Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Woodrough Juvant
Nemo Tools
>I was looking at the blow up of the medalion of the Woodrough & McParlin Panther saw currently offered on E-Bay (I certainly don't have one to look at myself). I noticed the peculiar logo and decided to do a google search on it. See the picture of what I found. I knew that Woodrough & McParlin was located in Cincinnati, but is this an extreem example of civic pride? Does anyone know if all Woodrough & McParlin saws had this medalion or just the Panther saw?
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L. Hanson
>This is my old Woodrough & McParlin saw:
Here's the medallion:
Needless additional comment - This saw feels "rubbery" to me. I don't think the steel is of the quality it should be - it certainly isn't my favorite saw to use. The handle feels nice, and looks pretty cool, though.
Leif
Well, based on my......
Steve Kubien
>14 W&P saws (sorry, I've only got 4 Panthers and only 2 of those are 'minty') that I have in my sawtill, I can safely say....Oh who am I kidding?
Nope, no W&P saws in the till but that's about the fanciest medallion I've seen. Are W&P saws at all common in the wild? I am only familiar with the legendary Panther saw.
Thanks,
Steve Kubien
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Todd Hughes
>Just by chance I picked up, [$5 for 3 saws] one very simular to your saw except is a 22 in. 10 ppi panel saw while back. Has the exact same medalion and handle except is a 3 nut one because of the size. I think I probably have a few more somewhere or the other. I have never used one to cut wood with but they don't strike me as being very high quality saws, I have examind a few panther head saws and they didn't look to be all that special [quality wise] either when compared to other good saws from this time period......Todd
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Todd Hughes
>I would say they are uncommon but not rare. They were in bussiness for almost 40 years, [from 1850s to 1890s] so made a good many saws. Would be interesting to know if they are more common today in the mid west where they were made...Is a nice looking medalion, over the years i have sort of looked for saws with neat looking medalions, my favorites are i think an old C&WC Richardson[1859-65] that has a beaver on it and an English saw with the bust of George Washington done for the 1876 centenial. Some of the early warrented superior Eagle ones cane be very nice too....Todd