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J. A. Fay & Co.
Keene, NH; South Keene, NH; Worcester, MA; Norwich, CT; Cincinnati, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	36"
Submitted By:	Yanno Skandaleas

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	J. A. Fay 36" Band Saw
Date of Manufacturer:	1865
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Last Updated	10/17/2025 12:46:04 AM

Comments:

This is an astonishing Bandsaw design by J. A. Fay & Co. and one of the oldest and most fascinating Bandsaw machinery ever made. Which I just purchase from Cary C. Smith. A talented Craftsman and an accomplished Builder with impressive structural Building Projects to his account, living in Pioneer, California. The J. A. Fay 36" Bandsaw is one of the few types of cast iron woodworking machinery that were used by Mr. Henry Ford, in his Carpentry and Construction department to help building various automobile designs in the assembly plant. Although there has been a dramatic change in the automobile industry production lines over the past 120 years, and those cars can only be found as outdated, stored and parked for their historical values in museums; the woodworking machines once used from that era, are still running and mass-producing milling and woodworking projects non-stop. A good example of this would be the 36" Bandsaw made by J. A. Fay & Co. back in 1865. 160 years ago. This fascinating woodworking machinery is unbelievably running like new!

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Comments: Historical Information about the J. A. Fay 36" Bandsaw. The Gold pigment application details were hand-brushed painted by Cary C. Smith. A talented craftsman and an accomplished builder.
Source: J. A. Fay & Co.

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Comments: Cary Smith at his J. A. Fay Bandsaw
Source: Cary C Smith Woodshop. Pioneer, California.

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Comments: Cary introduces his J. A. Fay 36" Bandsaw to Yanno. -- Cary handcrafted the ornamental steel and mesh doors for this Breathtaking J. A. Fay 36" Bandsaw!
Source: Cary Smith's Woodshop. Pioneer, California.

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Comments: Departing -- J. A. Fay 36" Bandsaw from Cary C. Smith's Forrest living residence and woodshop; Pioneer, California. Enroute to Yanno woodshop, Bakersfield, CA. The two remarkable ladies, Olivia and Rene. Cooking dinners late into the night, and early morn
Source: Cary C. Smith -- Living Forrest Custom Build Home and Woodshop.

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Comments: The Arrival. -- Unloading the 3000lbs J. A. Fay 36" Historic Bandsaw -- using the Gantry Crane and Pallet Jack at Yanno woodshop -- Bakersfield, California.
Source: Yanno Woodshop.

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Comments: Yanno woodshop. The welcomed new home for the 3000lbs Breathtaking 160-year-old, J. A. Fay 36" Bandsaw!
Source: Yanno woodshop. Bakersfield, California.

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