Up until the 16 th Century there is no proof, that hand saws were used in forestry work. From this time on they were used by artisans but not by lumberjacks. There is no information on other uses of the saw up until the 8 th Century A.C. However, they were used less in the forests and more by artisans, doctors and surgeons. iron replaced bronze as a working material but saws remained out of bronze for many centuries. After the discovery of copper this was used, in the form of bronze, to produce axes and saws (with axes not only could trees be felled, but also adversaries). Whether these saws were used for working on wood is not known.
They nicked small teeth into half moon shaped flints. It remained one of the most important and widely used tools for felling trees right into the 19 th Century.Īround 5000 B.C. Its use reaches so far back in human history that it’s form in stone, copper, bronze and iron reflects the different forms of culture. The axe has the oldest tradition of all wood cutting tools used by humans.
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