Shipyard Pit Saw
Pit saws were used in Colonial America before water powered sawmills became popular. After the introduction of the sawmill, pit saws used in lumber yards tended to be in areas that were located away from populated areas. Pit saws used to cut boards tended to have thick wide blades. The New England ship building industry used pit saws with narrow, thin, flexible blades to cut lumber used in ship building. In a ship yard, the pit saw was used similar to today's skillsaws. This saw blade came from north of Boston. The saw measures 71 inches.
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This saw was donated to a living history museum, Hart Square,
in Catawba County, North Carolina.
The saw is now used in live demonstrations.
See images of this saw in operations at
Pit Saw Demo's.
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