FOLD RUSH!
Handsaws go highly unappreciated because many people use power tools for big cutting jobs. Besides, many people struggle with manual saws because they are not familiar with how to use them.
Many of the principles of using handsaws remain the same no matter what the general purpose, including construction, wood-working and bushcraft. This time we will cover the Silky Gomboy 240, the KA-BAR folding saw and Kershaw’s Taskmaster 2. So take your coat off, do your stretches and crack a couple of knuckles—we’re about to work up a bit of a sweat.
When discussing saws, know the nomenclature. In brief, here it is. First, start with the direction of cut, normally a push cut or a pull cut. or (TPI) is the number of tips of teeth counted in 1 inch of the saw blade. A is the width of the groove that a saw’s cutting action leaves in the material being cut. Teeth on a saw blade are positioned off center in an alternating pattern. This is called the , in which the width of the set creates the size of the kerf. It is necessary to have a set to the teeth to create a kerf wider than the body of the blade to make the saw cut more efficiently and to prevent binding.
