Description
Rare Antique 12” Harrison Brothers & Howson of Sheffield Brass Back Hand Saw with an Ebony Handle sharpened Crosscut with 11 Tpi, fully refurbished ready for use and in good used condition. This company were renowned master cutlers who produced very high-quality goods and the saw itself was likely to have been made for them by a true pure saw maker, possibly in part as the ebony handle is a high-quality addition. The 4th Master Cook refers to the original user being capable of working to high standards with many years of experience. Note: Sharpened well incorporating all three disciplines of slope, rake and fleam and it has a good quality saw plate. The handle was damaged and has been repaired with high quality wood glue and now has an internal screw to improve strength, cosmetically resin filled to disguise the repair and feels great again in the hand. It’s a lovely saw that needed a lot of TLC but the results show it was worth the effort.
We sell collectable and old usable tools that are lightly cleaned before being offered for sale. Used tools are not perfect and may have minor flaws due to wear and tear. Any major defects will be pointed out in the description. All items are sold in an “as is” condition and have not been tested; some reconditioning may be required according to buyer’s standards which can vary wildly. Whilst best reasonable efforts are made to ensure usable items are brought to a good standard, those expecting perfection from used tools should consider buying new ones. Items described as ‘Antique’ or ‘Collectable’ are not sold for the purpose of use, if the buyer uses them we regard the item as sold or intends to use them it is their responsibility for additional costs to upgrade. If in doubt please ask as we are more than happy to help.
Prior to selling online, we used the web as a buyer for quite some time and although there was a hiccup or two by other sellers we found them all to be helpful when they were made aware, I aim to be the same. Whilst I would like to think I’m perfect my wife would always say I had perfect intentions and was honest enough to hold my hands up when I get it wrong. So if on the rare occasion I do get it wrong it’s not intentional and I will do my utmost to put it right for you.
Postage: As you can appreciate there is a lot of work needed to bring these tools back to life as a result I do get quite dirty when working in the workshop. I do have to allocate a whole day to postage as a different operation because of this so I pack all orders every Monday and order the collection from Hermes which generally takes 1-2 days to collect. So depending on what day you order it will vary the delivery time. please allow 5 – 10 days for delivery for the UK.
