Robert Sorby One - Man Timber Saw Saws - Shelter Institute
Robert Sorby One - Man Timber Saw Saws - Shelter Institute

Robert Sorby One-Man Timber Saw

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British CS80 steel crosscut saw for bucking logs the traditional way. One person.

Best For

  • Crosscutting logs without an engine
  • Cutting firewood traditionally
  • Forestry and homestead work

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In stock at 873 US-1, Woolwich, ME 04579 · Usually ready in 24 hours

In stock at 873 US-1, Woolwich, ME 04579

Robert Sorby One-Man Timber Saw

Available for pickup

873 US-1, Woolwich, ME 04579

Usually ready in 24 hours

873 U.S. 1
Woolwich ME 04579
United States

+12074427938

Before chainsaws, this was how one person bucked a log, and Robert Sorby still makes the saw that did it. The blade is British CS80 steel, forged by the Sheffield firm that has been making edge tools since 1810, filed in the traditional crosscut pattern that clears chips as it cuts.

Foresters use it for crosscutting large logs, and a growing number of people buy it to cut firewood the quiet way. We think it earns a place in timber framing too: big crosscuts, no cord, no fuel, no ear protection. Choose the Great American tooth pattern or the Champion tooth pattern; both are traditional crosscut filings and both resharpen.

  • Options: Great American tooth pattern or Champion tooth pattern
  • Blade: 3 ft, British CS80 steel, Rc 44-46, 1.5 mm thick for stiffness on long strokes; each tooth hand set
  • Great American: groups of three alternately set teeth separated by a gullet (crown tooth); for dry, medium to hard wood; sharpen with a crosscut (Great American) file
  • Champion: two alternately set cutters and an unset raker with a gullet between; wide teeth for extra hard, dry, or frozen wood; sharpen with a large triangular file
  • Handles: solid beech, plus an auxiliary handle for two-man use or a second grip
  • Sizing: the saw should be 2 to 3 times the length of the log
  • Made in: Sheffield, England by Robert Sorby

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