American Saws.

Progress, Volume II, Issue 7, 1 May 1907, Page 270

American Saws.

Mr. Rufus Fleming, American Consul at Edinburgh, has been pointing out the superiority of American saws to those of British manufacture He alleges that American saws are not only better than ours, but the fact is practically recognised o^er the border. Scottish carpenters, joiners, and cabinet makers " have long shown* a decided preference for American band-saws."^ He goes on • ' ' An Edinburgh saw expert mf orms^me that these

tools have now gained such a reputation that they have the fust grade market practically to themselves. Probably over seventy-five per cent, of the handsaws now sold to skilled mechanics in the district are American. English saw makers have closely copied standard American saws so far as appearance goes, but my informant asserts that they have entirely failed to imitate the American quality His opinion is that the only serious obstacle to the introduction of any new grade American saw here would be the existing complete satisfaction with the goods of certain American manufacturers already well established in the market An Edinburgh saw dealer tells me he gets ten per cent more discount on the best Sheffield saws than on American saws, but that he finds it more profitable to handle the American goods, owing to the strong preference for them." A correspondent at Stoke-on-Trent, who calls newspaper attention to this matter, expresses a desire to know what reply our English firms can make to this allegation "lam sure," he adds, " we in Staffordshire don't find the Yankee saws beat Tysachs, Drabble and Sanderson's, Groves', and Spear and Jacksons 1 ." There are other protests m various quarters