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A bit slow, but OK on crosscuts

I didn’t expect a cheap Western-style saw like this to work, but this one actually does.

The teeth are very fine, with shallow gullets, making this saw best on crosscuts. It is not really fast enough on rip cuts for dovetails and box joints, although I do find it suited to cutting the shoulders of a shallow groove, because you can sneak up on the correct depth.

There is a similarly-priced German “professional dovetail saw” on the market whose teeth have deeper gullets more suited to rip cuts. These two saws complement one another nicely.

Although I am pretty good at sharpening most things, I haven’t got down to really learning saws yet. So I buy mostly disposable ones. I find most cheap Western-style hardware store saws to be nearly useless, but this one really fills a role.

Update (5/20/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen.

The featured review for this product, Ace Dovetail Saw 025DS10 Misc., was written by Scott Burright.

The average rating for this item is 2 out of 5 stars, according to 2 reviews.