Crosscut Saw Handle Brackets (Drawings MTDC-1024 and MTDC-1025)

Crosscut saw handles are becoming hard to find. MTDC has prepared drawings of two common styles of handle brackets: the Western style (drawing MTDC-1024) and the Eastern style (drawing MTDC-1025). The Western-style handle has a four-point adjustable hand and knuckle guard. The Eastern-style handle is a straight handle without hand or knuckle guards. Although loop-style handles were fairly common, MTDC prepared drawings of pin-through saw handles. The pin-through handles are easier to build and seem to be preferred by the majority of modern sawyers.

About the Author

Bob Beckley received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Montana in 1982. He began his Forest Service career as a timber technician on the Nez Perce National Forest. He was a smokejumper when he came to the Missoula Technology and Development Center in 1990. He is a project leader and a public affairs specialist.

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