Pit Saw (Small)
Object/Artifact
Early American Pit Saw-Late 18 Century or early 19th Century hand made from mortised quarter-sawn oak, hand cut steel saw blade and made-do repair on one of the mortised connections-rat tail wrought iron screw nut to tighten the blade. Maker branded "CD" on all four corners. This saw was used to end cut boards out of a log, using a pit below the log to allow the sawing motion. Often, the saw only started the cut for rough lumber which was then finished with wedges and sledge hammer. Similar saws with much thinner blades were used to cut veneer.
2016.24.12
1835 Logging and Lumbering
Slusar, Vern
Saw, Pit
Saw, Frame
Saw, Woodworking
Woodworking T&E
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials
Excellent
Museum quality
Pier Cove 1839-
12/04/2020
04/01/2024