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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



The Barnes FootPower Saw. 



For tlie convenience of bee-keepers who 

 visit this office (and they are not a few) we 

 have induced Messrs. Barnes to send us 

 one of their combined saws. 



Those who call here will hereafter be 

 able to " investigate" it to their hearts' con- 

 tent. 



The following cut will give a good idea of 

 the combined circular and scroll saw, as it 

 stands in our office; the price of which is 

 $40. This includes one rip and one cross- 

 cut saw, 6 inches in diameter, and 12 assort- 

 ed scroll-saw blades. Its weight is 160 lbs. 



It is a beauty and works like a charm. 

 Each machine is perfect, neither is subor- 

 dinate to the other, though combined in 

 one; doubling its value without detriment 

 to its power or working qualities. 



The six-inch diameter saws reach 2X 

 inches above the table. They can be used 

 on the mandrels, set wabbling, to cut any 

 desired width of groove. 



The cut-off saw gauge is set by a thumb 

 nut and radial slot to cut any desired angle, 

 for frames, etc. The gauges can be removed 

 instantly from the table and are always in 

 perfect condition for their different pur- 

 poses. 



Emery wheels can be used readily on the 

 mandrels whenever desired. 



For making hives and boxes there can be 

 nothing more convenient than Barney' foot- 

 power Saws. Any person who has one 

 could not be induced to dispose of it. It 

 will cut through one inch pine boards at the 

 rate of 8 feet per minute, line measure, and 

 will cut either thicker or thinner lumber. 



The table is 28x28 inches, and stands 35 

 inches from the floor. 



Steam power can be used on these ma- 

 chines at an extra cost of $10 for counter 

 shaft and belt pulley. 



From several letters from bee-keepers, 

 etc., who have this saw, we glean the fol- 

 lowing: 



San Buenaventura, Cal., Dec. 29, 1876. — 

 "With my one-horse Barnes' Saw I am just 

 shelling out the bee-hive stuff." 



K. Wilkin. 



Brumfield Station, Ky., April 9, 1877.— "I 

 am well pleased with the way my Saw 

 works. The cutter heads groove to perfec- 

 tion." O. Brumfield. 



City Bluff, Mo., July 2.3, 1876.— "The Com- 

 bined Foot-Power Scroll and Circular Saw 

 came in good condition. Wo were not long 

 in setting it up and giving it a trial. We 

 consider it the simplest and best construct- 

 ed machine ever put before [the people. It 

 works like a charm and we recommend it to 

 any one wanting a saw." 



Scott & Bramblett. 



Modesto, Cal., Jan. 6, 1877.— "My cases 

 for storing surplus honey are admired by 

 all. I cut tlienf out with ^my Barnes Foot- 

 Power Saw." J. F. Flory. 



Winchester, Va., April 9, 1877.—" I tliink 

 no one can be happier than I am, especially 

 when ripping % in white pine with Barnes' 

 saw. 



" Two other bee men are only waiting to 

 raise enough surplus funds to pay for one 

 of Barnes' saws. They are each anxious 

 to buy one. I would not sell mine for twice 

 its cost. I do not want to be a dav without 

 one." O. M. Brown. 



Wyandotte, Kansas, Feb. 26, 1877. — "I 

 make all my hives for 75 stands of bees with 

 one hand and the help of your Power Saw, 

 including frames and section boxes, and 

 feel perfectly able to do the work for 150 

 stands." W. P. Hogakty. 



"This machine is one of the brightest il- 

 lustrations of genuine Yankee ingenuity 

 that it has ever been our fortune to meet, 

 and the simplicity and fewness of its parts 

 are really surprising. With the new and 

 novel toot-power, the only wheel about the 

 machine, except the saw, can be instantly 

 set humming like a top, and one of the 

 prettiest little saws can be attached to it in 

 a little more than a second of time, yet the 

 whole is so extremely simple that even a 

 child can do nice, true work at once. At 

 our first attempt we sawed one foot of % in- 

 pine in six seconds." A. I. Koot. 



We supply it at manufacturer's prices, 

 and advise all who need such an article, to 

 procure it. 



