Instead of hijacking another thread on saws it seemed better to start a new thread on starting a saw.
Here is a quick video made today of me making a short saw cut:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea5ojH9SnH8
Of course my hand isn't in the frame so you can't see how the heel of my hand works against the bottom horn to lighten the front of the saw.
The video is of a crosscut. My rip cuts are pretty much the same.
Saw Fits Hand.jpg
When learning to saw, the way to start a cut was to pull back on the saw. Now this seems messy and the saw seems to bounce around. For a better result, it seems starting with light forward strokes has a cleaner finish.
Hopefully others will show us their tips on starting a saw cut.
jtk