bruce d Posted November 25, 2020 Share #1 Posted November 25, 2020 Anyone interested in how the wooden walls were built will know the humble saw must play a part. I was pleasantly surprised to find much of the contents of this work entitled 'Story of the Saw', produced for Spear & Jackson, relates to shipyards. Story of the Saw-compressed.pdf JohnLea, Rik Thistle, davyboy and 7 others 10 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted November 28, 2020 Share #2 Posted November 28, 2020 Bruce: you turn up the most interesting papers! Thank you for this one. bruce d, EricWilliamMarshall and mtaylor 3 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury S Posted November 28, 2020 Share #3 Posted November 28, 2020 This is amazing. Not sure how the "Death by Saw" illustration (p. 19) applies except as a warning for 21st C. saw safety. Maury mtaylor, EricWilliamMarshall and bruce d 3 Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lehmann Posted November 28, 2020 Share #4 Posted November 28, 2020 Spear & Jackson is still around, although they have merged with other companies, as has happened to Disston Saw. They are no longer making the larger saws used in sawmills and ship yards, but they were still applying for patents for insert teeth (Figure 79, page 64) in the 1980's. Several people I worked with did their saw-maker/saw-filer apprenticeship at S&J plant near Vancouver, Canada. mtaylor, bruce d and druxey 3 Quote Bruce Stay Sharp - Stay Safe Judgement comes from experience: experience comes from poor judgement. USS Constitution: Scratch build solid hull 1:96 scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from Aus Posted November 28, 2020 Share #5 Posted November 28, 2020 Thank you for sharing this...very interesting bruce d 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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