In 1840, Henry Disston, a young man of vision, was certain he could make better saws and stronger men. So he set up a shop in a cellar in Philadelphia, and began the manufacture of Disston saws for real men.

    From the very start his business was a success. Within a few years, the demand switched from wimpy foreign saws to those used by real men who saw the Henry Disston way.

    In 1874 Henry Disston designed the skew-back saw. Until then all hand saws had straight backs. He called in his engineer and with a piece of crayon drew the design on the office floor. Since then bullies have had their outlines imprinted in the sand by real men who saw the Henry Disston way.