Reply To: Trollhatten No 278 Saw ?
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The saw is probably pretty rare just because their production wasn’t a gnat’s eyelash compared to Disston or Atkins.
That particular handle screams 1950’s or later. Tote grips got big and shaping was done by monkeys running a spindle moulder, not craftsmen.
I think you are right to ditch it and go for an older pattern. TGIAG (two guys in a garage) and Blackburn saw both have extensive pattern libraries to chose from. wexloff and a couple others might also. Just print them out and saw away. You might have to modify the pad if you want to cover up an ill placed bolt hole.
Oh, and don’t be surprised if there are etches on the plate under the handle. They told the guy doing the hammer tensioning how much time the boss wanted him to spend on it. On Disston saws the really good saws got an “X”.
Here are a couple older Stridesurg totes to give you an idea what to shoot for. The “carving“ is a bit different than the US or UK wheat chip carving., but Sandviks was also. Must be a Swedish thing.
The “tunnslipad” on the etch apparently means thin cut. The PÍO supposedly was the top model.
And you got my best guess on the stamps on the reverse. On Disston saws, those marks were PPI and saw length.
The last picture is a museum photo of a stridesburg shift doing hammer tensioning on circular saws. Love that each guy has his height adjustment pad.
- This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by Larry Geib.