{"id":773,"date":"2010-05-30T01:48:11","date_gmt":"2010-05-30T06:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/?p=773"},"modified":"2016-06-12T01:30:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T05:30:48","slug":"an-inexpensive-saw-that-does-its-job-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/30\/an-inexpensive-saw-that-does-its-job-well\/","title":{"rendered":"An inexpensive saw that does its job well"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sometimes an inexpensive tool can be designed and made perfectly well enough to do its job<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I wanted a new crosscut saw for breaking down stock, something faster<\/strong> than what I had been using. I found it at my local Woodcraft store: a Pony brand 22″ handsaw, manufacturer\u2019s model #66221<\/a>, for $15.99<\/a>. For the inelegant task of rough crosscutting, this tool vastly exceeded my expectations. It cuts like a Tasmanian devil and tracks surprisingly well.<\/p>\n

The diamond ground teeth, 8 ppi, each have 3 bevels which make them essentially Japanese cross cut teeth<\/strong> with a negative rake. The induction hardening makes them unable to be sharpened in the shop, so when they dull, no doubt after a very long time, the saw will go to the metal recycling pile. The manufacturer states that the saw cuts on both the push and pull stroke, though the push stroke<\/strong> does most of the work. Not surprisingly, the saw does not rip very well.<\/p>\n

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I measured the saw plate<\/strong>, which is straight enough, at 0.040″ with 0.004″ set, each side. The plate is not taper ground (of course, it\u2019s $15.99!) so it is helpful to keep it waxed to avoid pitch build up from some woods\u00a0and thus slower sawing. The soft-grip handle<\/strong> is adequate, though it tends to lure my hand into a hammer grip rather than a better grip with the index finger extended. The handle acts as a 45\/90 square, quick and handy<\/strong> for stock breakdown.<\/p>\n

Several times in this blog, I\u2019ve made the case for buying the best quality tools one can afford<\/a>, going beyond tools that are just “OK.”<\/a> Yet, I really like this saw because it does its job, which requires more power than finesse, very well and with ease<\/strong>. I think that makes it a good saw<\/strong> even though it lacks certain refinements that I can do without. That leaves more of my woodworking budget to devote elsewhere. Where? Take your pick of great saw makers – Lie-Nielsen, Bad Axe, Wenzloff, Lunn, etc., or what I own several of: Gramercy.<\/p>\n

[As with other tool reviews on this blog, this is unsolicited and unpaid.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes an inexpensive tool can be designed and made perfectly well enough to do its job. I wanted a new crosscut saw for breaking down stock, something faster than what I had been using. I found it at my local Woodcraft store: a Pony brand 22″ handsaw, manufacturer\u2019s model #66221, for $15.99. For the inelegant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-product-reviews","category-tools-and-shop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773","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=773"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4221,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773\/revisions\/4221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}