I have a wonderful little saw frame forged out in steel, perhaps
100years ago. The steel frame is half round in section for rigidity,
is shaped into a rectangular section which is the slide allowing me
to adjust the position of the handle so I can use short or broken
blades. The slide is terminated with a turned brass stop. The box
wood handle has a nice brass ferrule to hold it together where it
has been forced onto the tang. The tool maker has completed the
frame with a flourish by forging a little scroll at the front. Its
light rigid and the years of battering in my workshop has added to
its charm. The work my little saw frame has done, Piercing out the
whole of the Open University coat of arms in Titanium for the OU’s
mace when I was involved in making it in 1969/70. Piercing tiny
intricate designs for pendants and rings sometimes necessitating
using short saw blades. Perhaps I should make some replica’s of my
little saw frame.
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