Panel Saw

Date1675-1750

MediumSteel, iron and wood

DimensionsOverall: 23 5/8" Blade: 19 1/2" x 4 3/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1997-106

DescriptionPanel handsaw of classic form with a tapering blade toothed along the bottom edge and a slightly curved back. Closed wooden handle held to the blade with two iron bolts secured by decoratively filed nuts.
Label TextOne of the oldest saws at Colonial Williamsburg, its form is almost identical to the common panel saws sold today. Set with teeth of medium size it was a versatile tool, and could have been used to cut wood both across and with the grain.
ProvenancePhilip Walker Collection. Purchased for Colonial Williamsburg by Don & Anne Wing of The Mechanick's Workbench, from the David Stanley Auction, Leicestershire, England, September 27, 1997. Lot 503.