Thanks: 0
Likes: 0
Needs Pictures: 0
Picture(s) thanks: 0
Results 1 to 4 of 4
Thread: Fit for Purpose.
-
6th July 2011, 12:26 AM #1.
- Join Date
- Nov 2008
- Location
- Perth WA
- Age
- 71
- Posts
- 5,650
Fit for Purpose.
I saved these photos a while ago. The saw was up for auction on Ebay. Not your everyday hacksaw. It is a military issue surgeon's saw from the Civil War. Armed with that knowledge, the checkering and the finger hole make sense. Grizzly stuff but still a thing of functional beauty.
BT
-
6th July 2011 12:26 AM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Age
- 2010
- Posts
- Many
-
6th July 2011, 02:13 AM #2
Hi BT,
Every so often a surgeons saw comes up on ebay, that is misidentified as woodworking, one recently was identified as a "butchers bone saw" that was actually a surgeons saw, not that there's a whole lot of difference, some surgeons might object to being called butchers.. their patients might think otherwise.
That Gemrig looks the right type to be genuine civil war, but most surgeons saws that pop up on ebay claiming to be civil war aren't.. if they are the real deal, then they can bring a lot of money just by adding "civil war" to the description.
Good site dealing with the topic is here.. Dating antique surgical bone saws by comparative anatomy
Regards
Ray
PS Grizzly is the bear, (or me before the morning coffee) you might be thinking of "grisly"
-
6th July 2011, 08:27 AM #3.
- Join Date
- Nov 2008
- Location
- Perth WA
- Age
- 71
- Posts
- 5,650
PS Grizzly is the bear, (or me before the morning coffee) you might be thinking of "grisly"
I certainly was thinking grisly and I sure as hell will spell it correctly from here on in. You have me on my toes now Ray.
BT
-
6th July 2011, 09:42 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
- Join Date
- Jul 2006
- Location
- Adelaide
- Posts
- 2,680
Similar Threads
-
Eliza's box with a purpose
By ElizaLeahy in forum WOODTURNING CHALLENGEReplies: 9Last Post: 6th August 2009, 05:45 PM -
Guess this tool's purpose
By Woodwould in forum HAND TOOLS - UNPOWEREDReplies: 3Last Post: 7th April 2009, 06:30 PM -
Machines built for a purpose?
By Robomanic in forum WOODWORK - GENERALReplies: 10Last Post: 23rd September 2008, 11:01 PM -
Tri-purpose box
By Richard0470 in forum BOX MAKINGReplies: 8Last Post: 30th July 2008, 04:10 AM -
Cold Soldering.....On Purpose
By Ivan in Oz in forum MOTOR VEHICLESReplies: 4Last Post: 17th June 2008, 08:29 PM