Die Säge: Ein Rückblick auf vier Jahrtausende

The book opens a sweeping panorama of humanity’s earliest encounters with wood, stone and bone, showing how our ancestors fashioned the first cutting edges from the very materials they hunted. It follows the slow, tactile learning process of early tool‑makers, from simple stone flakes to the first deliberately notched implements that left a groove in a log before a final knock split it apart. By tracing these humble beginnings, the author reveals how competition, need, and sheer curiosity turned a basic scraping action into a recognizable saw‑like technique.

Moving forward, the narrative explores the transition from crude stone blades to carefully shaped, toothed tools of the later Stone Age, when artisans began polishing edges and experimenting with wooden and horn handles. Richly illustrated with original drawings, the work brings to life the surprising ingenuity of prehistoric peoples and sets the stage for the later refinements that would eventually lead to the sophisticated saws we know today.