I'm thinking the nibs make perfect hold down attachments using cord or
string to fasten it inside some traveling carpenters tool box to keep
the teeth from getting banged around on less than perfect roads. The
cuts in upper portion of handle are used to tie down the opposite end.
Just a guess though.

=A0 Van Hudson 706-318-4167



________________________________
 From: William Ghio <bghio@m...> To: Wesley Groot
 <wesg@g...ootapalooza.org>
Cc: Galoots <oldtools@r...> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:30 PM
    Subject: Re: [OldTools] When one nib isn't enough.


On Jun 28, 2012, at 3:36 PM, Wesley Groot wrote:

> Why? I still believe that the nib was used to help locate the blade in
> a jig during some point in the manufacturing process. Two nibs might
> be handy if you want to locate the saw an inch fore or aft? Just a
> guess. What do you other people think the nib is for? Duck. Run. Hide.

I found this saw hanging as a decoration in an Olive Oil sales room at
an Italian farm. I took the pic because I thot it offered definitive
proof of the function of a saw nib, and it certainly was not
registration in a jig.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77280442@N.../7462745228/in/set-
72157630332671258/

Bill
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