Some details about Atkins Handles, Saws, Tools and Tooth Design

10:33 AM 10/6/2022

Note in many of the following catalog pages there is a suggestion that the image is full size. All images have been scanned in and the size that is available here may or may not have a close relation to the actual saw teeth.

Full Catalogs as PDFs

I have placed the full PDFs of the catalogs that I extracted pages from. I obtained these catalogs from the Internet Archive. many times there many false leads,(Chet Atkins works come to mind).

The pages are JPGs which are single pages and load quickly. The PDFs have to be fully loaded before a program that can process a PDF files can render them. However in the PDF files there is more data that the small amount that I decided would be useful here. Many times the full significance of what each individual page displays is best understood my reading the full catalog.

  1. Atkins Saws and Saw Tools 1895, 140 pages, PDF
  2. EC Atkins 1906 Catalog, 236 pages, PDF
  3. EC Atkins Hardware Edition 1911, 264 pages, PDF
  4. EC Atkins Catalog 1914, 260 pages, PDF
  5. Atkins Catalog No 18 1919, 272 pages, PDF
  6. Atkins Catalog No 19 1923, 274 pages, PDF
  7. Atkins Crosscut Saws Eastern Patterns B, 36 pages, PDF
  8. Atkins Crosscut Saws 1950, 24 pages, PDF

Special Information

  1. Catalog 1906
    1. Styles of Teeth Used in Cross-Cut Saws
    2. Styles of Teeth, continued
    3. Teeth Used in our Moss-Back Cross-Cut Saws

  2. Hardware Edition Catalog 1911
    1. Table of Fractional and Decimal Equivalents to Atkins Standard Gauge
    2. Segment Grinding Process
    3. Styles of Cross-Cut Teeth
    4. Styles of Cross-Cut Teeth, continued
    5. Teeth Used in Moss-Back Cross-Cut Saws
    6. Styles of Teeth, Cross-Cut Saws for Pacific Coast
    7. Number of Points per Inch in Saws

  3. Catalog 1914
    1. Saw Gauges
    2. Segment Grinding Process, Specifications of Teeth
    3. Styles of Cross Cut Teeth
    4. Styles of Cross Cut Teeth, continued
    5. Pacific Coast Styles of Cross Cut Teeth
    6. Number of Points per Inch in Saws
    7. Improved Universal Saw Tooth, information

  4. Catalog No 18 1919
    1. Comparative Table of Gauges in Decimals of an Inch
    2. Segment Grinding Process, Specifications of Teeth
    3. Styles of Cross Cut Teeth
    4. Styles of Cross Cut Teeth, continued
    5. Styles of Pacific Coast Cross Cut Teeth
    6. Number of Points per Inch in Saws

  5. 1923, Catalog No 19
    1. Segment Grinding Process, Specifications of Teeth
    2. Styles of Cross Cut Teeth
    3. Styles of Cross Cut Teeth, continued
    4. Pacific Coast Styles of Cross Cut Teeth
    5. Tabulations of Charismatics of Atkins Cross Cut Saws

  6. Tooth Design, From the small publication Crosscut Saws Eastern Patterns A, 1934? No clear date was provided.
    1. Specifications of Tooth Sizes
    2. Segment Ground Cross Cut Saw No. 4.
    3. Segment Ground Perfection Pattern Cross Cut Saw No. 5.
    4. Segment Ground Saw with Forester pattern teeth.
    5. Segment ground Cross Cut Saw No. 553.
    6. Segment ground Saw No. 540.
    7. Examples of 11 different Atkins tooth designs.

