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Title: old saw blade... 1800's?
Post by: JoshandLila on November 10, 2011, 05:53:28 PM

Hi everybody! I bought this earlier in the summer for $15 and recently saw a more modern version sell on ebay for over $150!! The teeth on mine look like an old 1800's two man saw I have so Im guessing on the age. was hoping someone could tell me how old this is and how lucky I got for $15  ;D measures 29" across. Thanks!!

Title: Re: old saw blade... 1800's?
Post by: Rauville on November 10, 2011, 08:29:16 PM

Looks like the size of an old buzz saw blade. I think most of the newer ones have "insert teeth" that can be replaced.

(http://www.vinsonfarm.net/photos/Steve_Brice_buzzsaw_Portland06.jpg)

I wonder if anyone today is still capable of using a doghead hammer to "tension" a circular saw blade?

Title: Re: old saw blade... 1800's?
Post by: jondar on November 11, 2011, 07:59:32 AM

As a kid I worked on a sawmill in SE Kansas.  And yes, the blade had removable teeth.  IIRC a little over 2" long.  A lot of the old saws are used by amateur and semi-professional cutlers to grind knife blades from.

Title: Re: old saw blade... 1800's?
Post by: CuriousCollector on November 11, 2011, 12:26:56 PM

Around these parts, people paint landscapes on old saw blades. 

Here's an example:
http://www.paintedsawblades.com/id12.html (http://www.paintedsawblades.com/id12.html)
These are a bit "black velvet Elvis", but at area crafts shows, local artists do some good work on these.  And yes, I've seen them on very large blades as well.

Title: Re: old saw blade... 1800's?
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on November 11, 2011, 01:12:55 PM

(http://fineartamerica.com/images-stretched-canvas/black/break/images-medium/77-silent-film-still-granger.jpg)

Title: Re: old saw blade... 1800's?
Post by: mart on November 11, 2011, 01:18:15 PM

I have one in my garage now that I have been planning to paint a western scene on for the last 3 or 4 years that is about the same size !!  I think mine came from a one man gas powered sawmill !! You can also find sawmills that attach to the PTO of a tractor !! Mine does not have detachable teeth !! The teeth and their depth and shape depend on what you are trying to cut !! Yours would be for a rough cut I think !! The shallower the teeth the finer the cut !!

Title: Re: old saw blade... 1800's?
Post by: snowflake on November 11, 2011, 06:10:43 PM

These are monsters! I have never seen them this size!

Title: Re: old saw blade... 1800's?
Post by: JoshandLila on November 13, 2011, 09:07:08 AM

thanks for the pics everybody, and the info :)  do ya think $150 would be a fair asking price? heres the one I saw sell on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/220884661121?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Title: Re: old saw blade... 1800's?
Post by: mart on November 13, 2011, 02:25:11 PM

I don`t know if I would put that much on it !!  Thats kind of like starting at the top !! Check this one,, its larger and in great condition !!http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-Buzzsaw-Wood-Cutting-Buzz-Saw-Blade-34-1-2-/230697604991?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D220884661121%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4172975737443375777. !!