April 20, 201214 yr  Yet another Mystery saw has arrived.    Two actually, although one is just a "Homeowner " type saw, the other is a BIG mystery as to who made ( and re-made) this saw. start off with a medallion of brass.  Letters on the Medallion : WS & M Co. above a large eagle, and WARRANTED below the eagle.  Kind of a big photo, but as you can see, someone has been drilling some holes.  Not sure IF it was a handle issue, OR ( better yet) a blade issue, as the holes in the plate are kind of buggered up slots. The handle is a nice fit to my hand , thoughBut them big "choppers" are something else. They are 6ppi, according to my tape measure.  Blade length is at 26".   At one time, this MAY have been longer, both at this handle end (heel, and it is cut a bit funny under the handle) and at the "toe" Not a straight cut, and looks like the remains of a nib??   There is just barely an etch, hiding amid all the pits in the steel.   Tried twice with the gun Blue, nada.   A Franckensaw from long ago?  As for that skinny handled HO sawMore knarly teeth, and rivets to hold a thin handle in place.  Hmmm, I have some barn Wood waiting for this guy.... 'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
April 20, 201214 yr Author  Ok, just found a "Wilson Saw & Manufactoring Co.    Not sure what they made in the way of saws, or when.   Half the 'fun" of re-doing these old saws, is finding out who made what saw.  And when.    More Detective work, sheesh....'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
April 20, 201214 yr Author  Of port Huron, Michigan.    In 1907, started to unionize, and label all their saws as "Union Made".      This is a BIG rip saw, no doubt about it.    I wonder what the etch will say IF I ever get it to come back?'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
April 21, 201214 yr They made a good saw back in the old days.I have a ripsaw made by them as well, though mine has a smaller set of teeth. By the looks of your saw it looks as if someone who was not familiar with handsaw construction tried to rebuild the saw by the way the sawnuts were redone on the saw. I wonder if they tried to refile the saw as well and made the teeth a bit too big thereby the reason it has such big teeth at 6 tpi???As far as the stamp on the sawnuts go however, a lot of people date the saw by that date, but it is a bit misleading, the stamp date is actually the patent date for the sawnuts themselves and not the saw itself. I am not sure if the saw makers deliberately did this to age the saw some, or if the sawnuts were such a unique part of the saw, back in a day when handsaws were plentiful, and they needed to patent their sawnuts just to distinguish themselves on the market?
April 21, 201214 yr Author  I think maybe, just maybe, I have enough Sycamore left to make a new handle for this saw.   Might move the medallion to a more "normal" spot, as well.  Re-drill a few holes, and call it good?? Not a "restore" on this one, since someone had already chopped on the plate, more of a re-hab.   That funny looking toe might get a "nose job" as well.   User saw.. 'and may the road raise up to meet ye'
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