Wood Handle Rip Saws

These are three early wood handled saws probably made between 1940’s and 1960’s

These pieces look awesome hung in the home or your workshop with a nice worn patina from years of use. Wood worm in the handles adds to this look but has been treated to avoid any spread.

Early European saws were made from a heated sheet of iron or steel, produced by flattening by several men simultaneously hammering on an anvil. After cooling, the teeth were punched out one at a time with a die. This gave way to mechanisation in the 19th century but there are still a few artisan craftspeople making saws the old fashioned way!