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Or a block plane? Answer: It’s out on the bench almost every time I’m working there.<\/strong> I don’t always know ahead of time what I’m going to use it for, but I know I am going to use it for something, and I know it will get the job done.<\/p>\n Really, this Bad Axe Hybrid Dovetail\/Small Tenon saw<\/a> is the most versatile<\/strong> backsaw I have ever used. The amazing aspect is not only how many tasks it can do, but how well<\/strong> it does them. It cuts wonderfully smoothly.\u00a0For example, it is now my favorite saw for tenon shoulder cuts<\/strong> – a crucial crosscut, but it also does a nice job for small tenon cheeks – a rip cut.<\/p>\n Here are the specs<\/strong> of my saw, which I have been using for about three months: 12″ long, 0.020″ saw plate, 14 ppi, “hybrid” filing, depth under the back 2 1\/2″ at the heel, tapering to 2 3\/8″ at the toe. The hybrid filing<\/a> is about 10\u00b0 (negative) rake and 12.5\u00b0 fleam. Remember ladies and gentlemen, BATW makes exquisite handles<\/strong> in a variety of woods in five sizes<\/strong> to fit your<\/i> hand. As I have discussed in other posts, I also very much like the hang<\/a> of BA saws.<\/p>\n This is the saw I recommend if you are working with small to moderate size projects and want to own only one backsaw<\/strong> that must be as versatile as possible but that will never be displaced<\/strong> by more specialized backsaws as you expand your tool kit. If you want to further specialize, Mark Harrell has a great offer to facilitate this (see the ninth paragraph down in the linked page<\/a>).<\/p>\n There is a “soul”<\/a> in these Bad Axe saws that I feel is very special. These tools improve my work.<\/strong><\/p>\n There are excellent saw maintenance tutorials<\/a> and learning materials<\/a> on the BATW site. Mark also offers hands-on saw sharpening and maintenance seminars<\/a> at BATW HQ that will doubtlessly take your skills<\/strong> to the way beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Or a block plane? Answer: It’s out on the bench almost every time I’m working there. I don’t always know ahead of time what I’m going to use it for, but I know I am going to use it for something, and I know it will get the job done. Really, this Bad Axe Hybrid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tools-and-shop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2701"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2711,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2701\/revisions\/2711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}