What kind of saw is this?

[Al Navas]

I wonder if anyone know what this saw is? I told Sandy I thought it was a pizza cutter... :crazy:

Poking around on the Internet, Sandy came upon the following saw at the Goodwill auction site:

http://sandal-woodsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Goodwill-saw.png

I hope you can still see the image at the following link: http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewitem.asp?ItemID=5221062


My thanks to all.


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[ROY DICK]

Al,
Looks like a pizza cutter to me, or veggie chopper. I'll have a slice please.

Roy

[Al Navas]

Hmmm... I agree! But the Disston part is puzzling... :eek:


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[Jeff Wittrock]

I don't know my saws too well, but my guess is that a once normal saw found its way into the hands of an industrious pizza shop owner. Poor thing :(.

[Tristan Raymond]

Home made ulu?

[Phillip Pattee]

I think its a home made flooring saw, or possibly one made to cutting inlays.

[Jim Rimmer]

Maybe a modified flooring saw?
http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/gallery/d18saw.jpg

[harry strasil]

it doesn't appear to have any teeth, I think someone modified a hand saw for a special purpose. saws with teeth and a rounded edge similar to the one in the picture, could be a rabbett saw, a surgeons saw for removing casts, most people would not have strong enough wrists to use it as a floor saw.

[Jim Koepke]

As Harry says, no teeth. It doesn't look like an original Disston handle either.

Most likely a creatively made chopper of some kind.

jim

[Dan Andrews]

I'm with Tristan on this. An ulu. Used by Eskimos for skinning and many other things. Definately homemade. If they get thirty bucks for it, I will be turing most of my saws into ulus.

[Alan DuBoff]

This looks like someone made their own head knife, sometimes referred to as a rounding knife, or a round head knife.

Is used for cutting and skiving leather.

https://www.siegelofca.com/prodimages/%7B15EA2E8E-790F-478B-A0C5-A5F755F12449%7D_TL70-large.jpg

[Bob Smalser]

I told Sandy I thought it was a pizza cutter... :crazy:


Not crazy at all.

My local pizza shop uses the exact same tool to cut dough into measured portions for weighing. An old hand saw was cleaned, ground to fit the bottom of the mixer bowl, sharpened to a mild edge, and kept greased so the dough doesn't stick to it.

[Pat Zabrocki]

In Sandor Nagysczalanczy's book "Tools: Rare and Ingenius", there is a similar tool. Page 204 shows what is described as a Sailmaker's knife that was made from a saw that was past its useful life. I would think a true sailmaker's knife would want more a of point than this one has but still they are similar.
cheers
Pat