It looks like a back/tenon/dovetail type saw with a stiff spine and a fine tooth cut but the blade is about as long as a my regular handsaw and is just abouit as tall. Assuming I were to sharpen it, what is it meant to be used for?
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David
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Sounds like it might also be a tenon saw. They are typically the largest of the stiff-spine types, although the size can vary quite a bit.LarryComment
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Mr_Bill is correct. Sounds like a miter saw to me. I have a few like that.
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Took me a while to find it, but here's a picture that includes a large tenon saw (fourth from front). They go up to around 20" in length, which is about where panel saws start. (Note: the saws pictured happen to be very spendy Wenzloffs, but there are other brands that do/did cost a lot less.)
The real determining factor will be how it is filed. If it's filed rip, it's probably a tenon saw. If it's filed crosscut, it's probably a miter box saw, as Mr Bill says. I say "probably" because I think large, rip-filed tenon saws are sometimes used in miter boxes, since they have both the stiff back and the necessary length.LarryComment
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I think it is filed cross-cut. I'm also not sure why I didn't think of a miter box saw. I don't have the miter box. I think I will see if I can get it refiled for rip to cut tenons with it. It needs sharpening anyway.David
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Yep, I concur with MrBill & Larry that it's a miter.
Take a scrap of pine and rub the long grain face against the teeth, as if you were filing them down (grain parallel to the teeth). If the chips look like tiny plane shavings, its filed rip.Comment
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