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James Pickering
11-20-2012, 6:44 PM
I first saw a Disston No. 4 Back Saw with an 8" blade - just like the one depicted below - for sale in my local hardware shop in 1949. I was struck by how tiny it was but I thought how handy it would be when making small joints and how easily it would fit in my tool box. I wanted to buy it - but couldn't afford it then. Now some 60 years later I finally own one!

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8" blade - 16 tpi - steel back - closed beech handle

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Blade etching and Back stamping enlargement

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Handle medallion

My Disston saw page is at: http://jp29.org/wwdisston.htm

James

Mark Dorman
11-23-2012, 1:11 PM
have you tried it out yet? I don't have anything shorter than 10"

James Pickering
11-23-2012, 5:25 PM
have you tried it out yet? I don't have anything shorter than 10"
No, I haven't Mark, and I do not intend to use it. I will simply cherish it as a tool I greatly admire.

James