Original Saw Company

What Original Saw Company does

Original Saw Company is a privately held American manufacturer of industrial cutting equipment, founded in 1976 by Robert Eden and headquartered in Britt, Iowa. The company designs and builds custom Radial Arm Saws (Contractor Duty, Heavy Duty, and Super Duty series), Beam Saws, and Crosscut Power Saws for cutting wood, plastics, and composite materials. Core technologies include Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) motor control for smoother start-ups and extended motor life, OSHA-compliant safety systems (enclosed Lexan cutting areas, automatic blade braking, lower guard kits), and precision carriages on double-row ball bearings. Products are priced between approximately $11,000 and $20,000 and are built to order with custom voltage, phase, and cutting capacity configurations, typically with 4-6 week lead times.

The company's revenue model centers on three hardware sales streams: industrial machinery sales ($11K-$20K per unit), replacement parts and accessories ($5 to $1,881), and consumable saw blades. Go-to-market is omnichannel: direct-to-consumer via e-commerce website, phone sales (800-733-4063), and email, supplemented by a US distributor network. The company sells primarily across the US and Canada, with LTL freight shipping for machinery and standard parcel carriers for parts. Customer segments span manufacturing facilities, lumberyards, prefabricated housing manufacturers, door companies and truss plants, custom cabinet shops, packaging and crating operations, educational institutions, and big-box retailers.

The company carries legacy assets from two 1989 acquisitions—Jones Machinery Company and Lancaster Machinery's remaining inventory and rights—giving it backward compatibility with DeWalt radial arm saws dating to the 1950s. This installed-base support operation, combined with locally sourced Iowa cast iron and steel, forms the foundation of a niche industrial equipment business serving primarily small-to-mid-market industrial customers with no disclosed revenue, no external funding, and 11-50 employees.

Name

Original Saw Company

Legal name

Original Saw Company

Website

https://originalsaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Original Saw Company is a family-owned Iowa manufacturer of custom radial arm saws, beam saws, and crosscut power saws serving industrial, lumber, packaging, and woodworking customers across the US and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Sawing Machinery

NAICS

Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing (333243), Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing (332216), Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (33351)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Saws & Cutting Systems (Band/Circular Saws, Abrasive Cutting) (IMAHADAL)

Keywords

• Radial arm saws
• Industrial cutting equipment
• Beam saws
• Metal cutting saws
• Wood cutting machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Britt

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Sale of custom-built industrial saws including Radial Arm Saws, Beam Saws, and Crosscut Power Saws. Machines are built to order and customized to customer specifications including voltage, phase, and cutting capacity requirements. Prices range from approximately $11,000 to $20,000 for main saw products.
2. Replacement Parts and Accessories: Sale of replacement parts including motors, bearings, blades, guards, return reels, switches, and measuring system components. Parts range from $5.00 (lens) to $1,881.00 (motors).
3. Saw Accessories: Sale of accessories including extension tables, measuring systems, pneumatic clamping systems, dust shrouds, lower elevation kits, and blades. Accessories typically priced from $1.00 (pneumatic systems) to over $1,000 (measuring systems).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Original Saw Company is a US manufacturer of industrial radial arm saws, beam saws, and crosscut power saws for cutting wood, plastics, and composite materials in industrial and commercial operations. The company builds custom machinery to order in Britt, Iowa using locally sourced cast iron and steel, complemented by a full ecosystem of replacement parts, saw blades, measuring systems, extension tables, and accessories including replacement parts compatible with legacy DeWalt radial arm saws dating to the 1950s.

Product overview

Original Saw Company manufactures industrial cutting equipment as a single product line portfolio comprising Radial Arm Saws (Contractor Duty, Heavy Duty, and Super Duty series), Beam Saws, and Crosscut Power Saws as the core machinery products. These saws are complemented by a comprehensive accessory ecosystem including Saw Extension Tables (flat and roller types), Saw Measuring Systems (Fixed Foot and Flip Foot variants), and various accessories like Dust Shrouds, Rip Kits, and Pneumatic Clamping upgrades. The company also provides extensive replacement parts including Saw Blades (General Purpose and Fine Crosscutting), Lower Guard Kits, Rollerhead Bearings, Return Reel Kits, Motors, and other wear items. All products are designed to work together as an integrated cutting solution, with measuring systems and extension tables attaching to saws, and various kits enabling additional capabilities like dado cutting, rip cutting, and automated clamping. The company also supports legacy DeWalt radial arm saw models with compatible replacement parts dating back to the 1950s.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crosscut Power Saws

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced grooving time with dado blade system replacing handheld routers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TigerStop: TigerStop builds automated measuring and positioning systems for saws and material handling in industrial woodworking. They overlap with Original Saw's saw measuring systems product line and serve the same high-volume production cutting customers in cabinetry and packaging.
• Altendorf: Altendorf is the world-leading manufacturer of sliding table saws for the woodworking industry. Both companies compete in industrial precision sawing equipment for woodworking and cabinetry, though Altendorf focuses on sliding table saws versus Original Saw's radial arm and beam saw formats.
• Felder Group: Felder Group manufactures premium European woodworking machinery including sliding table saws, panel saws, and combination machines for industrial shops. Both compete in precision industrial cutting equipment for woodworking professionals, though Felder has stronger European distribution.
• Powermatic: Powermatic produces industrial woodworking machinery including table saws, band saws, jointers, and planers for professional shops and manufacturers. Both companies serve industrial woodworking customers with heavy-duty, premium-priced equipment and compete for the same manufacturing and cabinet shop segment.
• SawStop: SawStop manufactures premium table saws with proprietary flesh-detection safety technology for woodworking professionals and shops. Both companies compete in the safety-enhanced industrial saw segment and target similar industrial woodworking and cabinet shop customers with premium, US-engineered equipment.
• Laguna Tools: Laguna Tools manufactures woodworking machinery including bandsaws, table saws, and CNC equipment for industrial and professional shops. The companies overlap directly in industrial woodworking equipment, premium positioning, and serving manufacturing/professional customers in North America.

Broad incumbents

• SCM Group: SCM Group is a major Italian manufacturer of industrial machinery for woodworking, including saws, edge banders, and CNC machining centers. As a broad incumbent in industrial woodworking, SCM serves overlapping customer segments as Original Saw but at greater scale with broader automation offerings.
• DeWalt: DeWalt is a major power tool and industrial equipment manufacturer with historical radial arm saw heritage. Original Saw's backward compatibility with DeWalt parts and replacement support makes DeWalt both a relevant category incumbent and a strategic adjacency in the radial arm saw installed base.
• Homag Group: Homag is a leading global manufacturer of machines and systems for the woodworking industry, including saws and CNC cutting centers. As a broad incumbent, they serve similar industrial customers but at a much larger scale and with broader automation/CNC product lines than Original Saw.

Emerging players

• SawTrax Manufacturing: SawTrax manufactures aluminum extrusion vertical panel saws for the sign, cabinet, and woodworking industries. They overlap with Original Saw in industrial panel cutting equipment targeting smaller-scale professional and SMB customers.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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