G. Goffsehalk's Wonderful Handmade Stair / Kerfing Saw (with Excellent Corrected E) carved drawings but it seems quite possible

but it seems quite possible it served as the original drawing upon which the printed cards were made

To my eye a very sweet one

woven of ash splint I believe

but perhaps Canadian folk art

I believe this load-bearing character is based on Tevye

G. Goffsehalk's Wonderful Handmade Stair / Kerfing Saw (with Excellent Corrected E) carved drawings but it seems quite possibleAmong my very favorite recent finds, especially for the pin prick style lettering spelling out the maker owner of this antique saw's name, and most especially for them having taking the care to correct a not quite right first attempt at the "e" in Goffsehalk, carving the wood a bit deeper there to allow for a second try. I have found other early examples of saws of this shape called both kerfing and stair (dado) saws, the earliest examples seeming to