Notes:
- Named "BUTCH" on sheath
- Says "Sharp JUN xx" and "FEB 17" on sheath. xx = unreadable.
- Tip of teeth broken off at: 18", 29 1/2", 49 1/2" and 59 1/2" from end.
- 1 Full tooth broken off on far end.
- Rakers are incorrectly filed and will result in chips being pushed into the wood, instead of scraped out.
This saw was sent to DBC in June 2006. Her comments indicate that this may be a 7 foot, Simonds with Lance teeth and concenteric taper. Additionally she said that "20% of the teeth cracked and soft metal hammered". Thend she added that "Butch couldn't be set - teeth cracked". Since then someone attempted to set the teeth and broke off the tips of 4 of them.
DBC's email about this saw:
Dolly B. Chapman Sat, Jun 10, 2006 at 10:05 PM
Reply-To: "Dolly B. Chapman"
To: "Hamilton, Eric"
Hi Eric,
I'll be shipping Butch back on Monday. I shaped and swaged the rakers and
pointed up the teeth, but filing revealed hairline cracks in about 20% of
the teeth so I could not 'set' the teeth (that would have been the last
step in the process.) The current set is about .013" . This saw should be
set at .020" for best operating, however, it should work pretty well in
dry wood, if the sawyers are pulling absolutely straight and diesel or
other good lube is used.
This saw has had an interesting life. The metal is much softer than I
would normally find on this model saw (probably a Simonds #520.) I also
noted that it has been hammered on. You can see regular shiny spots along
the whole length of it where cleaning and or sawing has polished off the
convexities left by hammer blows. This would make me think that it may
have been heated by a torch or fire, and then hammered to re-tension or
straighten it. Because this saw has so many little ripples and
convexities -- more than I could straighten out -- it would need more set
than I would give a perfectly flat saw. At some point, when the metal was
hard, someone may have tried to set the teeth improperly and caused the
hairline cracking in the teeth. If you look at the teeth in good
lighting, you will see the cracks on many of them. They may not break
with use, but they would certainly break if I tried to set them. I only
spent 2 1/4 hours on the saw. I'll send an invoice separately in an
envelope.