Beech handled notched saw set
by W Marples & Sons Ltd, Sheffield, England.
Circa 1960-1973
Width 8 7/8" (22.5cm)
Height 1 3/8" (3.5cm)
Depth 1 3/8" (3.5cm)
Used to set the teeth of hand saws by fitting the appropriate notch over every other tooth. Then pressing down on the handle to set 'bend' the tooth. The process is then repeated on every other alternative tooth fron the other side of the saw. The method very much relies on the skill of the operator, so some sets do come with a brass gauge.
William Marples was one of several ‘Marples’ in Sheffield manufacturing joiners tools in the 1840s. Know for their brass inlaid rosewood & ebony braces, boxwood spokeshaves, beech planes, gauges and squares. The company is in family hands and still based in Sheffield.
Beech wood handle, with seven notched steel, from guage 14 to 20 W.G. and marked W Marples & Sons, Sheffield, England.
Has been lightly cleaned to keep the original patina.
Aged related wear.
All items where appropriate will be sent well packaged, tracked and insured.
Where possible we will combine purchases for shipping. Total weigh approx. 0.13Kg.
