Thread: The Simonds Saw Story

Paul

good luck in your effort to have an example of each saw from the Simonds catalogue

I thought about doing the same with Disston but gave that idea away when I noticed
the lack of variety in my searches (Aust. only)

By the way with all these new arrivals you'd be due for another shipping container
to house them all????

Graham.

Originally Posted by macg

By the way with all these new arrivals you'd be due for another shipping container
to house them all????

Graham.

To be a saw collector in this household you have to have the skin off a Rhino to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune. To endure a cutting tongue honed on a Japanese water stone you need the added protection of kevlar underwear. Another container might be the straw that broke the camel's back. Another container dedicated to handsaws and I would have to sleep with my eyes open!

Actually, it is not really a problem for storage providing I am content with the saws residing in a crate. My very improvised crates made from old softwood pallets can hold about twenty five saws. The dowel pegs on the wall hold eight to ten saws.The problem arises if I wish to display the saws. There is only so much wall space and to date I have only a single saw till, which accommodates, I think, forty six Simonds saws. Actually, make that forty seven as I added this little fellah on the front just recently.

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A friend picked it up on his travels around the second hand shops. It says: "Wee Folks."

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For the technically minded it has an 8 1/2" sawplate and is 11ppi and is sufficiently sharp so tht it can be given to children to play with! The handle casting is aluminium and seems to have spread under the mould. I will try to cut it off. No, I don't think it is a Simonds.



Regards
Paul

G’day Paul, my presence has been has been very hit and miss of late with work and life issues ...l some may say miss and miss lol. Thoroughly enjoyed the catch up read and yet to get through your new thread in full.

The warranted superior with an eagle ... are you saying they are a Simonds saw? I think I have one or two and one may have a similar medalian as the skinny one a few posts up.

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

G’day Paul, my presence has been has been very hit and miss of late with work and life issues ...l some may say miss and miss lol. Thoroughly enjoyed the catch up read and yet to get through your new thread in full.

The warranted superior with an eagle ... are you saying they are a Simonds saw? I think I have one or two and one may have a similar medalian as the skinny one a few posts up.

Thanks Dave

I didn't think I had seen your presence quite so much of late. I hope you get things sorted.

Most of the saw manufacturers used the warranted superior medallion,mainly for their secondary lines. However it took many forms with the only common factor being the words "Warranted Superior." The British saws featured some sort crown or other hierarchy symbol. Disston made saws usually had the keystone symbol. I can always eliminate those fairly quickly but although Simonds medallion featured an eagle, it was not exclusive to them.

This is some information by a one time Forum member Andy (Brital):

Saw Talk #30: Warranted Superior Medallions - by Brit @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community

There is another very good reference on medallions which I think is available through Ray Gardiner's Backsaw.net

Regards
Paul

Paul

an 'easy' way to obtain another 'storage container' is to first supply your sharp tongued arrow tosser with an emporium of their own that they can utilise to 'their needs'
it will then be hard to deny you your requirements.

Graham

Paul

There are plenty of ways to store saws which you, others and I have used, but the one that I have found that;

A: does not take up a lot of space with the actual containment devise

B: is very quick and simple to make up using little in the way of materials

C: can utilise other wise empty void space

D: allows access to each saw without having to move its neighbour

E: not only stores the saws but allows them to all be seen or 'displayed'

so what is this magic devise, well it's a bit like a butchers hook.

Graham.

Graham

That's an excellent method and I can incorporate that quite easily. I will do it as soon as my existing storage arrangements run out or I want to "display" more saws. What is the red cord that I can see in the first pic

1. Trip cord
2. Alarm cord for early warning of theft
3. Light switch



Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by macg

Paul

an 'easy' way to obtain another 'storage container' is to first supply your sharp tongued arrow tosser with an emporium of their own that they can utilise to 'their needs'
it will then be hard to deny you your requirements.

Graham

I am only allowed the leeway I have because of this:

The studio

Without the studio I think I would be fertiliser.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

I am only allowed the leeway I have because of this:

The studio

Without the studio I think I would be fertiliser.

Regards
Paul

Funny I have the same picture,
And have been privileged, on more than once to see behind the great door.

Proving you should not judge a book by its cover.

Cheers Matt,

Paul

well bugger me, you've already got the 'practise' unit done and under your belt, I'm sure it wont be hard to convince someone that they could do with more studio space
and then come home with two containers because 'they were on 'special or half price'.

There is a sheet that gets pegged to the red cord as a back drop when I photograph tool items so all the junk in the back ground does not distract from the subject.

Nice job you did on the 'studio/guest room'

Graham.

Originally Posted by macg

Paul

well bugger me, you've already got the 'practise' unit done and under your belt, I'm sure it wont be hard to convince someone that they could do with more studio space
and then come home with two containers because 'they were on 'special or half price'.

There is a sheet that gets pegged to the red cord as a back drop when I photograph tool items so all the junk in the back ground does not distract from the subject.

Nice job you did on the 'studio/guest room'

Graham.

Immmmm [emoji849]
I think Paul is playing games here Graham,
Not all is what it seems, I personally know categorically that front door is in Victoria,

Cheers Matt,

Originally Posted by macg

I'm sure it wont be hard to convince someone that they could do with more studio space
and then come home with two containers because 'they were on 'special or half price'.

Graham.

Funny thing is, and you will never believe this , when I first mooted the idea of a studio I suggested a 40' container and I was bludgeoned with comments of "we don't want something like that in the yard!" Of course SWMBO had filled the studio to bursting point inside of the first week of occupancy and now concedes or rather suggests that "looking back on it we should have gone with my (her!) first thoughts of a 40' as the existing premises have been quickly outgrown." I probably should have let the topic alone at that point as my comment that we could have a fold up bed at each end were not received with the enthusiasm I had anticipated .

Cost wise a 40' container is less than half as much again as a 20', although transportation costs would be higher requiring a dedicated container truck with side lift or a standard truck with the additional hire of a crane. We are fortunate in having a sizeable yard and the four containers, including the studio, go almost unnoticed, particularly at night time.

Regards
Paul

How often has somebody commented on how time gets away.

This is the followup to a post I first made on 7 Aug 2016! (#153 on p11). I have given details because it took me ages to track it down and I knew what I was looking for. I was re-handling four Simonds No.5 saws and as I mentioned at the time this is quite a favourite on mine. One saw is now in my user collection and with the other three two were completed back in 2016, but the third, a 28' 5 1/2ppi rip saw had to be completely re-toothed. I jointed it down until there was just the barest hint of a groove as this gave me the tooth guide and coped with the complete absense of two teeth.

I had not even done a quarter (more like one eighth) of the filing when other projects took over and it was forgotten. When I returned to some filing for the Kenyon saws I realised that the rip No.5 was still waiting patiently and that if I wanted to put some saws up for sale in time for Xmas I would have to get the act together.

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In the company of it's mates. One of the saws is labeled as 11ppi, but unfortunately it is 9ppi. A little bit too close to the other crosscut at 8ppi:

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Regards
Paul

Beautiful looking specimens


Dave TTC
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