G. Goffsehalk's Wonderful Handmade Stair / Kerfing Saw (with Excellent Corrected E) carved drawings but perhaps Canadian folk art

but perhaps Canadian folk art

with additional carved pieces added for their legs and arms

woven of ash splint I believe

To my eye a very sweet one

I've included photos of all of them

G. Goffsehalk's Wonderful Handmade Stair / Kerfing Saw (with Excellent Corrected E) carved drawings but perhaps Canadian folk artAmong my very favorite recent finds, especially for the pin prick style lettering spelling out the maker owner of this antique saw's name, and most especially for them having taking the care to correct a not quite right first attempt at the "e" in Goffsehalk, carving the wood a bit deeper there to allow for a second try. I have found other early examples of saws of this shape called both kerfing and stair (dado) saws, the earliest examples seeming to