General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL TABLE, SAW BLADE, AND NUMEROUS FITTINGS AND COMPONENTS. WOODEN SUPPORT ARMS, HAND LEVER, AND OTHER MINOR FITTINGS. ROPE USED AS SPACER FOR SOME FITTINGS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

162.0 cm

Width

85.0 cm

Height

137.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools & equipment-trades

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF SAW USED C. 1875-1910 +

Canada

THIS TYPE OF JOINTER SAW USED IN CANADIAN SAW MILLS DURING PERIOD 1875- 1910 +

Function

USED TO TRIM THE EDGES OF WOODEN SHINGLES, TO MAKE THEM PARALLEL AND SQUARE TO THE THICKER BUTT END OF THE SHINGLE.

Technical

ONE OF SEVERAL SAWS USED IN THE PROCESS OF SHINGLE MAKING. A SHINGLE SAWYER USED THE JOINTER SAW TO TRIM THE EDGES OF EACH ROUGH TAPERED SHINGLE. THE EDGES WERE SAWN PARALLEL AND SQUARE TO THE THICKER BUTT END. PROVISIONALLY GRADED BY THE SAWYER, TRIMMEDSHINGLES WERE GRADED A 2ND TIME WHEN PACKED. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

No markings visible.

Missing

YES, BUT SPECIFIC MISSING PARTS UNKNOWN. From CA of 01/13/2004 by Myles Bailey: Undetermined - Appears mostly complete.

Finish

SAW, INCLUDING SAW BLADE, IS HEAVILY CORRODED AND SOILED. ORIGINAL FINISH IS UNKNOWN.

Decoration

N/A