That is hands down the best advice I have ever got in hand saws. I can’t wait to try those principles because I suck at sawing. Thanks to you my sharping skills my chisel skills and planning skills have improved so much.I love your Tutorials I get so much knowledge from your channel.So thanks so much for sharing and it’s awesome to see you back.
I recently purchased some Bahco saw files. I'm still a little chicken to take them to my saws. How about a saw sharpening video? When to do it, how to do it, etc.
Hey Matt, I'm a teacher in a Belgian school and I have students aged 13-16 and I wanted to ask if it's ok for me to use your videos to show students how to use the tools properly?
Think I left this comment on another one of your videos. From an old Hollywood movie about Cyrano De Bergerac, famous swordsman, after disarming a student, "Hold the sword as you would a bird. Too tight and you kill it. Too loose and it flies away." The killer grip makes your hand rotate inwards.
So happy to see you posting regularly! Would you consider showing us how you would recommend Lapping/Flattening a used/new hand plane that is out of flat? Theirs a bunch of videos out but I like learning from everybody and all the videos are pretty old online and not too descriptive! The way you explain and demonstrate tasks makes it so easy to watch and even more easy to attempt and complete! Plus your editing is mad!! Thanks for being willing to spread your knowledge with us. Another video idea.. best woodworking vises for someone who doesn’t have the funds to spend $275.00-$400.00 USD
Videos like this are really helpful because I need to get back to basics. My knowledge has increased hugely in the last few years, but my sawing is absolutely garbage!
Great video on a deceptively simple question. Matt, you've got a wonderful refreshing attitude for youtube - the perfect antidote to all those click baity list / tips videos.
Just getting into traditional wood working and I am glad I found this channel. You’re a great teacher. Never let anyone knock your teaching skills due to your age, my friend. I am 53 and I can already see you are wise in the ways of wood far beyond many twice your age. Rock on, brother.👍🏻
Thanks for giving us a look at the new SawOS 22 update! Looks like quite a bit has changed from last year Jokes aside though, best woodworking videos on the interwebs. Thank you!
11:33 oh come on Matt, we both know you'd be able to get at least twice as many cuts if you wanted. 11:38 oh, haha, that's what you were going to do :-p
wow, very impressive on that challenge at the end. Great job. This video is an upgraded version of your previous video on sawing. More conceptual. Both very, very helpful. Thank you!!
I believe I have cut a straight line once - Speaking only for myself, cutting a straight line is on par with catching a unicorn. THANK YOU for these pointers, I am going to practice these.
Matt, Thank you for all the effort you out into these videos. You're wealth of knowledge, and willingness to share it, is certainly welcome. I don't get to do projects nearly as much as I would like, but I still enjoy watching everything you put out in hopes of putting it to practice someday. Keep it up sir, you are certainly appreciated by many!
Good video. Been following these principles for over 50 years and tried to explain it to friends and relatives. I've found one problem - some people have a stronger eye on opposite side from their stronger hand, eg left eye but right hand, so they struggle not to tip over so unbalanced with cascading effects on how the saw flows. This takes quite a lot of neuro-muscular sight practice for them to get a good stance, balance, arm action
I struggled with the saw cuts since I got my hands on a saw. My saw is the cheapest and it's super dull. Watched the video and grabbed the saw. F*ck's sake mate. First try - 2 straight cuts. I owe you a beer or two
I've always had issues with saws. Is thereca difference between using a saw left handed or right handed? I'm left handed and can never start a cut with a push stroke. I always need several pull strokes to start
I love watching your videos but I have a question on so incorrectly I have a bad back and I'm not able to stand for long periods of time is it possible to solve straight setting down
Question about sawing Matt : I recently went to cut veeeeery long beams in half (lengthwise cause I'm a foul), I ended up struggling to choose wich cutting angle to keep : beam flat and cutting along the grain or beam up, cutting from grain end. Found myself going back and forth multiple times just to entertain myself on the hours it took me to cut that beam and of course it showed on the cut face cause it messed up my alignement everytime... waht wood be the best practice here? Wich angle to keep when cutting long cuts? And yes, I know, the best angle would be to buy a bandsaw or a table saw but who does this when you can grow huge muscles and entertain yourself for days just making one cut? right? ^^'
On my saw I cut 1 inch at the start of my saws and cut the teeth in half. This ends up having fine teeth to start my saw cut easier. Do you ever lubricate your saw with candle wax?
