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36 MACHINIST FILES Flat, Hand, Mill, Half Round, Round, Square, and Three Square files

THE SIMONDS STORY

42 SAW FILES Triangular taper, feather edge, and chainsaw files

The year was 1832, only 56 years since America’s independence. It was in that year that Abel Simonds set up a small workshop in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to provide scythe blades for sawmills, cotton mills, and some of the very first paper mills. More than 180 years have passed since those early beginnings and Simonds is now the oldest cutting tool manufacturer in North America . Today, Simonds offers one of the broadest and most trusted lines of cutting tools and power tool accessories found anywhere in the world. Craftsmen and tradesmen from many industries have grown to depend on the quality and innovation of Simonds products and services. For all those years, skilled masters in many wood and metal fabricating industries have turned to Simonds for products and services to improve their position in the marketplace. Simonds provided The Professionals’ Edge then, and carries on that tradition today. 1832 - Simonds founded by Abel Simonds, producing skythe blades and knives. 1876 - Circular saw blades introduced, using a patented tempering system. 1878 - Wide bandsaw blades introduced, becoming the core product range. 1879 - Cross-cut hand saw introduced with patented grinding process. 1905 - Fitchburg File Works purchased, producing files & hacksaws since 1864. 1910 - Electric-powered steel mill built to fill Simonds growing demand. 1927 - The Abrasive Co. purchased, with a reputation as an innovator in abrasives. 1955- Heller Brothers purchased, the oldest manufacturer of files, since 1836. 1962 - The Atrax Co. purchased, the largest manufacturer of carbide drills & burrs. 1968 - Simonds introduced world’s first bimetal band saw blades. 1991 - Ralston File purchased, the U.K.’s largest file manufacturer, since 1913. 1999 - The hole saw division of Anderson Products is purchased, adding PTA. 2001 - The Nicholson bandsaw division of Cooper Tools is purchased. 2007 - Simonds celebrates its 175th year anniversary. Simonds has a rich history, having experienced many important milestones over its lengthy history:

46 ROTARY BURS Solid tungsten carbide rotary burs

50 CIRCULAR SAW BLADES Carbide tipped circular saw blades and steel brush cutter blades

54 DIAMOND WHEELS Turbo diamond wheel blades

55 ABRASIVE WHEELS Cut-off wheels, flap discs

56 HACKSAW BLADES HSS and bimetal hacksaw blades 23 RECIP BLADES Bimetal reciprocating saw blades

58 HOLE SAWS Bimetal hole saws, diamond grit hole saws 60 DRILL BITS Carbide-tipped and high speed steel drill bits

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