Hand crank ripsaw - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

Hand crank ripsaw.




Previously:

Double handsaw - GIF
Many Amish men lifting and moving a large barn by hand - GIF
Vintage Canedy-Otto hand-cranked post beam drill press - GIF

[Hoosiersmoker]

Ya know, you could attach an electric motor to that and really have something!

[Hans Pearson]

What a messy cut.

[Hans Pearson]

What a messy cut.

[thevillageinn]

But considering that the alternative at the time would have been hand rip saw, that’s a significant time saver and a few strokes with a plane would have been expected for finish work, I thought it was pretty slick.