Spear And Jackson Saw 88 Review By: I.Ball
Category: Old Hand Saws
Manufacturer: Spear And Jackson
Tool Type: Hand Saw
Model No: 88
This model of Spear And Jackson hand saw number 88 is fitted with a
hardwood handle. The handle has evolved over the years from a traditional
handle design to a streamline shape common to many types of Spear and
Jackson saw.
The handle is secured to the blade with the use of four
solid brass buttons. The buttons are set raised from the handle.
The buttons can be tightened or unscrewed by using a flat head screwdriver
on the reverse side of the handle.
The S&J no.88 was made over the years with different types of handles
including Beech, Rosewood, Tropical Hardwood (1974) and I think Mahogany.
The Rosewood handled version went by the model number P200 'Double Century'.
The saw shown is 25 1/2 inches in length and has 7 teeth per inch (tpi).
There were different lengthed and tpi versions of this saw produced.
The blade is taper ground to ensure clearance in the cut, it also means the teeth
can be set to a lesser set making sawing easier.
In a 1974 Spear & Jackson advert, this saw was advertised as 'The 'Spearior
88' with revolutionary hard-chromed blade'
- 'With the Spearior 88, Spear & Jackson may well have achieved the ultimate
in handsaws. For here, their unrivalled sawmanship is combined with a specially
treated "hard-chrome" steel'. The very hard, abrasion-and-rust resistant blade
provides greatly improved wearing qualities and cutting performance. Cutting
tests on Rosewood have shown the teeth cut faster, stay sharp up to 3 times
longer than those of a conventional saw because they are hand set and sharpened
to a special bevel - only possible with a blade of this hardness. The Spearior 88
is individually packed in a re-usable PVC sheath and supplied with a protective
tooth guard.
Handle: Beech
Number Of Buttons: 4
Type Of Buttons: Brass
Medallion Markings: 'All saw branded Spear & Jackson are fully
warranted, Spear & Jackson have an experience as saw makers extending over 180 years'
Handle Markings: 'Wartime Handles & Screws'
Blade Markings:
'Spearior, Mermaid, London Spring, Spear & Jackson,
88' (along with a picture of a mermaid) and 'The balance and temper of this saw
conform...perfection based on...exports from over 100 skilled carpenters'
Handle: Stained Beech / Tropical Hardwood
Number Of Buttons: 4
Type Of Buttons: Brass
Medallion Markings: 'S J' (Spear And Jackson), surrounding a crown logo
Blade Markings:
'Spear & Jackson, new spearior 88, long
life steel stays sharp made in Sheffield England'
Date: <1970 - 1974>
This Spear And Jackson saw no.88 had a polished, hardened and toughened Chrome-Vanadium steel. The flexible tensioned blade is precision taper ground with the skewback design.
<1945 - 1974>
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