I noticed on several videos that when using a fret, waste removal seems to be easier and cleaner than with a coping.
Hi Ryan,

The fret saw blade is thinner than a coping saw blade. Part of this is the extra metal required to have pins at each end of a coping blade to be held in a coping saw.

My old standard fret saws do not tension a blade as taught as a Knew Concepts saw. This is one big difference. In my old saws the blades would bow and break if and when they would bind in the cut. The well tensioned blade in a KC saw doesn't bow, hasn't broken yet and cuts quickly and accurately.

As an added bonus the KC fret saw is bigger than my old saws but is also lighter in hand. Sometimes the momentum of mass is helpful. In some areas a light, delicate touch wins the day.

jtk