What's the purpose

[PJH]

of the fancy cut on the tip of this carpenter saw?

This old saw belonged to my father in law. I don't remember it ever being sharp enough to use. It hangs on a nail, waiting for a future generation to throw it away.

 

[Phil Tibbetts]

To mark the spot where you want to make a cut and help keep the saw from moving sideways when you start the cut.

 

[sms]

Saws can be sharpened. I've set teeth and sharpened saws. Lumber yards usually have a place they can send saws and blades.

 

[4wdtom]

Agree with you Phil, to make starting a cut easier.

 

[flembo]

So you place the saw on the wood upside down and push the little knub against the edge where the cut needs to be to make a mark. Is that correct?

 

[Stephen Newell]

I've always called that a nib. It was there for cutting thick pieces of wood to clear any dust or splinters out of the cut to keep the saw from binding.

 

[mrslesq]

Dad built a new corn crib in 1969. The first thing he did was sharpen all the hand saws. He did 3 and let my older brother and I sharpen the last one. You can sharpen a saw all day, but if you don't set the teeth too you are wasting your time. We could saw a pine 2 x 4 in 2 and 1/2 strokes.

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 17:27:11 09/23/22) Dad built a new corn crib in 1969. The first thing he did was sharpen all the hand saws. He did 3 and let my older brother and I sharpen the last one. You can sharpen a saw all day, but if you don't set the teeth too you are wasting your time. We could saw a pine 2 x 4 in 2 and 1/2 strokes.
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oof looks like proof that the corrugated tin has better galvanize on one side than on the other.