Bow saw
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, String, Wood
Measurements
600 x 19 mm; 650 mm (Length)
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 553217
Summary
Bow saw - A simple saw where a forestry blade with different sized and angled teeth sits between two wooden bars, one being longer to act as a handle. Above the blade is a wooden cross section and above this is a twisted string with a bar through to provide the tension to the blade.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.