Deagle Ship Saw

Deagle Ship Saw

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Deagle Ship Saw

This imposing saw became a fixture of Deltaville boatbuilding in 1946, when Ed Deagle purchased it for his boatyard on Fishing Bay.

The price Family had started the facility in 1923, building two railways to handle larger boats. It became Deagle's Marine Railway when Captain Lee Deagle bought the business in 1934. His son ED helped grow the business, which became a major haul-out facility between Baltimore and Norfolk. Rick and Jon Farinholt now run the facility and it is known as the Chesapeake Boat Works.

JA. Fay & Egan Co. built the saw, probably in 1937. It was designed to cut large timbers with compound bevels and curves, as used on ships. It has a fixed table and pivoting frame, versus the fixed frame and tilting table on conventional saws, to facilitate the handling of large, heavy pieces.
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