A Tenon Saw
is a traditional saw with a blade of between 10" - 16" in length that
has a solid spine, usually and traditionally with a steel or brass
spine.
In general Tenon Saws are used for more precise cuts such as those
needed in making joints, as such it is a well suited saw for joiners
and furniture makers, as well as hobbyists.
Tenon Saws in particular are commonly used for smaller work such as cutting
shoulders and mitres.
The blade on a tenon saw is traditionally thinner than hand-saw blades,
they typically have between 10 - 14 teeth per inch (TPI).
The teeth on a tenon saw can be configured to be:
Or they can be a hybrid of the two called a 'Universal' tooth; these tend to be seen on some plastic handle saws.
The spine on a tenon saw is there to give the blade strength and rigidity,
it also gives the blade weight and balance.
The spine also became a prime place of advertisement with manufacturers
stamping their name on the front of the spine often along with other
details such as town/city or/and country of manufacture.
Advertisement is also usually etched on the blade, some of which are/have
been very artisitic. This etching often gives extra details beyond
what is stamped on the spine including a company logo and sometimes
a company slogan.
A tenon saw tradionally had and still often has a wooden handle which
is usually of closed handle design. The wooden handle was/is secured
to the blade with the use of usually three brass (sometimes steel)
button nuts or split-nuts. Often, particularly with old tenon saws
and top quality new tenon saws, they have a brass medallion advertising
the company / company logo.
There are a number of lower-cost tenon saws on the market today which
have plastic handles.
The new traditional tenon saw maker, Thomas Flinn of Sheffield, offer
a range of tenon saws in a series of old brand styles. They offer the
tenon saws with the traditional crosscut teeth and also offer the tenon
saw with rip saw teeth.
There have been a number of tenon saw makers in the past, with a few present makers. Below are a list of a few well known tenon saw manufacturers:
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