here's one I've never seen before

[hubops]

16 inch skillsaw

Used for .. what sort of carpentry ?

John T.

[Bill]

Cutting concrete?

[bnwelch]

Most likely post and beam style, heavy timber framing...

[bnwelch]

From Makita's website:

Makita 5402NA 16-5/16" Circular Saw Large Cutting Capacity for Beams and Timber The Makita 16-5/16 in. Circular Saw is powered by a 15 AMP motor with 2,300 RPM, and has a large cutting capacity to handle beams, timber, and large p ressure treated lumber. It will cut 6x material at 90 degrees and 4x materi al at 45 degrees in a single pass.The 5402NA features a shaft lock for quic k blade changes, a large depth control lever for secure adjustments, and an oversized trigger handle for added convenience. Other features include low er noise (only 87 dB), and a blade stabilizer for consistent blade rotation . Includes a carbide tipped blade.

[Markem]

Half lap on 8x8s

[dpb]

The post and beam guys luv 'm ...stick construction, "not so much"...

[hubops]

OK .. it is Mennonite country here. if they'd use a generator for the electrical power... John T.

[Just Wondering]

Dunno, speculate framework in construction?

Followup: One of the pics gives model no. 5402-A

The Makita 16-5/16 in. Circular Saw is powered by a 15 AMP motor with

2,300 RPM, and has a large cutting capacity to handle beams, timber, and large pressure treated lumber. It will cut 6x material at 90 degrees and 4x material at 45 degrees in a single pass.

BTW it's a circular saw. Makita and Skilsaw are two competing brands. There's no such thing as a Makita skillsaw. That's like calling a pickup truck a Chevrolet Ford.

More BTW Amazon has the updated model, 5402NA, for $730.99, down from list price of $1,172,20. It has a 4.7/5.0 star rating, so I guess if this is something you have a use for, it's a pretty good choice.

[hubops]

It's up to $ 5. now ! .. took 4 bids to get there. :-) ps: that's $ 5. Canadian .. John T.

[J. Clarke]

My Dad could have used that when he was building his dock. Instead he used several throwaway consumer "reciprocating saws" (several as in he'd buy one, use it until it wore out, get another one, when it wore out he'd piece together a Frankensaw from the remains of both, when that wore out . . .) until I got him a Sawzall.

[krw]

Big.

[krw]

We bought our furniture from an Amish company in Ohio. When we were looking we were talking to the owner about woodworking so he took us on a tour of their production facility. They were Amish but had all sort of advanced tools, modern cash registers, computers (and a web site). I asked about the disconnect. His explanation was that the ban on power tools and such were for personal use. Business was business and completely separate from personal use (Sorta the opposite of the Christian Sunday labor proscription, I guess).

Anyway, their facility wasn't grid connected, rather had a bank of six Cummins gensets in a shed behind the facility. Nice people, very open, and most interesting (spent $15K there a week or so later ;-).

[Clare Snyder]

Used in "post and beam" construction and cutting 6X6 beams without needing a chain saw.

[Dave in SoTex]

Timber framing.

Dave in SoTex

[Sonny]

As to bidding, there's 952 lots in that online auction. Lot #158 is an unused long water hose. Bid is $75. Probably obvious someone wanted to bid $7.50 and mis-typed their bid..... Or someone desperately wants/needs a long water hose.

If you decide to bid on that saw, pay close attention to your typing.

Sonny

[hubops]

I agree that $ 75. seems high - but - It would be very difficult < impossible ? > to mis-bid. The bid amounts are not typed-in - there are specified minimum bids that will increase at certain points, as the bidding gets higher. The one way to type-in a bid is to place a "maximum bid" same as a reserve bid - but even then - if you mis-clicked - a second bidder would be needed to bid up to your reserve. The big rip-off on some of these auctions is the "buyers premium" - ie: auctioneers fee - I've seen it at 15 % ! .. plus sales tax < 13 % > Do the math ! John T.

[bnwelch]

Just got word from the auctioneer that shipping is not available for that saw...A bit surprising, being that it is really not that large of an item...

[hubops]

He is new to the online only auctions - < like many other old-timey auctioneers in my area > - forced into it by the covid. I'm thinking that many will stick with online format, John T.

[Clare Snyder]

The prices at his on-site auctions are generally WAY higher - particularly on tools and equipment -often WAY over half retail. So many of his regular buyers don't have internet.

[hubops]

Bowman is quite new to online only. His special customer base might need some time to convert. Jacob in Mitchell switched to online-only last year and never-looked-back. I'm excluding the fancy stuff / collectibles auctioneers - they have been online for years with shipping available etc. John T.