  7. 1934?, Crosscut Saws Eastern Patterns B
    1. Specifications of Teeth
    2. Recommendation for Filing Saws
    3. What is Segment Grinding?
    4. Exaggerated Segment Grinding Example
    5. Saw Fitting for best results, instructions
    6. Saw Fitting for best results, instructions continued
    7. Saw Fitting for best results, instructions continued
    8. Saw Fitting for best results, instructions continued
    9. Sample Tooth Shapes

  8. Crosscut Saws 1950
    1. Segment Grinding

Handle Data

  1. Saws and Saw Tools 1895
    1. Patent Cross-Cut Saw Handles, 1, 2
    2. Cross-Cut handles, 5, 6
    3. Patent Cross-Cut Saw Handles, 4

  2. Catalog 114 1906
    1. Patent Cross-Cut Saw Handles, 1, 2, 3, 4
    2. Patent Cross-Cut Saw Handles, 5, 6, 7, 8
    3. Patent Cross-Cut Saw Handles, 9, 10, 11, 12
    4. Patent Cross-Cut Saw Handles, 13x, 14, 15, 16
    5. Patent Cross-Cut Saw Handles, 20, 22, 23, 1, 2

  3. Hardware Edition 1911
    1. Patent Cross-Cut Saw Handles, 1, 2, 3, 4
    2. Patent Cross-Cut Saw Handles, 5, 6, 7, 8
    3. Patent Cross-Cut Saw Handles, 9, 10, 11, 12
    4. Patent Cross-Cut Saw Handles, 13X, 14, 15, 16, 17
    5. Patent Cross-Cut Saw Handles, 20, 21, 22, 25
    6. Patent Cross-Cut Saw Handles, 26, 108, 111

  4. Catalog 1914
    1. Atkins Cross Cut Saw Handles, Information
    2. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 1, 2, 3, 4
    3. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8 short pattern
    4. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 9, 10, 11, 12
    5. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 13X, 14, 20 21
    6. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 22, 25, 26, 28
    7. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 29, 108, 111, 2

  5. Catalog No 18 1919
    1. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 1, 3, 4L, 24
    2. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8 Short Pattern
    3. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 9, 10, 11, 12
    4. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 11X, 20, 21
    5. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 22, 25, 26, 28
    6. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 29, 108 111, 2 One Man, Supplementary

  6. Catalog No 19 1923
    1. Cross Cut Saw Handles, introduction
    2. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 1, 24, 3, 4
    3. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 5, 6, 7, 8
    4. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 9, 10, 11, 12
    5. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 13X, 20, 21
    6. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 22, 25, 26, 28
    7. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 29, 108, 111, 2

  7. Crosscut Saws Eastern Patterns B 1934?
    1. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 6, 8, 11
    2. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 22, 28, 33
    3. One Man Cross Cut Saw Handles, 2, 202, 389

  8. Catalog 22 1941
    1. Crosscut Saw Handles, 6, 8, 10, 28, 33, 11, 21
    2. Atkins 1941 95

  9. Crosscut Saws 1950
    1. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 33, 28, 389, 2
    2. Cross Cut Saw Handles, 8 Regular, 8 Short, 10, 22, 4, 14, 24,202

Tools

  1. Saws and Saw Tools 1895
    1. Excelsior Saw Tools
    2. Excelsior Saw Tools, Setting block, Tooth Set Gauge
    3. Tooth Gauge
    4. Cross-Cut Tools, Criterion Saw-Set
    5. Criterion Saw-Set
    6. Adjustable Saw-Set

  2. Catalog 1906
    1. Saw Tools, introduction
    2. Perfection Saw Tools, outline of the available tools
    3. "Rex" Combined Saw Tool
    4. Patent Excelsior Saw Tool No. 1
    5. Excelsior Saw Tool No. 1, directions for use
    6. Patent Excelsior Saw Tool No. 2
    7. Patent Diamond Tool
    8. Patent Leader Saw Tools
    9. Dexter Saw Tool
    10. Improved Criterion Saw Set, Hammer for Setting Saws
    11. Criterion Band Saw Set, Channeling Set Block
    12. Tooth Gauge
    13. Lever Saw Set, Patent Raker Swage
    14. "Perfect" Saw Set and Vice
    15. "Perfect" Saw Set, Wilson Hand Saw Filler
    16. Patent Side Files
    17. Patent Side File No. 3

