Any ideas regarding this unusual saw? Teeth appear to be hand-cut. Possibly used for scoring blocks of ice for breaking into slabs or smaller pieces, or maybe starting grooves in boards, etc. prior to engaging with a larger saw?
Strange saw
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Mintgrun
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It's called a stair saw, or kerfing saw. Here's a video about using them.
Mintgrun
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The blade is installed backwards on yours. It should cut on the push stroke.
Cool tool.
Welcome to the forum/fun.
Cool tool.
Welcome to the forum/fun.
RTM
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In the catalog, blade looks uniformly neutral, maybe slightly push.
On mine, I think the teeth are installed push, but a friend has one with teeth changing in the n middle of the plate, and another with two equal handles on a split plate. In the work world, I’d guess being able to reverse them makes sense.
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