Double edged

Who would know that there are so many different saws required when you start creating in wood, and I have a feeling that we are only just scratching the surface. The other day a rather long package arrived, and a very excited Brian was keen to see what was inside. He’d ordered himself a tenon saw, which is a very thin, completely flat, doubled sided blade with fine teeth on one side, and course on the other. It’s for cutting wood accurately both across and with the grain, and achieving very straight and flat cuts. I had heard of it, but never really seen one before. I knew he wanted one as he wanted to include a certain type of joint in the final section of the bookcase. It would not have been as accurate without it.

The saw is extremely sharp, and actually quite flexible. I think he’s going to enjoy using this.

This is the first joint he has practiced on with it, which he took great care with as it can be seen at the top of the final set of shelves.