Strange, little saw

[bandit571]

When I won a bundle of handsaws back in May of this year.....I put the Butcher saws back into the auction,,,,when I got the rest of the bundle home, and cleaned up...there was a strange saw in the group..
 
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Frame is just a metal rod.    Blade is set onto a pin on each end, and the pin was peened over.   11 ppi is the tooth count.

May try to set and sharpen the blade.....and see about a "infill" in the loop of a handle?    Might be a handy little saw for a tool box?
 
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Doubt IF that blade will come off.

[TraditionalToolworks]

When I won a bundle of handsaws back in May of this year.....I put the Butcher saws back into the auction,,,,when I got the rest of the bundle home, and cleaned up...there was a strange saw in the group..
 

Frame is just a metal rod.    Blade is set onto a pin on each end, and the pin was peened over.   11 ppi is the tooth count.

May try to set and sharpen the blade.....and see about a "infill" in the loop of a handle?    Might be a handy little saw for a tool box?
 

Doubt IF that blade will come off.

bandit,

Fairly common style bow/buck saw. Handy when you go into the bush. Mainly used as a crosscut saw, cutting branches, cutting small trees, etc...good to have when you need to create a bow drill.

There's a modern style of that made called the Boreal 21 that folds up. Google and there's to be a video on it.

You should be able to get replacement blades for it, it looks like a common size. You should be able to flex the frame to get the blade off, but I could be wrong.

EDIT: second look at this, are those pins peened? If so you would need to grind them and re-peen them to replace the blade. However, you have plenty of blade, so why not just get a file and sharpen it up? Is it sharpened x-cut?

Cheers,
Alan

[bandit571]

Hard to tell how it is sharpened , right now.    Blade length is 9" and is 3/4" wide.    Peened over pins. 

When I am allowed to go back down to the shop...I'll see about sharpening it up.    Can't feel any set to the teeth.

[Bill_Houghton]

It's been my impression that at least one of the uses of these saws was in a "boy's tool kit."

[Tony Z]

It's been my impression that at least one of the uses of these saws was in a "boy's tool kit."

When I first looked at the picture, I thought I had seen that saw before. I think Bill may be on to it, seem to recollect a saw like that in a "boy's tool kit".

[Timberwolf]

When I first looked at the picture, I thought I had seen that saw before.  I think Bill may be on to it, seem to recollect a saw like that in a "boy's tool kit".

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Correct....it is a toy kit saw...very common in the forties...

[bandit571]

They still make and sell a version....can be found in the hobby section.    Shaped more like a coping saw.

[bandit571]

Thinking of using a couple pieces of...Cherry.....make a two piece handle.....route out for the rod to sit in.   May glue the two together....may even add a couple brass saw nuts?   Maybe shine the frame up nice and bright.....or would having it blued, be better?

[toolmiser]

I "think" I have one of those also, it might have came with some plumbing "stuff". Mine might have a red handle, although that might have been owner applied. I could see it being very handy in the trades person's tool box.

[bandit571]

The saw came from an Estate Auction of a farmer.     Along with quite a few "normal" saws.    I also sent back into the auction 5 Butcher's Meat Saws, as I had no use for them. 
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Still haven't figured this one out, yet...
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There was this Atkins saw...
 
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A Disston D-8 was in the bundle....that was laying on the wet grass..back in April of this year...Auction was at the end of April....was May before I could get all the rehab work done on these..
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Still haven't done anything to the Craftsman.....
 

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And the DeVille didn't really need much clean up.    All total, about 8 saws..for $20.