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Bad Axe Tool Works makes saws as they would have appeared fresh out of a 19th Century American sawmaker's shop, only you're in the driver's seat when it comes to how you want the saw trimmed out and tuned to your exact requirements.
Please allow 6-8 weeks delivery for Bad Axe saws custom-built to order.
Pre-built saws ship within 72 hours of ordering.Turnaround for tuning-up & sharpening vintage saws: 6-8 weeks.
Put a Bad Axe saw in your arsenal, and find out why Popular Woodworking Magazine chose Bad Axe Tool Works for one of its Favorite New Tools of 2011.
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Fiddleback Maple and bronze . . . mesquite and black nickel. Walnut and stainless--the combinations number in the thousands, and you get to decide how you want your Bad Axe tricked out--just let me know. ~ Mark
I offer you choice: choice in pitch, wood species, alloys, fasteners, and plate thickness. I will build a saw unique to your chosen design and purpose–a superbly-crafted tool reminiscent of an earlier time in America, when excellence was not an option, and communication moved at the speed of a horse. So when you purchase from Bad Axe, you will take delivery on a saw just right for you, sharp as hell right out of the box, and ready to put to immediate use.
– Mark Harrell, Owner
If Bad Axe saws were motorcycles, we think they would be Harley-Davidsons. The craftsmanship on these saws is incredible. They have a different design aesthetic than other premium saws: These tools have a decidedly American look to them with steel backs and cherry handles. When I take them to shows, people can't help but pick them up. A+ work, from tooth to tote.
– Chris Schwarz, Publisher, Lost Art Press

Bad Axe saws are the absolute standard of quality & function in hand saws today. And damn are they sharp! Now if I can get past how great they look I can honestly say they function about twice that amount. Really–these saws cut so fast yet so smooth it is absolutely amazing. Now when I say fast I mean these saws cut fast!
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Tom Fidgen of The Unplugged Woodshop and author, 'Made by Hand' |
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