Saw Makers - Derek & Richard Taylor (1993)

Derek Taylor was a good source of information for Ken Hawley. Ken said that Derek trained as a saw maker at Slack Sellars after WW2, and learned all aspects of the saw trade there. He moved to Garlick’s in Afric Works, Orange Street possibly in the late 1960s/early 70s and bought the firm when the manager, Ted Hudson (himself trained at W Tyzack, Sons & Turner), retired. There was thus a direct link to the great days of Sheffield saw making between the wars.
Derek shifted the firm to 78 Hoyle Street in 1978, where the film was made, and sold it on to Thomas Flinn in 1999. At that point his son Richard left the trade, as it is understood that he felt he could not continue to make a living from it by himself.
Ken learned much about the saw trade from Derek, and turned to him for forgotten details after Derek had retired to Dronfield.
The film is part of a series entitled 'Masters of Metalworking' commissioned by Sheffield City Council's Ruskin Gallery working closely with Ken Hawley who is the narrator on this particular film. It was originally released on no.3 of the series of films in 1993.
The film is made available by kind permission of the Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust who now manage some of the city's museums on behalf of the City Council.
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[@richardcook555]

So lucky someone documented these trades before they were gone.

[@jackwheatley8]

they still make saws

[@richardsinger01]

As amateur woodworkers we have to sharpen and set our own saws these days. The speed that these professionals achieved is astonishing.

[@frro28]

Very interesting seeing all the different brand "manufacturers" saws being produced in the same factory!

[@CleaveMountaineering]

Hammer setting every other tooth that fast was impressive work!
Thanks for sharing.
I have a Sheffield rip saw and it works great.

[@mikeygee4564]

Wow. He hammers those teeth by sight and hand.

[@cheznrich]

This was my dad and me many years ago, used to hand set down to 40 ppi them were the days

[@MrZOMBIE170]

Thomas flinn & co are the only saw maker left on Sheffield very good saws i have 3 of their PAX 1776 saw

[@michaelking2910]

I fortunately they import all materials from China and brand them in the logo, made in China assembled in Sheffield still nice saws

[@MrZOMBIE170]

@@michaelking2910 I think you'll find they buy the spring steel for the blades from 1 of the 3 spring steel manufacture in Sheffield, they CNC all the handles them self's, they punch the teeth on the blades the them self's, there are laws in the UK that make it illegal to rebrand foreign made products with made in the UK the saws are definitely made in Sheffield.

[@michaelking2910]

@@MrZOMBIE170 if you say so, buying steel from abroad isn’t illegal, it’s not a branded item they buy.. but you clearly know everything

[@EricTViking]

​@@michaelking2910 not true.

[@RGRGJKK]

Pura vida great video I like use tenon saw and hand saw in my woodshop