Old, old saw of Grandpa Schiess

At the Schiess Reunion this year Uncle Lyle gave all his siblings some old tools of my Dad. I picked this saw and another tool that I will have show to you and let you figure out wwhat it was used for. Dad was going to bye a board to place it onto, and I said I wish we had some old barn wood and Becky said maybe we could get some from that old barn by the rental property down where the road turns from Rexburg, so we went and asked Kathy if we could get some and she said take all you want, so we went and got a piece. Dad took the board and brushed it off real well and cut it down a little and then i varnished it. Becky will probably send you some pictures of that. Dad had a new handle made from hardwood for it as the old one was all broken in pieces. I'll send a picture when it is completed.`