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Information and various things that I have found while examining Crosscut Saws

Updated: 6:26 PM 7/15/2026
I have written most of this information. In several locations I have copied information/data from others and I think that I gave credit when I did that. Previously some of this information was in several different locations on this web page. I have gathered, and expanded, them all here.
  1. Grids to use in describing the exact shape of Crosscut saws' teeth. There are two pairs of grid types. One is for use with inch or metric measurements. The other pair uses either thick or thin line in the grids. It is anticipated that these forms will be printed out and used as method of determining specific data about a saw.
    1. All grids in one document.
    2. Grids with thin lines and inch measurements.
    3. Grids with thick lines and inch measurements.
    4. Grids with thin lines and metric measurements.
    5. Grids with thick lines and metric measurements.
    6. Forms to determine the number of teeth per inch of a Crosscut saw.

  2. Basic reference data. Please note that I have used gnuplot for plotting various gauge information. gnuplot does not understand gauge sizes of "00" (double aught), etc. so I had to use negative numbers when the metal size gage/gauge got less than 0. I.e. -1 = 00, -2 = 00, etc.
    1. I found a very useful web site Sizes.com which has much information about various subjects. I recommend it for various information seeking trips. I have taken their information about metal gauges and modified it for use here.
    2. Data that I have "improved" from the Sizes.com web site

  3. Information from various "standard" publications. As I discover additional data sources this information will be updated. There is a large amount of information that I have found and extracted the most interesting data from. The data is located here Standard Reference Data.

  4. Specific Saw Manufacturer's data
    1. Information about Atkins Crosscut saws.
    2. Disston, under construction
    3. Simonds, under construction
  5. Misc data
    1. A list of recommended things to read.