Welcome to Vintage Tools Melbourne! Antique hand tools – Premium Quality saw #329. Up for sale is an amazing rare & genuine G&T. GRAY of Sheffield SQUARE & RULE crosscut hand saw, with brass square plates on the handle & a ruler etched along the back edge of the saw. A full sized 26 / 665mm hand saw, it’s freshly hand sharpened to 15° of rake & 25° of fleam, a gently graduated crosscut of 7ppi at the toe & 6ppi at the heel. George & Thomas Gray were making saws in Sheffield from 1849 up until 1929, comparing the blade stamp & style with known examples date this saw to 1870 or thereabouts. We tend to think of integrated ruler & square saws as a modern invention, but the original patent for a ruler & square saw in the USA was granted to Jackson Gorham back in 1856. This saw is for the woodworker that is happy to work unplugged, you’ll know what I mean when you read this, it’s like fast food vs slow food, it’s getting back to the heart of woodworking & using your hands, not flicking a switch. Overall length – 77cm. This saw is in authentic vintage condition, wear and tear consistent with age and use, it’s sharp & straight, the plate has a lot of old pecking hammer marks across it, the handle has an age check in front of the lowest fixing on the front face & a carefully done repair to the underside of the top horn, it’s a very very uncommon saw, wickedly sharp & ready to go to work in the unplugged workshop. Please check the photos as they are part of the description. All of our items are genuine vintage – that means they have been used, and have the normal wear and tear associated with a genuine vintage item. Please PAY for your item or contact me within 3 DAYS. More vintage tools available at. & vintage /mid-century /retro household items at. I’m using RECYCLED packing materials as much as possible to help the environment. ADDITIONAL INFO FOR INTERNATIONAL POST. The item “PREMIUM Quality SHARP! Antique G&T GRAY RULER SAW Old Vintage Handsaw Tool #329″ is in sale since Sunday, April 1, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectables\Tools, Hardware, Locks\Saws”. The seller is “vintage-tools-melbourne” and is located in Vintage Tool Shop, High st, Northcote. This item can be shipped to Australia, North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, New Zealand.
- MPN: Does not apply
- Material: Best Cast Steel, Beech, Brass
- Brand: G&T.Gray Sheffield
- Era: 1800s