Yea I’ve done that a couple of times but not enough to make a statement about it. I figured if the saw is binding, it’s probably because my technique is screwed up 😂
Would really be interesting for you to do an updated video on making a nice dovetailed box with budget kit. Looking at the dovetail saw, they look nice but I can't, sadly, afford £60 or £200+ for one. However, Screwfix do one for £26 so would be interesting seeing if its possible to do fine work with these cheap tools when starting out. In the hope of one day being able to afford the more expensive tools.
Once again Well Done Mat! Simple processes brought into focus and allowed become natural through practice. @¿@ on you high count cuts...got to try that one. Thanks much! 12 thumbs up!
That looking over the blade to ensure it goes down straight is definitely valid ….. for me …. On a chainsaw. Army engineering exercise, tired as only the Army can make you, cutting 6x6 and 8x8 beams for a bunker. Couldn’t cut straight to save myself until I positioned over the cut, and let gravity guide the cut.
Loving the vids. Thank you Matt. Such great production quality and clear explanations. And even more advice in the comments in retaliation to trolls! Great work! 👏👏
I too learned to start a cut by pulling back, but stopped doing it years ago, but ONLY when I worked alone, as I didn't want to look foolish doing it "wrong" in front of others (read: men!)... I know, it's because I'm a woman, and doing something a lot more men than women are doing! I was the same when I from age 17 and for years, was the only active glider pilot at "my" airfield. I always felt I had to make fewer mistakes. And I knew it and hated I was thinking and acting according to this. (But it was only relating to flying, and not when I made a fool of myself at our parties, which I often did, but I had a great time and never regret anything!! *big smile). I guess many women have felt the same way when they were doing something only a few percent of women are doing. And now, at much older, I'm still too much aware I'm better at "driving backward" with a trailer, or parallel parking my car, as I still have this stupid feeling any mistakes I make will be noticed with an "oh, of course, it's a woman driving"!! Despite I see it all the time: a majority of men doing it poorly, and like they really don't care if it looks good or not!!! I KNOW, it's so stupid. But SO hard to get rid of toxic thoughts that were planted in my brain so many, many years ago!! I do hope future generations of girls and boys will think differently than me, and just DO whatever they want for all the right reasons (because they want to do it), and give a damn about stupid "women vs men", and what once was "traditional men (or women) work"!! Stay nice and creative ❤
I love your channel and I'm learning so much from it! I have a question, though, I live in a small apartment and so I've gotten into wood sculpting and carving as opposed to proper carpentry. I would like to steadily increase the size of the projects I can work on, but I'm not really sure how to grow that while in a small space. I won't be building a table anytime soon, but how would you recommend growing from one practice to another? I'm going to need more substantial tools eventually, but doing woodwork with simple flexcut tools is still very satisfying. I was just curious about what you might would recommend here - how to evolve from sculpting mentality to carpenter's mentality; and maybe a couple of tools that might bridge the gap? Thank you for your videos!
Thank u for the thumb step I've always had problems getting hand saws started and staying on the line. I'm about to try now and finish your video later. much appreciated Matt!
long strokes! thanks you! When I was a kid, every teacher (including my dad) said 'let the saw do the work and use every tooth'. It's amazing how many people on UA-cam scrub away at a cut using 3 inches in the middle of their saw.
I have spent weeks practicing my saw skills as a new woodworker. I was always slightly off making alot of the mistakes you mentioned. First cut after this video was beautifully square with no need for shooting. Thank you for all you skill videos. I have learned more from your videos than weeks of practice.
