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<BODY> <P><CENTER><B><FONT SIZE="+4">Vintage Saws Library</FONT></B></CENTER></P> <P><B><FONT SIZE="+4"><IMG SRC="pitsaw.JPG" ALIGN="RIGHT" BORDER="0"></FONT></B>In the winter of 1997, I became an associate editor of the Fine Tool Journal. <A HREF="http://www.finetoolj.com/" TARGET="_blank">The Fine Tool Journal</A> is the only publication that is solely dedicated to the collection, study and use of hand tools. In the past several years, I have written a number of articles about saws, and present them here as a resource.* As I compose new articles, I'll post them here a few months after they go to print. If you don't want to wait, I encourage you to subscribe to the Fine Tool Journal today. In addition, I'll post other interesting saw related information here as I find or compose it. Since these articles are entire pages of scanned text, they will load slowly. Hopefully, you will find them worth the wait. Enjoy!</P> <P>"<A HREF="/library/ftj/winter97/winter97.html">A Good Saw?</A>" Winter Issue, 1997. Discusses what to look for when selecting a vintage saw--a good introduction to the world of hand saws.</P> <P>"<A HREF="/library/ftj/spring97/spring97.html">The How's of Setting Saws</A>" Spring Issue, 1997. Discusses what <I>set</I> is, the tools to use, and how to apply it.</P> <P>"<A HREF="/library/ftj/fall97/fall97.html">What's in a Name?, Part I</A>" Fall Issue, 1997. Defines the various types of hand and back saws and along with their recommended uses.</P> <P>"<A HREF="/library/ftj/winter98/winter98.html">What's in a Name?, Part II</A>" Winter Issue, 1998. Defines the roles and uses of saws that are used to cut curves.</P> <P>"<A HREF="/library/ftj/summer98/summer98.html">Disston-- The Good, The Better, the Best</A>" Summer Issue, 1998. Discusses the various grades of quality in the present in the Disston Hand Saw line.</P> <P>"<A HREF="/library/ftj/spring99/spring99.html">Henry Disston and Sons Redesign the Handsaw</A>" Spring Issue, 1999. Discusses the dramatic changes to the Disston Hand Saw line in the late 1920s.</P> <P>"<A HREF="/library/steam/steam.html">The Monarch Corliss Steam Engine</A>" May 1999. Nothing at all to do with hand saws. Read about this marvel of technology from the 19th Century, sitting in a radiator repair shop lot near Smithville, TX.</P> <P><B><I><FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE="+1">New!</FONT></I></B> "<A HREF="http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/saw_clean/saw_clean.html">How to Clean a Saw</A>" December 2002. Learn how to clean and restore and old saw to usable condition. You asked for it, here it is...only at Vintage Saws.</P> <P>"<A HREF="/library/primer/sharp.html">Saw Filing--A Beginner's Primer</A>" February 2000. Available only here at Vintage Saws! A complete analysis on the tools and techniques needed to file most any saw in your shop.</P> <P>"<A HREF="/library/ftj/fall01/keystone.htm">Keystone Hand Saws</A>" Fall Issue, 2001. Explores Disston's second quality line of hand saws. A quick read with a lot of information.</P> <P>The original directions included with the Stanley 42X Saw Set can be found <A HREF="http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/42x/42x.html">here</A>.</P> <P><B><I><FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE="+1">New!</FONT></I></B> "<A HREF="http://www.vintagesaws.com/library/sawbox/sawbox.html">How to Make a Box to Ship Your Saw </A>" If you can't find a box to ship your saw to me for filing, follow these detailed instructions to make a first class 5 tab box.</P> </html>