Royal Navy Bone Saw.

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Nice, but odd saw was mine the other day.

A lot of rust.

It would not even cut Naval Shag.

Handle was removed, cleaned up and finished in Clear French polish.

The metal was cleaned up with a wire cup brush on a 4 1/2" grinder.

 

[duke]

Is that a weigh scale behind it on the bench?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Is that a weigh scale behind it on the bench?

It is, yes.

 

[duke]

I have actually used one in my youth!

 

[niall Y]

Nice, but odd saw was mine the other day.

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A lot of rust.



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It would not even cut Naval Shag.


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Handle was removed, cleaned up and finished in Clear French polish.


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The metal was cleaned up with a wire cup brush on a 4 1/2" grinder.



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Snap ! ... I have the same saw that I inherited from my old neighbour. I don't know about it being a "bone saw". Mine I understand to be a junior hacksaw of its day, which I understand to be around about 1900,
The Studley Cabinet has a slightly different one though just as flamboyant in it's design. The only downside to mine is that modern hacksaw blades are difficult to tighten in it as they are fractionally too large