  3. Hardware Edition 1911
    1. Perfection Saw Tools, Overview
    2. Ideal Saw Tools, Overview
    3. Nickel-Plated Excelsior Saw Tools, Overview
    4. Patent Excelsior Saw Tools No. 1, Overview
    5. Patent Excelsior Saw Tools No. 1, Directions for use
    6. Patent Excelsior Saw Tools No. 2, Overview
    7. Patent Excelsior Saw Tools No. 5, Overview
    8. "Rex" Combined Saw Tool, Overview
    9. Patent Leader Saw Tools, Overview
    10. Dexter Saw Tools, Overview and Use
    11. Improved Criterion Saw Set, Hammers for Setting Saws
    12. AAA Saw Set, 4, 5
    13. Criterion Band Saw Set, Channeling Set Block
    14. Tooth and Raker Gauge
    15. Lever Saw Set No 1, Patent Raker Swage
    16. Butcher Saw Punch

  4. Catalog 1914
    1. Perfection Saw Tools, introduction
    2. Patent Excelsior Saw Tools, 1, 2, 6
    3. Excelsior Saw Tools, 5
    4. "Rex" Combined Saw Tool
    5. Dexter Saw Tool
    6. "Perfect" Saw Set
    7. Noiseless Saw Vice
    8. AAA Saw Sets, 4, 5
    9. Saw Fitting Tools, Criterion Saw Set, Setting Hammers
    10. Saw Fitting Tools, Tooth And Raker Gauge, Channelling Set Block
    11. Lever Saw Sets, 3, 105, 395, 5
    12. Saw Sets and Fillers, 95, 1
    13. Saw Makers' Tools, Saw Set, Bar Swage, Hammer, Leveling Block, Leveling Table
    14. Saw Makers' Tools, Wire Gauge, Straight Edge, Hammers, Anvil
    15. Upset Swages, 0, 1, 2, 3
    16. Ideal Swage, information

  5. Catalog No 18 1919
    1. Saw Makers' Tools
    2. Saw Makers' Tools, continued
    3. Perfection Saw Tools, Introduction
    4. Patent Excelsior Saw Tools, 1, 2, 6
    5. Excelsior Saw Tools, 5
    6. Dexter Saw Tool
    7. "AAA" Saw Tools, 9, 13
    8. Hammer Saw Sets, 10, 11, 12
    9. Saw Fitting Tools, Criterion Saw Set, Setting Hammers, 1, 2, 3
    10. Saw Fitting Tools, Tooth and Raker Gauge, Channelling, Set Block
    11. AAA Saw Sets, 4, 5
    12. Lever Saw Sets, 3, 50 104, 105, 395
    13. Lever Saw Sets and Filers, 1, 95
    14. "AAA" Hand Saw Jointer

  6. Catalog No 19 1923
    1. Upset Swages, 0, 1, 2, 3
    2. Saw Makers' Tools, Wire Gauge, Straight Edge, Hammers, Anvil
    3. Side Files
    4. Saw Makers' Tools, Saw Set, Bar Swage, Hammer, Shingle Saw Set Gauge
    5. Perfection Saw Tools, introduction
    6. Patent Excelsior Saw Tools, 1, 2, 6
    7. Excelsior Saw Tools, 5
    8. "AAA" Saw Tools, 9
    9. "AAA" Saw Tools, 14(13)
    10. Hammer Saw Sets, 11, 10, 12
    11. Saw Fitting Tools, Criterion Saw Set, Hammers, 1, 2
    12. Saw Fitting Tools, Tooth and Raker Gauge
    13. AAA Saw Sets, 4, 5, Hand Jointer
    14. Lever Saw Sets, 3, 104, 105, 395
    15. Saw Sets and Fillers, 95, 1

  7. Catalog 1934? Crosscut Saws Eastern Patterns B
    1. Saw Fitting Tools, Excelsior Saw Tool No. 1
    2. Saw Fitting Tools, Excelsior Tool Set No. 5, "AAA" Saw Tool No. 9
    3. Saw Fitting Tools, Micrometer Saw Tool, Set Gauge
    4. Saw Fitting Tools, Criterion Saw Set No. 1 AAA Saw Set No. 4
    5. Saw Fitting Tools, No. 4, Setting Hammer, No. 3 Setting Hammer

