old saw or not ??

[leach]

a find i had in a scrap pile i had dug through.
it has a circle with the letter n in it .
and it is heavy 5 to 7 lbs

ok i tried it out on a 12 inch tree trunk wow if it was a dock saw they worked there behinds  off
ok new photo on teeth thanks for all the info you all are great glad to be part of the bunch

                                                                                                                                           LEACH

[john k]

Heavy, iron handle, off hand I'd say it was an ice saw, for harvesting ice from ponds.  The symbol?   

[leach]

Heavy, iron handle, off hand I'd say it was an ice saw, for harvesting ice from ponds.  The symbol?

yes i think your are right i did find it by a old copper mine that had ice houses where they stored big blocks of ice back in the day 1940-1950
                 thank you for the info

                                                    LEACH

[gibsontool]

I would be interested to see the logo you mentioned. I was told years ago that ice saws had far fewer teeth per inch than wood saws, usually 2 or 3 TPI  (if I recall correctly).   Thinking about that metal handle and how fast your gloves would freeze to it makes me think this is more than likely a wood saw. As far as age goes I would think your in the ball park with your estimate. How thick is the blade on your saw? I know that the ice saw I have is way thicker than any hand saws I have.

[leach]

I would be interested to see the logo you mentioned. I was told years ago that ice saws had far fewer teeth per inch than wood saws, usually 2 or 3 TPI  (if I recall correctly).   Thinking about that metal handle and how fast your gloves would freeze to it makes me think this is more than likely a wood saw. As far as age goes I would think your in the ball park with your estimate. How thick is the blade on your saw? I know that the ice saw I have is way thicker than any hand saws I have.

 

yes it very thick 3 teeth per inch 3/16 thick i will post it better tomorrow night ok

[leach]

I would be interested to see the logo you mentioned. I was told years ago that ice saws had far fewer teeth per inch than wood saws, usually 2 or 3 TPI  (if I recall correctly).   Thinking about that metal handle and how fast your gloves would freeze to it makes me think this is more than likely a wood saw. As far as age goes I would think your in the ball park with your estimate. How thick is the blade on your saw? I know that the ice saw I have is way thicker than any hand saws I have.

 

yes it very thick 3 teeth per inch 3/16 thick i will post it better tomorrow night ok

so sorry about that it is 1/8 inch thick i put my mic to it but to the eye i looked thicker .

[dowdstools]

Actually, I believe what you have there is called a docking saw. It was used to quickly cut timbers to length. An ice saw is very similar, but has larger teeth with deeper gullets between the teeth.

Lynn

[Branson]

Actually, I believe what you have there is called a docking saw. It was used to quickly cut timbers to length. An ice saw is very similar, but has larger teeth with deeper gullets between the teeth.

Lynn

I'm with Lynn.  This is a docking saw.  It looks to be shorter than mine, but the handle is identical.