Hi, I picked up this saw the other day and would appreciate any help in identifying the purpose for which it was originally intended. The blade is 10 inches long and it has 6ppi. There aren't any makers marks on the blade or on the handle.
Any suggestions appreciated.
+1 what timbertailor said. At 6tpi it seems aggressive for anything for anything other than rock. As a side note, that's the sexiest rock saw I have ever seen.
I'm no expert, but from the handle, and the split nuts in brass, I would guess that it is an old saw and a quality saw. Appears to be an older compass saw that perhaps the blade has been shortened? Just a guess.
Roger
All the sheet rock saw I have used or seen have some kind of point on the end for starting hole or cuts in the field of the sheet. I don't think it's a rock saw.
That handle, if original for that saw, is much too fancy for drywall saw. The teeth are not those of a pruning saw. My guess would be: Someone married an old handle with a drywall saw that had a broken off tip.
Hi, I picked up this saw the other day and would appreciate any help in identifying the purpose for which it was originally intended. The blade is 10 inches long and it has 6ppi. There aren t any makers marks on the blade or on the handle.
Any suggestions appreciated.
- Jim Rowe
Any suggestions…?
I don't know what you have…but the shapeliness of the handle and the split nut fasteners makes me doubt both drywall and pruning.
I'd suggest that you carefully examine the tip/toe of the blade for evidence of filing or grinding. And if you took the handle off the blade you may find some markings or evidence that the handle did or did not originate with that blade.
chuck
As suggested by upchuck I dismantled the saw to check for any clues of earlier work.
It appears that the holes in the blade are designed to fit this handle from the start and there are no makers marks visible - I cleaned the rust off after this shot.
The tip of the blade also does not appear to have been "modified"
No, not the kind we all know, but a hand-held table or bench saw.
I have one, just made by Bob Summerfield, patterned after a vintage model he pictured on the saw thread a couple months ago. I'll post a pic of mine tonight, but think yours is the same, only more sharpenings have taken place and at a lower PPI than would have been traditional.
Http://pricemyitem.com/catalog/3747antiquehcdavisandcompanyhandsaw1.htm Couldn't find my catalogs with HC Davis & Co. But did find this when I looked for HC Davis hand saws online.
Jim Rowe-
I like mysteries…If I don't let them drive me nuts/nuttier.
chuck
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