This is what a yeomanm saw is (Yeoman Bow Saw 21in)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Yeoman Bow Saw 21in
Date:	26/06/09 (46 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: cuts well

Disadvantages: none

Yeoman saw.

When sorting the saws out in my garage I found we, or butterfly conservation owns a Yeoman 21inch blade bow saw

* Just in case you do not know what a bow saw is.
A bow saw has a long straight thin blade which is fitted at each end to a thin metal frame that curves like an archers bow.

*Price
I looked on line to see how much it costs at Wyevale garden centre it costs £7.99 a replacement blade costs £3.49. I think this is where we bought ours as we have a couple of these garden centres nearby. We could have bought on line from Wyevale http://www.wyevale.co.uk

*Bow frame.
This bow saw is a green one with the word YEOMAN printed in with in the centre of the curved metal tubular bow.
The saw blade fits to both ends of the bow. At one end it fits with a screw through a hole through a flattened end of the bow. The other end of the blade is attached to a blade holder and tension lever. This is good for a quick blade change also for safe use
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*Blade.
The blade has many jagged teeth and is made from precision ground tempered steel. in precision ground tempered steel .Yeoman replacement bow saw blade can be bought at Wyevale garden centers too ,cost £3.49 each. The blade is a good one seems to saw well.

*Use .
This bow saw is used when branches are too thick for loppers . This is ok with a tree that has plenty of space to manoeuvre the bow but it is sometimes a problem in confined areas as the bow handle gets caught up in the other branches where there is not much space. This bow saw is quite good for sawing through bigger pieces of wood.
My dad always said a wood fire warms you twice , once when you are sawing the wood for it once when it is alight and you are sitting buy it . If you have a wood burner or open fire this bow saw is ideal for sawing your logs.

*How to use a Yeoman bow saw .
Its best to get into an easy light rhythm sawing, don't push too hard. A bow saw cuts on the push stroke just keep going backwards and forwards evenly applying light pressure and you will soon be through the piece of wood .

Summary: A saw fro branches and logs