The key to starting a saw on the forward stroke, is the bottom horn on the handle. We use the underside of our hand pressing into the horn to lighten the toe of the saw, making it easier to start. Good practice for this (on scrap) is to "hover" the saw over your line as we move it forward and back, only letting the teeth "tickle" the wood and not cut into it properly. Small back saws are easy enough to start, its when ya get to big 5 point rip handsaws where problems starting can happen, and the sharper a saw is the more it will want to "bite" and not start. I would say using a courser pitched saw to practice starting is better; something around 10 points or less (tenon saw or panel/handsaw) If we can start a saw with big teeth, then we can start ANY saw :) The handle shape is a very important aspect of any saw, its where the tool meets you...... if its not shaped right or doesnt fit your hand; then problems arise either because we are gripping too hard to keep our hand in the right position on the grip, or the bottom horn is badly shaped and we cannot lighten the toe easily. This wont be a problem with a high end saw like a Bad Axe, but mass produced saws are made as "one size fits all"....... which is impossible. And some handles resemble a block of wood more than a saw handle. Making a saw handle is a brilliant project; I make new handles for every saw I buy. Its fairly easy and we only need simple tools, make a rough one from pine or somethin first so you can figure out what size the grip section of the handle needs to be to fit your hand. Open your palm, where your fingers meet the palm of your hand; measure across these knuckles...... this will be "roughly" how tall the BACK of your handle needs to be. Make it a tiny bit smaller so you still have material to open it up more, same goes for the bow of the handle........ we can always take away, but its hard to add it back on. THE most vital tip Matt gives here is using the whole saw........ all the other techniques will start to falter by not following this simple tip; and plus youre wearing out the teeth in only a small spot and itll need a lick of a file sooner (I do reckon your saw needs a lick tho Matt :P Very good sawing tips here, Matt is a good teacher :)
hey Matt. I used these tips u gave us and my sawing technique has improved so much. I've actually begun to use the hand saws to do more cuts now, cross cuts especially, and the truth is I haven't really used my table saw recently since beginning using hand tools. I'm enjoying using the hand planes after watching this video and the sharpening video is great too. Just want to say thanks for taking the time out to make these very informative video tutorials. I'm sure they're helping so many ppl like myself who are very new to the hand tools market.
It is so good to have you back in full power, Sir Matt. Giving basic information how to do this gorgeous craft properly is priceless. I watched all your lessons, all your videos, everything you chose to teach. I live in a country where crafts were destroyed by thinking that all craftsmen are considered "class enemies" and much later by IKEA PR ;) Being able to make my own furniture and enjoying doing it is my delight. Thank you. You made my life much nicer. Matouš (from the Narex country)
Thanks for your Videos. This videos help me to understand how I should do things and motivate me to try or copy your advise as good as I can. I call it learning by doing. In my case your advise is always wellcome. THanks
I always enter these videos thinking 'pfshh yeah dude I already know' and I always end up learning something valuable. I'm not sure if that tells you more about me than it does about you, but thank you regardless.
Hi Matt, good job on the short introduction, liked the latest chisel video as well. If I may add a few comments: 1) once the straight kerf is established dropping down the saw to focus on the front line first can help with accuracy, then flipping the piece as opposed to trying to cut front and back at the same time 2) the off hand thumb or index finger can aid with starting the cut lighter by providing friction and allowing the main hand to basically counter gravity ("lift the saw") while still guiding the saw; this can also help with starting the cut 3) the pull to start the cut issue ought to be different for cross cuts as you won't get divots(?) from the chisel edge teeth 4) my broken teethed Japanese saw would like to argue with them being more beginner friendly ;-) Cheers, David
Great videos, thank you! I would be really keen to learn more about efficient workflows in handtool woodworking, since even my small projects require a LOT of time (and they are not that fancy). Would you consider to put out a video on that subject?
I've learnt more in this one video than countless others. As a complete novice but old in years I feel so much more confident now in not making an utter hash out of my next attempt. Many thanks and I find your instructional technique really easy to grasp first time.
As always, great video, to the point and without fluff! It would be super cool if you could make a video about saw sharpening as well. This is something that I've never gotten quite right, and thus, I have a bunch of saws that don't really cut as well as they should 😣
I find when I make the cut of a dovetail with my Japanese saw, I look at the tenon and it looks slightly bumpy and ridged. When I do cut and then stop to see if Im still on the line that's when I feel that the blade shifts ever so slightly and I see this tiny litte ridge on the tenon. What would you recommend? Should I still be applying slight pressure to the blade when looking to see if Im still on the line? When I cut a straight line I don't see these ridges as often but when making angled cuts I do. Thanks for the helpful video Matt
I watched all your old tutorials and thought they were pretty good. Then at some point you said you wanted to re-record them for a whole bunch of reasons. You’ve done a good job doing that. Well done!
I am very grateful for the countless chairs we did in middle school for learning everything explained in this video. It drives me crazy when I see people sawing by using three teeth at most.
i really should go pollish my saw so i can see a reflection again rather then just rust 😁 So does this mean you're not watching your marking line to stay straight all the way down?
These videos on hand tools are exactly the thing I’m going to play to my friends. They know nothing about crafting in general and these are the best think to play to beginner as them. Thank you and keep going.
That trick of only needing one's middle finger to use a handsaw will be such a comfort to owners of table saws!
Ohhhh.
