1769 Timber Workshop • Frame Saws, Holdfasts & Rip-Sawing (Mark 6:3)
Carpenter's Frame Saw & Timber Bench Tee
“Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary?” — Mark 6:3 (ESV. Restored from André-Jacob Roubo’s 1769 L’Art du Menuisier (Paris, engraved by Laurent Cars. Illustrates the heavy timber-working instruments of the pre-industrial carpenter’s shop: three sizes of traditional wood-framed bow saws tensioned by twisted cord and toggle sticks (Figs. 1–3), forged iron bench holdfasts (valets, Figs. 5–7), and a heavy timber ripping bench clamping a beam with a frame saw in mid-kerf (Fig. 12.
Relaxed boxy fit. 100% ring-spun US cotton (6.1 oz) with a topstitched classic-width rib collar and twill-taped neck and shoulders. Garment-dyed for virtually zero shrinkage.
| Size | Chest Width | Body Length |
|---|---|---|
| S | 18.25" | 26.6" |
| M | 20.25" | 28" |
| L | 22" | 29.4" |
| XL | 24" | 30.75" |
| 2XL (+$2.00) | 26" | 31.6" |
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