You’d think what with “carbide” this and “lithium” that, modern technology would sound the death knell for the humble handsaw. Not so fast. You’d be cutting yourself short if you ditched your Disston. Power tools still have their place, and one might assume they’d be the go-to tool for the six jobs below. But my experience has proven that these tasks can be more capably managed by hand. Even as the technology advances, I go back to handsaws more than ever before. By “handsaw,” unless otherwise noted, the tool I’m talking about is a hybrid tool. The saw in my toolbox, a Stiletto, cuts on the push stroke (like an western-style saw) as well as the pull stroke (like the Japanese style). Many “tool-box saws” have this configuration, which speeds up cuts while sticking with the traditional wood handle.
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