show us your vintage hand saws

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

If you can find one, I use:
James Neil Saw file and holder, after setting the teeth with a Stanly Teeth setting tool.

 

[Ton-up]

This nice old thing was in my Dads shed. 24" blade.
No name I can see. Whats the reasoning behind the shape on the top of the end, decoration?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

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This nice old thing was in my Dads shed. 24" blade.
No name I can see. Whats the reasoning behind the shape on the top of the end, decoration?

Nice timber saw.

The decoration?
two main camps on that.
Decoration and that's it.

Or.

It aids grip with sweaty hands.