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I think its a cool saw
   I would do what our ancestors would have done with no hesitation.
Find me an old saw........... with a thin steel back,........... and a 
busted tote..........
but a good enough blade.

   I have "opened up" many a saw to find mismatched mounting holes inside.
Enough times to tell, its been ordinary practice down through time.

Oh silver solder would hold that crack forevermore. Could do a beautiful 
flowing braze on the right day, (the old stuff with a trace of 
cadmium).  But then you'd have to anneal, harden, temper and tension the 
saw plate.

Its the spine markings and the handle that are genuinely worth saving.
I couldn't see the Smithsonian sniveling over using a better saw plate 
when this one is clearly gone.
      yours Scott

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