Stew Denton
10-30-2016, 10:11 PM
Hi All,
My understanding is that the older back saws, the dovetail saws and the carcass saws, had very thin plates, Christopher Schwarz writes about a thickness of 0.020." Did the manufactures go to thicker plates later on, or if you buy a dovetail saw from the 50s or 60s do you still get a thin plate of proper hardness?
What about the modern saws? Are the saws from some of the old name makers that are still in business, selling junk, or are the plates still good, even though they have plastic handles, etc.?
Thanks and regards,
Stew
My understanding is that the older back saws, the dovetail saws and the carcass saws, had very thin plates, Christopher Schwarz writes about a thickness of 0.020." Did the manufactures go to thicker plates later on, or if you buy a dovetail saw from the 50s or 60s do you still get a thin plate of proper hardness?
What about the modern saws? Are the saws from some of the old name makers that are still in business, selling junk, or are the plates still good, even though they have plastic handles, etc.?
Thanks and regards,
Stew