Saws that Sing: A Guide to Using Crosscut Saws

Sources for Crosscut Saws and Accessories

The following list of crosscut saw and accessories providers is neither intended to be all inclusive nor to imply USDA Forest Service approval or recommendation of these suppliers.

Vintage Saws

Electronic auction sites like ebay (http://www.ebay.com), yard sales, and antique shops are likely places to buy a used crosscut saw and sharpening tools. Small businesses selling vintage crosscut saws sometimes can be located though Internet search engines. Most trail workers consider a well-tuned vintage saw to be superior to a new saw. New saws usually need sharpening before they are suitable for use.

Agency employees should search the back corners of their fire caches, guard stations, and work centers for vintage crosscut saws that can be restored and used to outfit the crew. Don't throw them out! It is not difficult to find someone to professionally restore and sharpen vintage saws at a reasonable cost.

New Crosscut Saws and Accessories

• The Crosscut Saw Co. sells new and vintage crosscut saws and tools.
  Crosscut Saw Co.
  P.O. Box 787
  Seneca Falls, NY 13148
  Phone: 315--568--5755
  Web site: http://www.crosscutsaw.com

• Flicker Forge offers replica vintage saw handles.
  Flicker Forge (Japheth Howard)
  39184 School House Rd.
  Salisbury, MO 65281
  Phone: 660--777--3508
  Fax: 660--777--3302
  Web site: http://www.flickerforge.com

• Jim's Crosscut Saws sells reconditioned saws and accessories, and sharpens saws.
  Jim's Crosscut Saws (Jim Talburt)
  7914 Northbank Rd.
  Roseburg, OR 97470
  Phone: 541--673--6940
  Web site: http://www.jimscrosscutsaws.com

• Lehman's offers several one- and two-person saws and handles.
  Lehman's
  P.O. Box 41
  One Lehman Circle
  Kidron, OH 44636
  Phone orders: 1--877--438--5346
  Customer service: 1--888--438--5346
  Fax: 1-888-780-4975
  Web site: http://www.Lehmans.com

• Tuatahi Axes and Saws offers crosscut saws for forest workers and for sawyers who compete in races. Bailey's is the United States distributor for Tuatahi products.
  Tuatahi Axes and Saws
  203 High St.
  Masterton
  New Zealand
  Phone: (011) 646--377--3728
  Fax: (011) 646--377--5343

• Bailey's
  P.O. Box 550
  44650 Highway 101
  Laytonville, CA 95454
  Phone: 707--984--6133
  Fax: 707--984--8115
  Web site: http://www.baileys-online.com

• Woodcraft offers at least two types of crosscut saws.
  Woodcraft
  P.O. Box 1686
  Parkersburg, WV 26102--1686
  Phone: 304--442--5412
  Web site: http://www.woodcraft.com

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The Crosscut Saw Bulletin is an occasional electronic newsletter about crosscut saws and the people who use them. David Michael is the editor. To subscribe to this free newsletter, send an e-mail message to demichael@fs.fed.us. Identify yourself by name, e-mail address, and agency unit or club affiliation, if applicable.

Felling crew working on a Douglas fir in Skagit County,
Washington, 1902.--USDA Forest Service photo,
photographed by D.R. Kinsey