Kurtis Johnson
02-18-2019, 1:50 PM
I was excited that maybe, with it's large plate depth, I could use this saw as a combination carcase and tenon saw, until the budget allows for a couple finer saws. But then, I realized that at .030" the plate gauge is pretty thick and my heart sank. How useable will be this gauge of saw?
I'm not in love with it. You won't hurt my feelings. I can get my money back out of it. The price was right for this saw ($15 plus shipping). It was in very good never-used condition, but was neglected. I restored it.
Saw Specs
- 14" Cincinnati Saw Company economy model by Ohlen-Bishop Company
(Previously George H. Bishop & Co.)
- Circa 1890
- .030" gauge
- 3 7/16" Plate depth
- Filed rip with relaxed rake
- 13 PPI
403830
403831
The following is not necessary for you to read, but I felt like I needed to come to my own defense for not already posessing a joinery saw. I'm a woodworker hobbyist, a near-lifetime dream to create in wood, and I do not use hyperbole when I say I'm very passionate about woodworking and vintage tools.
Currently, my budget is funded only by meager earnings from sales of quality reconditioned vintage and traditional tools. For my own user tools, I've had to be extremely patient in collecting what I've determined I need for a minimal hybrid garage shop. My list is from most fundamental to least, and of course I recognized bench planes top the list ;-).
It's taken 15 years of collecting in earnest to get to this point and I've had to be strategic in planning but opportunistic with every purchase. This means when something a little further down the list suddenly becomes available at the right price, other items get pushed down the list. For example, when the likes of a 1955 Delta 13" planer came up for sale locally, I had to be flexible with my plans even though a power planer was at the bottom of the list.
Therefore, and perhaps ironically to some, this is how joinery saws ended up nearer last on my list. And here we are, today.
I'm not in love with it. You won't hurt my feelings. I can get my money back out of it. The price was right for this saw ($15 plus shipping). It was in very good never-used condition, but was neglected. I restored it.
Saw Specs
- 14" Cincinnati Saw Company economy model by Ohlen-Bishop Company
(Previously George H. Bishop & Co.)
- Circa 1890
- .030" gauge
- 3 7/16" Plate depth
- Filed rip with relaxed rake
- 13 PPI
403830
403831
The following is not necessary for you to read, but I felt like I needed to come to my own defense for not already posessing a joinery saw. I'm a woodworker hobbyist, a near-lifetime dream to create in wood, and I do not use hyperbole when I say I'm very passionate about woodworking and vintage tools.
Currently, my budget is funded only by meager earnings from sales of quality reconditioned vintage and traditional tools. For my own user tools, I've had to be extremely patient in collecting what I've determined I need for a minimal hybrid garage shop. My list is from most fundamental to least, and of course I recognized bench planes top the list ;-).
It's taken 15 years of collecting in earnest to get to this point and I've had to be strategic in planning but opportunistic with every purchase. This means when something a little further down the list suddenly becomes available at the right price, other items get pushed down the list. For example, when the likes of a 1955 Delta 13" planer came up for sale locally, I had to be flexible with my plans even though a power planer was at the bottom of the list.
Therefore, and perhaps ironically to some, this is how joinery saws ended up nearer last on my list. And here we are, today.