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I struck gold today in my answer the curve on the back end of the saw.
Work took me near to a place were they restore and rebuild furniture. A lot is done for the National Trust. A treasure chest of knowledge and a very good canteen.
Yes, it is old, pre 1912. The decoration on the handle, the design of the handle was popular up until the outbreak off WW1. There is no manufacture name on the brass handle hammer fixings or on the blade. But there is a ghost image, but to faint to see. Jd used some acid wipe to see if it could be identified.
The blade may of bean dressed once or twice but never seriously re-sharpened by hand. The teeth are to evenly shaped. Plus until the curve are of a constant depth.
Nor has it bean machine cut to reform the teeth. As it was pointed out to me the blade temper line is constant along the blade.
The curve, a odd design now, but when furniture was hand made, or was repurposed from one use to another the legs were often cut down, notched or cut into half.
The curve of the blade is to allow the end cut to start to mark and gently lead a trough for the blade to cut into as you work a round section of wood.
As we all know, you have paid for the length of the blade so we all use it.
The design of the blade has fallen out fashion with the instruction of new power tools and the loss of crafts men after 1914.
The saw has now got a new home, JD if you ever read this.
Thanks for the time and the history lesson.
I still covert the Drawer lock chisel.
Thank you all who offered advise and their knowledge.
Work took me near to a place were they restore and rebuild furniture. A lot is done for the National Trust. A treasure chest of knowledge and a very good canteen.
Yes, it is old, pre 1912. The decoration on the handle, the design of the handle was popular up until the outbreak off WW1. There is no manufacture name on the brass handle hammer fixings or on the blade. But there is a ghost image, but to faint to see. Jd used some acid wipe to see if it could be identified.
The blade may of bean dressed once or twice but never seriously re-sharpened by hand. The teeth are to evenly shaped. Plus until the curve are of a constant depth.
Nor has it bean machine cut to reform the teeth. As it was pointed out to me the blade temper line is constant along the blade.
The curve, a odd design now, but when furniture was hand made, or was repurposed from one use to another the legs were often cut down, notched or cut into half.
The curve of the blade is to allow the end cut to start to mark and gently lead a trough for the blade to cut into as you work a round section of wood.
As we all know, you have paid for the length of the blade so we all use it.
The design of the blade has fallen out fashion with the instruction of new power tools and the loss of crafts men after 1914.
The saw has now got a new home, JD if you ever read this.
Thanks for the time and the history lesson.
I still covert the Drawer lock chisel.
Thank you all who offered advise and their knowledge.
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