This Saw You See....Needs an ID

[mojjax]

It's 7 feet long , very heavy . I put a 2 man crosscut next to it for size comparison . I imagine it was once hooked up to a engine or something ? Any ideas how old or any other info ?

 

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[aa battery]

Thats a big O one

 

[GL]

Imagine a HUGE scroll saw in a mill. Maybe water driven or whatever. Making planks out of logs.

 

[lumbercamp]

You found this? If so what a find. Would it be a drag saw that was hooked up to an engine ?

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I agree with lumbercamp...drag saw

 

[GL]

Wouldn't a drag saw have a free end?

This blade has reinforcements and mounts at both ends like a gangsaw blade.
Heres a modern version.

My 2 cents.

 

[GL]

Did I solve it?

*crossed fingers*

 

[mojjax]

Did I solve it?

*crossed fingers*

Hey GL , I found this pic of "Pit Saws" Watchya think ? Maybe ?

 

[newbob]

It could be used as a guillotine saw. I've seen this used in a rock Corey years ago in Montana to cut boulder's in half.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Yes, I agree it may be a pit saw. 7-8 feet long, one man on top, one man in the pit and teeth cut only in one direction (down).

 

[GL]

Definitely was secured at both ends.
This would have been an expensive thing to lose.

 

[lonesomebob]

Definitely a pit saw, used to rip logs into boards. Bob