Bow saw blade sizes
The middle stretcher may have been sculpted by a previous owner.īelow is a copy of the ‘New Products Leaflet’ of 9/68 showing the re-numbered M2400 These appeared around the 1890s in sizes 10″-22″ as Item #693 and changed to #2402 in 1909. What a Treasure Trove!!īelow is a 10″ London Pattern Boxwood Handled Turning saw. Then comes the Nylon washer and lastly another Brass round freely rotating collar.īelow is a #2400A showing the thick wire in place of the usual twine. The handle has a Brass ring collar, pinned to the handle.
The middle stretcher shows the only MARPLES mark in Black. This is the last style manufactured and it has a white nylon washer in each handle assembly as shown. The short Beechwood tightening arm may be slightly tapered as shown. The frame is again marked on both ends of the middle Beechwood stretcher, with a different MARPLES mark. You can now see that part of that casting contains a round brass plate that forms a contact point between handle and frame. This saw differs from Type 2 in that the handles are not ‘pinned’ in place, but are only joined to the brass blade holders via a brass dowel portion of that casting. It is not a good idea to drill a hang hole in the frame at the point of maximum stress, as you will see here! The short Beechwood tightening arm, through the twine, may be straight sided as shown. The impressed mark is to be found at both ends of the middle Beechwood stretcher on the side frames. The handles do not, at this stage, have brass rings separating them from the frame. The rear pinned handle is an elongated round handle. This is the shape and figure generally seen and it has a small rounded front handle pinned through to the front brass blade holder. The front handle is only slightly shorter than the rear handle. It is doubtful that you will ever come across an example of this early form. The same cut is shown in 1873, but is now first numbered 523. This would be the first issue noted in the 1844 price sheet and shown as being quite fancy in the 1861 catalogue.
The picture now shows both handles as being elongated round. The M2400 ‘Best Beech’ twine strained is the only offering in 10″ and 12″ sizes. The picture also still shows the front handle as being totally rounded, not elongated rounded. They are now only called ‘ BOW SAWS‘ and no wire stretcher option was available, only ‘twine strained’. “īy 1965 the only listing is for #2400 ‘ Best Beech throughout‘ and only available in 10″ and 12″ sizes. Item #2403 and #2403A are shown as being available in 8″-16″ lengths. Item #2400 and #2400A are shown as being available in 8″-24″ lengths. The picture still shows a totally round and short front handle and this was certainly in effect in 1952 as I have a WD↑ 1952 marked example. Listed are #2400 #2400A #2403 and #2403A The listings of #2403 and #2403A are noted as now being made of just ‘Beech’, not of ‘Best Beech’. Only now is the term ‘ Turning and Bow Saws‘ listed. #693 became #2402 and #2402A was the wire stretched variety.īy 1921 the listing of both #2402 and #2402A had been removed. #692 became #2401 , #2401A was the wire stretched variety.
#691 became #2400 , #2400A was the wire stretched variety. At this time the name ‘ Bow Saw‘ was reserved for an Iron Framed ‘Lancashire Style’ hacksaw Item # B1345 for cutting metal.īy 1897 the numbers had changed from #523 to #691 #524 to #692 and #693 being a London Pattern Octagonal Boxwood handle variety.in sizes 10″-22″ The Bow Saw for cutting metal was re-numbered to #1460.Īt this time the Wire stretched Turning Saw is first seen.
The saws are now listed with item #523 and #524….the latter having Boxwood handles. As was usual at this early time, no numbers were associated with the saw. The front handle was introduced as being quite rounded and the rear handle as being elongated Round. They had Boxwood handles and Brass Collars. The 1846 List shows these ‘Turning Saws’ as being available in a Beech wood frame in 1o”-20″sizes and as being quite fancy in their design. These saws were always called ‘ Turning Saws‘ in all MARPLES catalogues up to 1965, when the term ‘ Bow Saws‘ was first shown. Details on this type of saw can also be found in the year by year catalogues under ‘ SAWS‘.