Why saw and sawing isn't the number one?
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Originally Posted by
ken hatch
Shannon Rogers over at
http://www.renaissancewoodworker.com/ made a statement that I've long felt was true but had never heard articulated. That saw skills were the foundational skill set of woodworking.
If you can saw to a line everything else is easy. We go on and on about sharpening, natural stones vs. man made, what steel is best HC vs. A2. Wood stock planes vs. metal and so on. Bottom line if you can saw, and any saw that is sharp will work from the cheapest to a fully blinged out Bad Axe, making joints is quick and easy. If you can not, well you are in for a lot of work that often does not turn out well.
ken
Thanks for share, although I couldn't read the article, except for a small initial portion... :rolleyes:
I always got surprised why Neanders look to praise planes and one mile after, also chisels... but saws... they look as a second grade tool for a number of people (although not all, certainly).
IMO, also, saw and sawing would be the number one activity for anyone involved in woodworking, included Neanders... interesting for most "machined" woodworkers, the table saw actually is the central tool for their workshop...
Once again, thanks to bring the subject and to make me feel not alone! :D