Woodworker's Journal

Backsaws and their Varied Uses

and tools, in my opinion, have an important place in every woodworking shop. This is not to say that it makes sense to step back in time and ignore the truly remarkable power tools that are available to home shop woodworkers today (my shop is replete with top-notch examples of them). Instead, there are times when hand tools make more sense, in terms of appropriateness and efficiency. That is

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