I just finished restoring this handsaw. I got it this summer at a yard sale and it was in pretty rough shape (I didn't get a "before" shot, oops). I straightened the blade, cleaned up a lot of surface rust, leveled and sharpened the teeth, and put some oil and wax finish on the handle. It cuts nicely and feels really good in the hand.
If anyone knows what kind of saw it is specifically, or what its intended uses are, I'd love to hear about it.
@majesty I'm fairly sure that's an old-school rip-cut saw.
Those are for cutting with the grain, as opposed to a crosscut. Rips tend to have uniform teeth (as opposed to staggered), with fairly chisel-like faces.
@dredmorbius @majesty Zooming in on the teeth it seems you may be right - they seem to be filed at 90° to the blade but otoh (judging from the handle size) it is quite a small one - ripping is most often done with a larger saw - for speed.
So i guess it may be a jobbing rip saw for the carpenters toolbag rather than joinery shop work.
Another option is a 'sash saw' a general purpose set for windowmaking.
Never heard of carcase, I'll look it up...
@Coho Carcase, carcass, it's like a larger dovetail saw for crosscutting the pieces used to make a cabinet case or carcase.
I cut down a cheapo stanley miter saw and redid the teeth/made a prettier handle for this one.
@Coho I forgot Tenon saws!
I like the uh classification used by Two Lawyers with their saws: https://two-lawyers-toolworks.blogspot.com/2010/09/schultersage-carcase-saw.html?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=58
No problem at all; they are all Tenon saws to me!
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