There are at least two grind" tapers used with saws. The more inexpensive is the "straight" taper and the better one is some variation of the "crescent" taper. All major saw manufacturers used a crescent grind on their better saws. Each saw manufacturer called the same process by different names.

1. Outstanding Features, Segment Grinding Exaggerated for the Sake of Clearness. From the Atkins catalog of 1950.

2. Segment Grinding, Ames Segment Grinding Process.From the Atkins catalog of 1914.

3. More on Segment Grinding, Information about the advantages of segment grinding. From the Atkins Crosscut Saws Eastern Patterns A Page 07.

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4. Disston Saw Gauge,, Table Showing Value of Disston Wire Wire Gauge. From the Disston catalog for 1917.

5. Disston Precision-Grind,, Disston Precision-Ground Cross-Cut Saws. From the Disston catalog for 1923

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6. About Simonds Saws,, When Selling a Hand Saw.

7. Simonds Crescent Ground,, Simonds Crescent Ground Cross-Cut Saws compared to straight ground saws.

8. Simonds Grinds Part 1,, Simonds Crescent Ground Cross-Cut Saws, The Advantage. From Simonds Catalog 23, 1923.

9. Simonds Grinds Part 2,, Simonds Crescent Ground Cross-Cut Saws, The Advantage (continued). From Simonds Catalog 23, 1923.

10. Simonds Grinds Part 3,, Simonds Crescent Ground Cross-Cut Saws, The Advantage (continued). From Simonds Catalog 23, 1923.