My Hand Saw Nest

Optimize Your Saws for Your Projects

I do love saws.  I have a lot of them too.  But honestly I have a lot less today than I had 4 or 5 years ago.  Over time I have optimized my saw nest to address very specific issues that came up again and again in my projects.  I got rid of the duplicate saws or customized their geometry to solve a problem.  Today I can honestly say that every saw gets used and nothing just sits and collects dust. 

Tiny changes in pitch may not seem like a big deal but when you work with a variety of board thicknesses or seek better quality cuts and precision straight off the saw, it can be a big deal.  For rip saws, mostly what I tweak is the pitch.  In crosscuts pitch is still the biggest factor but there I play with fleam a bit more to create a cleaner cut.