- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
- Date
- mid 19th-mid 20th century
- Medium
- paint on wood and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 24 13/16 × 34 15/16 × 1 in. (63 × 88.8 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- A two-man buck saw with wooden H-shaped frame. At the top of the frame is a tensioning cord looped around the notches in the saw arms. The cords attach to rods on each side of the saw, and the two rods meet at the center and are threaded through an oval shaped ring with finger grips around the edges. Fitted into mortise holes at the center of the arms are two stretchers. The top stretcher curves slightly upwards and the bottom one curves slightly downwards. The stretchers are connected at the center with a bolt and nut. The saw blade is attached to both arms at the bottom of the frame and has saw plain tooth cutters. One saw arm is longer than the other. The long arm is painted red and there are white accretions on the inside of the handle. A white paper tag attached to a stretcher has hand written black ink text that reads, [BUCK SAW].
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- bucksaws
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Building Arts
- Labor
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.23.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




