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Snips... ;-)
Grandfather's Saw... It looks like a 12" backsaw, useful for a long of different work. It was manufactured with the intent of sawing wood! ;-) The actual use could vary, depending on the teeth. And those teeth appear to be filed like that intentionally, hard to tell if it's rip or crosscut. Like everything else, saws require a quiver to cover most projects. Luckily there are really only rip or crosscut for backsaws, but to be useful it's handy to have more than one size. As an example, a 10" backsaw typically has about 2 1/2" of blade depth, pretty difficult to cut a tenon or dovetail in a 3" piece of stock...likewise, if you were working on smaller joinery, it is entirely possible you would feel more comfortable with a shorter blade, such as a 8" or 10" blades, and you might want it a bit thinner kerf as well. From my perspective, you need a rip and a crosscut of more than one size, but if you only had to pick one, a fine tooth rip could do most work and won't tear up the fibers too bad if you use it for crosscut. A rip is also the most sought these days in a joinery saw as it is used for dovetails and tenon cheeks. You could use a fine tooth rip for the tenon shoulders (requires crosscut in most cases though, depending on the stock). I personally see saws as being a big importance for joinery, and I've purchased a lot of backsaws to assemble a decent quiver. Until sharpened and tuned up, most all saws are not very useful (probably yours included). That saw needs to be jointed, shaped, and sharpened, to turn it back into a real tool. Seeing it was your Grandfather's saw, do the work, tune it up and get it right, and use it. Your Grandfather would be proud of you. Alan DuBoff |
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