  8. Crosscut Saws 1950
    1. Crosscut and Drag Saw, 16 Saw Tool, 4 Perfection, "AAA" and 13, 5, 2, 6
    2. Tools, 15, 1, 10, 11, 12
    3. Tools, 19, 18, 4, 3

Saw Data

  1. Saws and Saw Tools 1895
    1. Columbian
    2. Diamond Cross-Cut, Concave Tooth Dexter
    3. Rex Segment Ground
    4. Diamond, Thin Back
    5. Tuttle Tooth, "Our Thin Back" Tuttle Tooth
    6. Tuttle Tooth, The American Tooth
    7. Diamond Tooth, Hollow Back Saws American Tooth
    8. Hollow-Back Cross-Cuts, Diamond Tooth, Tuttle Tooth

  2. Catalog 1906
    1. Cross-Cut Saws Introduction
    2. Diamond, Dexter
    3. Rex Pennsylvania Pattern Rex Perforated
    4. Perfection, Hemlock King
    5. Concave Tooth Dexter
    6. Moss-Back Saw with Lance Perforated Teeth
    7. "The Victor" Lance Tooth, Perforated, Lance Tooth
    8. Universal Cross-Cut Saws, Segment Ground, Thin-Back 14x18 Gauge
    9. "Thin-Back" Cast Steel Diamond, Lone Star
    10. Tuttle Tooth, Diamond Point
    11. "Thin-Back" Tuttle Tooth, Diamond Point
    12. American Tooth, Common Tooth, Feather Edge Thin-Back, Hickory
    13. Electric Tooth, Sheffield Tooth
    14. Single Hook, Double Hook
    15. "Regular "Rex" Falling Saw, Perfection Tooth "Rex" Falling Saw
    16. Tuttle Tooth, Diamond Tooth
    17. American tooth, Victor Tooth
    18. Cedar King, One-Man Saw, Rex Pattern Tooth
    19. American One-Man Cross-Cut Saws, Tuttle Tooth, The American Tooth
    20. American One-Man Cross-Cut Saws, Victor Tooth, Diamond Tooth, American Tooth Skew-Back
    21. Cross-Cut Saws for the Pacific Coast, Introduction
    22. Cross-Cut Saw Toothed to End of Blade, The Occident
    23. Pacifico
    24. The Worden
    25. The Tyee
    26. Certified Dexter, Special Pacific Coast Pattern, Clincher
    27. Star of the West, Pacific Star
    28. The Howatson, The Perfection
    29. Redwood King, Redwood Falling Saw
    30. Cross-Cut Saw Toothed to End of Blade, Victor, Lance Tooth
    31. Diamond, Tuttle Tooth
    32. Auckland Pattern, No 15, No 7
    33. Auckland Patterns, No 8, No 9
    34. Auckland Pattern, Tasmainan Pattern, Tabs for Cross-Cut Saws
    35. Russian Pattern Saws, Cross-Cut Saws, Gang Saw

