tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743847827965835115.post2009741018473456241..comments2023-06-26T03:54:57.083-07:00Comments on The Joiner's Apprentice: What is this?upriverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16831787533348044017noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743847827965835115.post-55985154211086090832011-11-22T17:58:10.354-08:002011-11-22T17:58:10.354-08:00Thank you both for the info. Greg, the toe does n...Thank you both for the info. Greg, the toe does not look to have been cut. I will attempt sharpening it someday, and see if it does perform ok as a "table saw". The teeth are not at all fine like a hacksaw, so I am guessing it is not a "nail saw".<br /><br />Thanks!upriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831787533348044017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743847827965835115.post-49223487406144321372011-11-22T15:30:47.736-08:002011-11-22T15:30:47.736-08:00The handle profile is very similar to that commonl...The handle profile is very similar to that commonly used on a compass saw. It is hard to tell from the photo if that is the original "toe" of the blade. Compass saws went right down to less than 1/2 inch wide at the toe, but it was not unusual to find one which has snaped off during it's life. The owner may have reshaped it after a break. <br />Alternatively, it is possibly the less common Table Saw, so named as it was made for cutting curves on table tops. The narrow blades on compass saws and table saws enabled them to cut around curves. If it was a pruning saw, it would have much courser teeth I and probably of a different profile. As a tabel saw or compass saw, it is worth sharpenning and using. Very handy, and a valuable addition to your tool box!<br />Hope that helps,<br />Greg. <br />www.gregdmiller.blogspot.comGreg Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987739467323140085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743847827965835115.post-64580640859750868472011-11-21T14:34:52.797-08:002011-11-21T14:34:52.797-08:00If the saw plate is fairly stiff, I think this is ...If the saw plate is fairly stiff, I think this is a "nail saw" meant for carpenters to use for cutting through nails. I have one almost identical, but the teeth are very fine like a hack saw.Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739076076809072498noreply@blogger.com