Ahem,

Dear Galoots,

Never mind the width - check out the quality.

There are a number of artisans subscribing to this listwho create, by
hand, their own tools, with their own stampof individuality. They are
well know and need not be named.

Their work, albeit a works of art in their own right, because of their
hand made nature, are rarely duplicate-able precisely andare thus simple
to distinguish one from its brother, as distinctfrom machine
manufactured tools - intricate as they may be.

The nibs exposed on the saw in question - to me anyways - shows a
rudimentary one off filing of a perfectly good blade intowhat some-one
now represents as something special.Something which in my mind is what
it is, nothing morethan ornamental, and not very good at that.=C2=A0 My
conclusion is derived from the quality of the filing, andthe poor
uniformity of the dual nibs and landing to the toeleaves me thinking
that it just as well may have been painted to realise the same value.

The niggling question is: By Whom, When and Why?

Is there any proof that it was in fact a factory issue?

PeterH in Perth

p.s. A challenge to our artisan list dwellers: Enhance an otherwise
     perfectly good sawblade ofgood or dubious pedigree and provenance.
     Suggestions: Embellish the blade with artistic holes - swirly,
     slanted,tear shaped. Grind caricatures such as dolphins,
     humpbackwhale or grissly bear where otherwise the nibs might
     be.Grind hooked nibs which "would" allow a cord to hang from it.
     Never mind past history, Create the new! Show you stuff!

What say ye! The gauntlet is down!

:^)

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'Can o' nibs'. Wish I'd thought of that. Congrudgulations.

Mick Dowling Melbourne Member, Hand Tool Preservation Association of
Australia Inc.

> <spacelysprocket@b...> wrote:
>> Frank
>>>> Twice as decorative. Thought this subject might get a few nibbles.
>>>> Mick Dowling
>> Melbourne Member, Hand Tool Preservation Association of
>> Australia Inc.
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