Comments on: More on starting the saw cut https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2014/01/26/more-on-starting-the-saw-cut/ inside the woodshop Tue, 28 Jan 2014 01:02:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2014/01/26/more-on-starting-the-saw-cut/#comment-126361 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 01:02:39 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=2789#comment-126361 Thanks for reading and for the comment, Tim.

One of the main issues with subtle aspects of technique like this is realizing that they matter and deserve attention. There is a tendency when learning woodworking technique to neglect thinking through and experimenting with those nuances that go without mention in instructional books. Yet those very issues are often the ones that get in the way of success.

It pays to play a bit in the shop and find what works in YOUR hands.

Rob

]]> By: Tim Shearon https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2014/01/26/more-on-starting-the-saw-cut/#comment-126355 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 07:13:24 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=2789#comment-126355 Thanks for talking about this! And for clarifying it a lot. I started doing this even before I had any instruction- for a long time I thought I was doing something lazy or just compensating for poor technique or a dull saw. My first attempt was putting the first joint of the thumb against the saw- I may have been thinking it was safer. It’s good to get some guidance (I was trying to avoid a pun there but didn’t manage to).

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