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Likely the stiffest of your 4' long saw would be the best for one man falling. Check out my video on crosscut falling at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0uv7ZnCC6o

Jim

Dang Jim, that M tooth saw sure is pretty. Yea, I've been away from this site and clicked on this thread for no apparent reason, and I was surprised that I was the original author. I haven't yet cut the board, mainly because I've moved into a house without a shop and my tools and wood are inaccessi...

Looks like it may be in good enough shape to see a logo etch if you look closely. Other then that just looking in old catalogs a guess would be an Atkins numbers 4, 55 or 225, they all seem to be the same shape with just the steel being different. In Simonds number 22 and 324 look similar with 22 be...

The thickness of the teeth on a crescent ground saw are the same full length so there is no advantage to cutting off the ends to get a uniform thickness. The No. 22 is a crescent ground saw. Normally perforated lance tooth saws are thinner, more limber and originally cost less then lance tooth saws....

Sandersdwa, NICE vise! 3 layers of 3/4" plywood per side? How clever for those of us that don't have access to anything but 1-1/2" lumber. Highway Bob Looks like a microllam ( https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/woodproducts/engineered-lumber/microllam-lvl/ ) and at least in the US, they should be availab...

I have seen that the length of saws and the number of starter teeth vary a little with the same nominal length and brand/model. Also the number of starter will vary even more with different lengths of saw (like 5', 6' and 7') of the same brand and model. The spacing of the teeth in the body of the s...

Looks like I can see a notch on the back of the 5' saw near the end. That and the closer spacing of the teeth would indicate that it is a Simonds #520. They are very nice saws and around here the most popular 5' saw in the day.



Jim

This is what John Starling wrote about the funny faced hammer: The hammer on the far right, I found after a lengthy discussion with other saw filers, This hammer is called a hatchet head. It was used in tensioning Black saws and Sash gangs. Black saws are saw plate that have just been forged and the...

I wonder is the Columbia name is an independent store brand. Many hardware stores rebranded common saws with their in house brand.

This is from the 1932 catalog:


Jim

Simonds Webfoot No. 530 I'm guessing that this $15 saw is a Simonds No 530. The tooth pattern is nearly identical to the catalog with the same notch as the very common Simonds 520 saws. It is crescent ground and the gauge thickness is as indicated in the catalog (0.090" thick teeth and 0.065" back s...