Dwight

>From my pocket catalog.

The Simonds 371 "Blue Ribbon" is a straight back narrow ship saw

"Made from Simonds saw steel.  Taper ground blade.  Carved applewood
handle. A distinctive high grade saw."

No prices given.

On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Dwight Beebe <dwb1124@g...> wrote:

> Bill, Kirk, and GGs,
>
> Turns out that the Simonds I have is a No. 371, which seems to be one of
> their mid-range saws.  Straight back, apple handle.  Seems to be in decent
> shape, but final derustification will tell. The handle is in nice shape,
> the only apology is a slightly chewed lower horn.  I'll post pics when I've
> finished.  Several of the saws are D-23s, mostly rip, some fine (11 tpi),
> some not so (6 tpi), while one of D-23s is a 12 tpi crosscut (stamped on
> the heel of the blade.)
>
> Regards,
>
> Dwight
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