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Top-Notch Coping & Fret Saws

There isn’t a hand tool better suited to tackle fine, meandering cuts than a coping saw, or it’s close cousin, the fret saw. In fact, these saws can often be faster than a band saw. Here, I want to take a look at a few saws (photo below) that aren’t your dad’s old coping saw.

If I were to make a list of boutique tool makers, would be at the top. While the fleet is up there, they have the quality to back it up. And new may be their best tool yet.

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