This Saw is used for sawing with the grain of the wood, or in the direction in which the wood splits. The cutting - off or cross-cut Saw is used for cutting across the fibres of the wood. For shape of different teeth see Fig. 10.

Fig. 9.

The Saw should be grasped firmly with one hand on handle and the other resting on the wood. Place the feet in proper position, with the advance foot in the direction of the working force, as in planing. The saw must not be pressed down upon the wood, but moved horizontally with long, light, and even strokes.

Note: In the vigorous exercises of planing and sawing, it is of the utmost importance that correct positions be maintained, in order to avoid fatigue and possible deformity, and to insure better work. For the same reasons exercises in planing, sawing, and boring may be done alternately by right and left hand.

Splitting 10 pts. to inch.

Fig. 10. Saw Teeth

Cutting off 12 pts. to inch.