Favourite Saw? Mine is the mighty Tenon Saw

or as the Americanos call it the "back saw".

I'm thinking about getting a circular bench saw to cut s**t up and that but i have to say that the precision of cut and the fact that the teeth are set to cut on the "push stroke" which permits downhand sawing on wood laid across the knee or on a stool or workbench, and the fact that the sawing pressure helps to hold the wood still. Furthermore, operator control is superior, and, because the line being sawed is not obscured by the fuzz of un-detached wood fibres or sawdust, greater accuracy is possible with this saw variant, and this allied to the pound for pound bang for buck that the tenon saw gives which puts it squarely head and shoulders above the rest as the undisputed champion of the saw world.

of course the above is entirely based upon general saw requirements in a domestic environment for DIY purposes only and not in a desert island or marooned in the jungle survival saw type situation whereby a folding bushsaw or a collapsible frame saw that would be easy to carry across undulating terrain and navigate water obstacles and such like, if it is to be assumed that there is no readily available access to an electricity supply or fossil derivative fuels and thus the folding or frame saw comes into it's own as it helps mitigate the risk of an unfortunate debilitating morale sapping injury or a life threatening self impalement situation should one take a tumble for example by tripping up on a trailing vine or get chased by an itinerant kimodo dragon or other such bothersome predator.

you pays your money, you takes your saw.

Posted By: Tombs, Jan 22, 12:46:42