Stone to Steel

Serrated cutting and sawing tools; a brief history:

People's ability to utilize serrated objects to cut different materials has been key to many aspects of our lives from; hunting and shelter construction to farming and modern day industrialization.

Originally serrated implements shaped from flint and other types of hard stone and bone were used. Later when metals like copper and bronze were discovered these were used to make more evenly serrated tools and when iron was introduced this metal could be hardened and tempered to make more efficient tools that lasted longer.

Many trades still use hand sawing tools these are now predominantly manufactured from hardened steel with wood or plastic handles.

However, in most instances today trade industries and individuals prefer to use power saws to cut their materials many of these type of saws have circular saw blades these in particular have evolved into some of our most effective and essential cutting tools.

The precise origins of the circular saw is uncertain according to Manfred Powis Bale; they are said to have originated in Holland in the sixteenth or seventeenth century. The earliest known patent for a circular saw powered by a windmill was awarded in 1777 to Samuel Miller from England.

In 1813 a Shaker woman Tabitha Babbitt from Massachusetts is credited with having been the first to come up with the idea of the circular saw in the United States to assist local saw mill workers, it is though her Shaker beliefs meant she could not apply for a patent.

Since their conception many types of power sources have been used to operate circular saws including; treadle, wind, water and steam power.

However, it was not until the development of electricity as an efficient power source that the circular saw became a fundamental part of most trade industries, many types of circular saws are now available.

Circular saws have now been developed to cater for most working environments and have become indispensable to the trade industries and modern trade professionals.

To utilize any type of circular saw they all require an essential component the: Circular Saw Blade.

Since their conception "circular saw blades" are continually being improved on.

When the circular saw blade was invented is also vague however, a patent application lodged by a Samuel Millar is worded in such a way as to imply that circular blades were commonplace by the time circular saws were introduced, and are said to predate saws by as much as 240 years.

From the 19th century different types of circular saw blades have been produced to saw many materials more precisely. Advances have led to circular saw blades that are now capable of cutting most natural & man made materials as diverse as: wood, plastic, metal, concrete, stone, glass, composites and even food products.

Modern circular saw blades are manufactured from many metals and composites and are available in numerous sizes.

Most of these blades have teeth configured to cut specific materials and designed with either; steel, tungsten carbide or diamond tip cutting edges.

There are also now grinding blades designed to cut and/or grind different materials; grinding blades usually have abrasive edges rather than teeth.

As the central component of all circular saws; using sharp blades and the appropriate blade when cutting different materials is crucial to conserve the working life of the saw blades and increase the safety of saw operators.

Having a suitable storage system capable of holding a variety of circular saw blades in a convenient location with each blade easily accessible has become an integral part of all modern trade workplaces and trade education centers.

BLADEHOLD -Circular saw blade storage systems have been specifically designed and developed to assist circular saw owners, operators and shop floor managers in workshop environments to store and utilize their circular saw blades proficiently:

Large multi national businesses to professional and amateur workshops, schools, colleges and trade education centers.