  3. Catalog 1914
    1. Cross Cut Saws, Section Start
    2. Cross Cut Saws, Introduction
    3. Rex Cross Cut Saws, 1, 2, 11
    4. Perfection Cross Cut Saws, 4, 5, 12
    5. Cross Cut Saws, 3, 6, 516
    6. Cross Cut Saws, 540, 19, 21
    7. Moss Back Cross Cut Saws, 72, 73, 76, 77, 78, 272, 273, 276, 277, 278
    8. Cross Cut Saws, Improved Universal, Matchless, Hollow-Back, 316, 317, 382, 383, 709, 710
    9. Cross Cut Saws, Concave Tooth Dexter, Diamond, Lone Star, 18, 19, 20,21, 22, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224
    10. Cross Cut Saws, Victor, Lance Tooth, Thin-Back Tuttle Tooth, 225, 227, 330, 331, 332
    11. Cross Cut Saws, American Tooth, Common Tooth, Hickory, Feather Edge Thin-Back, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338
    12. Hollow Back Saws Tuttle Tooth, Diamond Tooth, 379, 380, 381, 384
    13. Hollow Back Saws, American Tooth, Victor Lance Tooth, 385, 396, 387, 388
    14. One Man Cross Cut Saws, Cedar King, Matchless, Tamarack, 389, 399, 741
    15. One Man Cross Cut Saws, Tuttle Tooth, Diamond Tooth, Victor Tooth, American Tooth, American Tooth Skew Back, 390, 391, 392, 393, 395
    16. One Man Cross Cut Saws, 390,391, 392, 393, 395, continued
    17. One Man Cross Cut Saws, Sheffield Saw Works, 490, 491, 493
    18. Pacific Coast Pattern Cross Cut Saws, The Tyee, The Howatson, 51, 52
    19. Pacific Coast Pattern Cross Cut Saws Redwood King, Redwood Falling, 64, 65, 66
    20. Pacific Coast Pattern Cross Cut Saws, Eureka, Eureka Falling, 68, 69
    21. Pacific Coast Pattern Cross Cut Saws, Perfection, Dexter, Victor, 55, 259, 360, 605, 703
    22. Pacific Coast Pattern Cross Cut Saws, Lance Tooth, Diamond, Tuttle Tooth, 361, 362, 363, 704, 706, 707, 708
    23. Australsian Pattern Cross Cut Saws, Auckland Patterns, 7, 8, 46, 47
    24. Australsian Pattern Cross Cut Saws, Auckland Patterns, 9, 10, 15, 48, 49, 50
    25. Cross Cut Saws, Tasmanian Pattern, West Australian Pattern, Russian Pattern, 242, 242

  4. Hardware Edition 1911
    1. Rex, 1, 2
    2. Perfection 4, 5
    3. Peerless, Hemlock King, 3, 6
    4. Rex Falling, Perfection Falling, 11, 12
    5. Moss-Back Lance Tooth Perforated, 70 to 78, and 270 to 278
    6. Improved Universal, Hollow-Back Matchless and Improved Universal, 316, 317,382, 383, 709, 710
    7. Concave Tooth Dexter, 18, 19, 20, 218, 219, 220
    8. Diamond, Lone Star, 21, 22, 221, 222, 223
    9. "The Victor", Lance Tooth, 225, 227
    10. "Our Thin-Back" Tuttle Tooth, Electric Tooth, 330, 331, 332, 339, 340
    11. The American Tooth, Common Tooth, Hickory, Feather Edge, Thin-Back, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338
    12. Hollow-Back Tuttle and Diamond, 379, 384
    13. Hollow-Back American Tooth, Victor, 385, 386
    14. One-Man Cross-Cut Saws, The Cedar King, 389
    15. One-Man Cross-Cut Saws, Tuttle, Diamond, Victor Tooth, 390, 391, 392
    16. One-Man Cross-Cut Saws, American Tooth, American Tooth Skew-Back, 393, 395
    17. Cross-Cut Saws for Pacific Coast, Introduction
    18. Tyee, Howatson, 51, 52, 251, 252
    19. Redwood King, Redwood Falling Saw, 64, 65, 66, 67
    20. Eureka, Eureka Falling Saw, 68, 69
    21. Perfection, Celebrated Dexter, 55, 259, 605
    22. Star of the West, Pacific Star, 257, 258
    23. Victor, Lance Tooth, 360, 361, 703, 704
    24. Diamond, Tuttle Tooth, 362, 363, 706, 707, 708
    25. Auckland Patterns, 7, 8, 46, 48
    26. Auckland Patterns, continued, 9, 10, 48, 49
    27. Auckland Patterns, continued, 15, 50
    28. Tasmainan Pattern, Tabs, 41, 42, 241, 242
    29. Russian Pattern Saws and Gang Saws

