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65807 | "D. Screen" <dscreen@h...> | 1999‑07‑31 | Groves and Sons Saw question |
Can you tell me what the USE stands for on my newly acquired R. Groves and Sons sash/tenon saw? Thanks.... Don Allen, TX PS.. Who is still wondering why so many fellow galoots passed up this saw at the SWTCA meet. Guess most of those guys were well over 30 on the saw count...I am only up to 8 or so. |
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65824 | Eric Coyle <ecoyle@c...> | 1999‑08‑01 | re: Groves and Sons Saw question |
Don was wondering....... Can you tell me what the USE stands for on my newly acquired R. Groves and Sons sash/tenon saw? Thanks.... Don Allen, Tx ************************* I just knew I could answer at least one query today..... Robert Groves entered into business with this sons after a falling out with his evil twin, Donald Terwilliger. Being of a somewhat sarcastic nature and bent, Rob couldn't resist a play on words in his touchmark. His brother Don, you see, would have had to put DON T. USE on his saws in order to keep his status in the marketplace. And that is the gospel truth..... Eric in Cowtown |
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65827 | "Brent D. Beach" <ub359@v...> | 1999‑08‑01 | Re: Groves and Sons Saw question |
On Sat, 31 Jul, "D. Screen" wrote: >Can you tell me what the USE stands for on my newly acquired >R. Groves and Sons sash/tenon saw? Have no idea, but while looking at stuff on Groves in a recent thread noticed Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 09:57:06 -0400 From: Erik von Sneidern |
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65833 | "Erik von Sneidern" <enrico@a...> | 1999‑08‑01 | Re: Groves and Sons Saw question |
Howdy, I came to the word "spring" because it's a pretty common descriptor on saws. Spring steel was different for the higher carbon (about 1%-1.5%) content and other elements and compounds in the alloy. It could be tempered to a good hardness for tools while having a quality of elasticity (as opposed to brittleness). This grade of steel was good for carriage springs, hence the name, and top-grade handsaws. The letters USE mean don't let it hang on the wall of a Cracker Barrel restaurant. ; ) snip from Brent Beach: >On Sat, 31 Jul, "D. Screen" wrote: >>Can you tell me what the USE stands for on my newly acquired >>R. Groves and Sons sash/tenon saw? > > >Which seems to imply that the SPRING is added to steel during >tempering, as opposed to indicating that the steel has a >different composiiton. > >Is this a valid inference? |
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