If I remember correctly it is branded Warranted Superrior. It belonged to my great grandfather. I have no idea what use it was intended for.
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4th August 2020, 03:32 AM #18
The purpose of this group of saws has been under much discussion. It looks as though even back in the day the intended use was not entirely clear. This is from the 1905 Rayles Hardware catalogue:
It is the only instance I have seen of it being called a pattern makers saw. I can see that it might be useful in reaching into complicated paterns and moulds with the slender blade.
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PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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7th January 2021, 02:05 PM #19
OK....(Takes a deep breath). Something I had not appreciated with the Disston saw or the Simonds equivalent is the degree of taper on these blades. This is something I was made aware of as the prolific seller and sharpener of vintage saws, Michael Merlo, has such a saw for sale. He has sharpened it as "no set" saw. He points out that the taper is extreme and over a distance of only 2".
I checked my Simonds equivalents and they too have a similar proportion of taper. One of the saws is not set, but the other has a very small degree of set. None of the catalogues I have seen make a reference to "no set," but it does seem ideally suited.
Disston Joiners saw MM.jpg
He has sharpened it with sloped gullets.
Disston Joiners saw.jpg
It sold quite well
Disston Joiners Ebay listing.jpg
We still don't know the intended use, but heaps of conjecture.
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PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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9th January 2021, 03:15 AM #20
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9th January 2021, 10:16 AM #21
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