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The most interesting saws that ECE makes are their bow saws. This type of saw is very popular in continental Europe and for a good reason. This is a universal saw that excells in larger joinery - e.g. large tenon and mortise joints. It will outpace panel saw (e.g. Disston D8) when ripping because the blade is thinner. It does a very good job when resawing. Some people get carried away and even use it for dovetails!
ECE Bow saw comes in two sizes and there are five different saw blades to choose from. If you take a good look, you'll also find a handy stair saw.

Rip Saw
Cross-Cut Saw
Tenon Saw
Turning Saw
Farmer’s Saw
Stair Saw

Model No. 253

Rip Saw
Here is your fitness machine! This saw blade is coarse (5 TPI) and is made for ripping long boards or resawing. Blade is 1-1/2" wide and 27-1/2" long. Blade thickness is 0.030".

Model No.	Length of saw blade (inches)	Teeth per inch (TPI)	Type	Price ($US)	Shipping included
253.70	27 1/2	5	Complete Saw	$83
253.71	27 1/2	5	Blade Only (Can't be ordered alone)	$16

Model No. 2503

Cross-Cut Saw
Use this saw for cross-cutting. It has Japanese style teeth which have been hardened to RC70! They are too hard to be resharpened, but will last long. The teeth are relatively fine (12 TPI) and will do a fine job. You can use this saw for general crosscutting as well as finer joinery. For example, this saw can handle sawing tenon shoulders. Blade thickness is 0.024".

Model No.	Length of saw blade (inches)	Teeth per inch (TPI)	Type	Price ($US)	Shipping included
2503.60	23 1/2	12	Complete Saw	$99
2503.61	23 1/2	12	Blade Only (Can't be ordered alone)	$60

Model No. 250

Tenon Saw
This name is usually reserved for backsaws, but this is a true tenon saw as well. Blade is sharpened rip and is appropriate for cutting tenon cheeks. It is 1-1/2" wide and 23-1/2" long. Blade thickness is 0.030".

Model No.	Length of saw blade (inches)	Teeth per inch (TPI)	Type	Price ($US)	Shipping included
250.60	23 1/2	9	Complete Saw	$81
250.61	23 1/2	9	Blade Only (Can't be ordered alone)	$16

Model No. 252

Turning Saw
This saw will let you cut curves. None of the other models will because blades are too wide. Please note that the blade shown on this photo is not correct. The real blade is not as wide. Blade dimensions are 5/16" wide and 23-1/2" long, thickness is 0.024".

Model No.	Length of saw blade (inches)	Teeth per inch (TPI)	Type	Price ($US)	Shipping included
252.60	23 1/2	9	Complete Saw	$59
252.61	23 1/2	9	Blade Only (Can't be ordered alone)	$11

Model No. 251

Farmer’s Saw
This saw can cut in both directions because each tooth is sharpened on both sides. The teeth are set coarsley and this saw will be good for cutting firewood. Blade comes in three lengths (see table below), all of them 1-1/2" wide, sharpened to 4 TPI, 0.030" thick

Model No.	Length of saw blade (inches)	Teeth per inch (TPI)	Type	Price ($US)	Shipping included
251.60	23 1/2	4	Complete Saw	$83
251.61	23 1/2	4	Blade Only (Can't be ordered alone)	$18
251.70	27 1/2	4	Complete Saw	$87
251.71	27 1/2	4	Blade Only (Can't be ordered alone)	$21
251.80	31 1/2	4	Complete Saw	$86

Model No. 255

Stair Saw
Neat saw useful for making long grooves. The depth of the cut is adjustable.

Model No.	Length of saw blade (inches)	Teeth per inch (TPI)	Type	Price ($US)	Shipping included
255	6	9	Blade with adjustable depth from 0 to 9/16" deep	$56

This concludes our short review of ECE Saws. Thanks for reading until the end!