Creative Woodworks & crafts 2005-03, страница 47

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This looks to be a homemade saw, but notice the big pillow blocks that are made from wood. The screw caps are for placing oil onto the bushing area, ft is well built, but in comparison to other saws of this era T think it was way overkill on the bearing block design.

So that's all we can fit for now. But, as I mentioned earlier, stay tuned to the next, issue of Creative Woodworks to see the rest of my collection (including the oldest saw I own).

Until then, good luck starting your own collections.

As you can see, | they were inexpen-fsivc to make and | would not take I much hard cutting.

Creative Woodworks S Crafts March 2005 • 47

name and the date "1934" has been engraved on the other side. The unusual thing about this saw is that the frame pivots right, al the bottom of the table. You can see that we have the blade at a slight angle now. The arms of the saw and drive pulley all pivot to make angle cuts. Only the table of the saw remains stationary.

quickly became popular in the 1950's. It took a 3" blade and worked OK for some things, but was very hard to control. Plus, it vibrated a lot and your hand would start going numb after using it for a short time.

After this came a line of saws built mainly of wood. Gibbs (the saw in the front) was one of the major players in this model of saws. Beaver (the one in the back) and other brands were also available, but are harder to find now because they did not hold up very well.