Friends,
I'm going to be cutting some tenons tomorrow and I'm thinking about getting my first handsaw. This is probably the handsaw that I'll be using to make many future joints with as I devolve my way towards more hand equipment.
I'm leaning towards the Dozuki (option B in this picture)
I'm also considering the expensive Lie-Neilsen handsaws. At $140 I suppose I could survive (it lasts forever right?) but I see they have a dovetail saw and a carcass backsaw. $280 seems like a lot of money when compared to a "do it all" Dozuki.
Good tools are expensive. They are even more expensive if you buy the wrong tool first. What would you do? Is the $40 Dozuki as good as some people say it is? Does it compete with the Lie-Neilsens? Will I regret getting the Dozuki as a $40 "I never use this anymore" saw if I step up to the Lie-Neilson?
Thanks in advance.