Offered is an antique unmarked saw set featuring a unique and uncommon pattern. Saw sets were essential tools for maintaining hand saws, allowing woodworkers and tradesmen to properly adjust the set of the teeth for efficient cutting performance.

By bending alternating teeth slightly outward, a saw set created the kerf necessary to prevent the saw blade from binding in the cut. These tools were widely used by carpenters, cabinetmakers, saw filers, farmers, and craftsmen who relied on hand saws as a primary means of cutting wood.

This example features a distinctive design that differs from more commonly encountered saw sets, making it an appealing piece for collectors of unusual woodworking tools and patented tool designs. Even when unmarked, unique saw sets often reflect the ingenuity and experimentation that characterized the golden age of American hand tool manufacturing.

Overall in good condition with a heavy patina. Marked and an unusual style I’ve yet to see.

- 4oz

- 5 3/8” long

Tool Details:

* Maker: Unmarked

* Type: Saw set

* Unique pattern and design

* Hand-operated saw maintenance tool

* Metal construction

* Woodworking and saw filing accessory

What It Was Used For:

* Setting hand saw teeth

* Maintaining cutting performance

* Saw sharpening and repair work

* Woodworking and carpentry applications

Ideal For:

* Antique tool collectors

* Saw sharpening enthusiasts

* Woodworking tool collections

* Patented and unusual tool collectors

* Workshop and display collections

**All items ship within 4 days of payment.

**I am happy to combine shipping on multiple orders. You will have a 14 day window on live auctions to combine orders.

** After 19 days, if no payment is received, your order will be cancelled and the item(s) will be re-listed.

**Most items have been disassembled, cleaned and often-times de-rusted by me. I will not sharpen or tune edges on the tools up for auction.

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