  5. Atkins Catalog No 19 1923
    1. Cross Cut Saws, Section Start
    2. Cross Cut Saws, Introduction
    3. Rex Cross Cut Saws, Rex, Rex Falling, 1, 11, 540
    4. Perfection Cross Cut Saws, 4, 5, 12, Perfection
    5. Cross Cut Saws, Concave Tooth Dexter, Diamond, Lone Star Diamond Tooth, 18 to 22 and 218 to 224
    6. Moss Back Cross Cut Saws, Lance Tooth, Tuttle Tooth, Concave Tooth Dexter, 72, 73, 76, 77, 78, 272, 273, 276, 277, 278
    7. Cross cut Saws, The Victor, Lance Tooth, Our Thin Back Tuttle Tooth
    8. Cross Cut Saws, American Tooth, Common Tooth, Hickory, Feather Edge Thin-Back, 333 to 338
    9. Hollow Back Saws, Tuttle Tooth, Diamond Tooth, 379, 380, 381, 384
    10. Hollow Back Saws, American Tooth, Victor Tooth Lance Tooth, 385, 386, 387, 388
    11. One-Man Cross Cut Saws, Cedar King, Tamarack, 389, 654, 741, 748, 749
    12. One-Man Cross Cut Saws, Cedar King, American Tooth Skew Back, Chippawa, Tamarack, 389, 395, 654, 741, 748, 749
    13. One-Man Cross Cut Saws, introduction, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 397
    14. One-Man Cross Cut Saws, Tuttle Tooth, Common Tooth, Diamond Tooth, Victor Tooth, American Tooth, 390, 391, 392, 393, 397
    15. Pacific Coast Pattern Cross Cut Saws, 51, 52, 251, 252
    16. Pacific Coast Pattern Cross Cut Saws, Perfection Tooth, Lance Tooth, Tuttle Tooth, 361, 363, 556
    17. Pacific Coast Pattern Cross Cut Saws, Redwood King, Redwood Falling, 64, 67
    18. Pacific Coast Pattern Cross Cut Saws, Eureka, Eureka Falling, 68, 69,
    19. Cross Cut Saws, Australian Perfection, Auatralian Rex, 551, 552, 553
    20. Cross Cut Saws, Tasmanian, Common Tooth, 41, 338, 511
    21. Cross Cut Saws Auckland Pattern, Russian Pattern, 8
    22. Ice Saws, Pond Ice, Hollow Back, Hand, 1, 2

  6. Catalog Eastern Patterns B, 1934?
    1. Saw No. 4
    2. Saw No. 4, Typical Teeth
    3. Saw No. 5, Perfection Cross Cut
    4. Saw No. 5, Typical Teeth
    5. Saw No. 9, Forester Pattern Teeth
    6. Saw No. 9, Typical Teeth
    7. Saw No. 553
    8. Saw No. 533, Typical Teeth
    9. Saw No. 540
    10. Saw No. 540, Typical Teeth
    11. Victor Line Electric Alloy Saws, 226, 228
    12. Victor Line Electric Alloy Saws, 226, 228
    13. One-Man Cross Cut Saws, 330, 331, 332, 332 1/2
    14. One-Man Cross Cut Saw, Cedar King, 389, 654
    15. Tuttle Tooth Saw, 390, 392,

  7. Crosscut Saws 1950
    1. Perfection, 4, 5, 553
    2. Forester, Four Cutter, 9, 55
    3. Two Cutter, 540, 550
    4. Victor, 224, 225
    5. Victor, 390, 392, 397
    6. Tuttle Tooth, Lone Star Diamond Tooth, 223, 331, 332 1/2
    7. Hollow Back Victor Lance, Forester, 386, 388
    8. Hollow Back, Tuttle Tooth, Common, 337, 338, 379
    9. Pacific Coast Crosscut, introduction
    10. Bucking, Falling, 51, 52
    11. Pondosa, Perfection, 501, 556
    12. One Man, Cedar King, Chippawa, 389, 654
    13. One Man, Tuttle, Victor, Common, 390, 392, 397
    14. Hand Ice Saw, Pond Ice Saw, 1, 4, 6,