Paddy Roxburgh
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I’m curious to know how many of you use a carcass saw/back saw with cross cut teeth, or do you use your rip filed tenon saw/dovetail saw for the cross cuts in dovetails and tenon shoulders?
Do you use a back saw with crosscut teeth?
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I have a couple of crosscut backsaws I use mainly for cutting small boards to length. I use them in place of a mitre saw that I got rid of a year or so ago and haven't missed for a minute.
In fact they are probably the handsaws I use most. I use dovetail saws for intricate work and obviously dovetails. The back saw I use least is my rip cut back saw, though I'm glad I've got it.
I also have crosscut panel saws for larger boards.
I'd definitely use the crosscut backsaw for cutting tenon shoulders. But dovetail cuts tend to be small and I'll usually use the saw in my hand at the time - typically a dovetail saw.
I have quite a few hand saws. They are very cheap second hand. I bought a box of back saws for a fiver at an auction and have picked up most of my panel saws at a local house reclamation store very cheaply.
I'm trying to teach myself saw sharpening so having a few I don't mind junking is very handy.
My aim is to have two larger back saws (14"ISH) one cross and one rip cut. Then two dovetail saws, one 15 tpi and one 20 tpi. One day I hope my sharpening skills will be good enough that I can get rid of the extra ones I have.
In fact they are probably the handsaws I use most. I use dovetail saws for intricate work and obviously dovetails. The back saw I use least is my rip cut back saw, though I'm glad I've got it.
I also have crosscut panel saws for larger boards.
I'd definitely use the crosscut backsaw for cutting tenon shoulders. But dovetail cuts tend to be small and I'll usually use the saw in my hand at the time - typically a dovetail saw.
I have quite a few hand saws. They are very cheap second hand. I bought a box of back saws for a fiver at an auction and have picked up most of my panel saws at a local house reclamation store very cheaply.
I'm trying to teach myself saw sharpening so having a few I don't mind junking is very handy.
My aim is to have two larger back saws (14"ISH) one cross and one rip cut. Then two dovetail saws, one 15 tpi and one 20 tpi. One day I hope my sharpening skills will be good enough that I can get rid of the extra ones I have.
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Anything over 15 tpi can just be filed rip.
I end up using a 15 tpi crosscut backsaw for both tenon cheek cuts and shoulder cuts. Works fine. One less saw. These are all for furniture, so rarely have even a three inch tenon much less something longer. Crosscut works fine. File it a bit on the aggressive side. I don't want to be the joker who stands in front of a display of fifteen + saws deciding which one I'll use today.
I end up using a 15 tpi crosscut backsaw for both tenon cheek cuts and shoulder cuts. Works fine. One less saw. These are all for furniture, so rarely have even a three inch tenon much less something longer. Crosscut works fine. File it a bit on the aggressive side. I don't want to be the joker who stands in front of a display of fifteen + saws deciding which one I'll use today.
