The last ricipticating planking saw in the port of Cowes

[t8hants]

I was sorting through some old photos the other day and came across this photograph I took of the last time the planking saw was worked in the Groves & Gutteridge boatyard in East Cowes.
Sadly, very soon after this picture was taken I had to cut the machine up, shame!

Gareth

 

[wallace]

What kind of vintage was it? I'm on with reading a book on the evolution of machines.

 

[Robbo3]

Is your predictive text playing up? I looked up recipticating but couldn't find it.
Reciprocating (backwards & forwards) possibly?

 

[t8hants]

The firm was established in the late 1880's I believe.
I have a makers plate which I am sure came off the thing and that is for Haigh of Oldham, who did make woodworking machines at that time.
My hunch would be that it is between 1890 & 1918.
When I started in 1970, dotted around the yard were several large mahogany boles that had been planked and sticked just before the war, two had fire damage from the blitz.
The timber under the surface was beautiful, they were planked a 4" I think.
I do have a poor photo of the sledge being loaded with the timber about to be cut if any one would like to see that as well.