LMAO! man that's great!
Haha, but not if they’ve reduced it to a stump!
@@Esrom_music 😊😊👍
There is one woodworking channel called 'Stumpy Nubs'...
That is hands down the best advice I have ever got in hand saws. I can’t wait to try those principles because I suck at sawing. Thanks to you my sharping skills my chisel skills and planning skills have improved so much.I love your Tutorials I get so much knowledge from your channel.So thanks so much for sharing and it’s awesome to see you back.
I'm loving your recent videos on handtool techniques. You really are a wealth of knowledge, thanks for sharing and keep it up!
Your techniques and spot on. Outstanding job demystifying the art of sawing correctly.
😊😊👍
I recently purchased some Bahco saw files. I'm still a little chicken to take them to my saws. How about a saw sharpening video? When to do it, how to do it, etc.
I've been hand tool woodworking for nearly a decade and I learned a TON from this and the chisel video. 10/10, Matt.
Hey Matt, I'm a teacher in a Belgian school and I have students aged 13-16 and I wanted to ask if it's ok for me to use your videos to show students how to use the tools properly?
It amazes me how well you explain this. Here was I thinking; it’s just sawing. Wrong again. Thank you!
When is the extremely tedious saw sharpening video coming? Such a pain!
Think I left this comment on another one of your videos. From an old Hollywood movie about Cyrano De Bergerac, famous swordsman, after disarming a student, "Hold the sword as you would a bird. Too tight and you kill it. Too loose and it flies away." The killer grip makes your hand rotate inwards.
So happy to see you posting regularly! Would you consider showing us how you would recommend Lapping/Flattening a used/new hand plane that is out of flat? Theirs a bunch of videos out but I like learning from everybody and all the videos are pretty old online and not too descriptive! The way you explain and demonstrate tasks makes it so easy to watch and even more easy to attempt and complete! Plus your editing is mad!! Thanks for being willing to spread your knowledge with us. Another video idea.. best woodworking vises for someone who doesn’t have the funds to spend $275.00-$400.00 USD
Hello friend
Great video. I really dig your teaching style. Keep the content flowing.
Videos like this are really helpful because I need to get back to basics. My knowledge has increased hugely in the last few years, but my sawing is absolutely garbage!
Hello
Great video on a deceptively simple question. Matt, you've got a wonderful refreshing attitude for youtube - the perfect antidote to all those click baity list / tips videos.
Just getting into traditional wood working and I am glad I found this channel. You’re a great teacher. Never let anyone knock your teaching skills due to your age, my friend. I am 53 and I can already see you are wise in the ways of wood far beyond many twice your age. Rock on, brother.👍🏻
I saw like I play snooker. Everything in line, strong stance, eyes on the cut, long strokes, always pot the white ball and win the wooden spoon!
Really fantastic tips, Matt! Thanks a bunch! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Tomorrow is my birthday, i feel like this was a gift
It was just for you, George. Happy Birthday!
@@MattEstlea thank you so much!!!
Good video Matt. Thank you for inspiring the next generation of woodworkers.
Thanks for giving us a look at the new SawOS 22 update! Looks like quite a bit has changed from last year
Jokes aside though, best woodworking videos on the interwebs. Thank you!
11:33 oh come on Matt, we both know you'd be able to get at least twice as many cuts if you wanted.
11:38 oh, haha, that's what you were going to do :-p
Hahahaha
This is fantastic! I love this series. I've tried to teach people how to saw and chisel, but have trouble articulating how to do it.
Hii friend
Great tips…. And the most important tip imho… a sharp saw … make sure your saw is in good condition and sharp
wow, very impressive on that challenge at the end. Great job. This video is an upgraded version of your previous video on sawing. More conceptual. Both very, very helpful. Thank you!!
I believe I have cut a straight line once - Speaking only for myself, cutting a straight line is on par with catching a unicorn. THANK YOU for these pointers, I am going to practice these.
Matt,
Thank you for all the effort you out into these videos. You're wealth of knowledge, and willingness to share it, is certainly welcome. I don't get to do projects nearly as much as I would like, but I still enjoy watching everything you put out in hopes of putting it to practice someday. Keep it up sir, you are certainly appreciated by many!
A recent surge in subscribers is well deserved off the back of your latest vids Matt! Let’s get ready for the 300k party/giveaway! Lol
Good video. Been following these principles for over 50 years and tried to explain it to friends and relatives. I've found one problem - some people have a stronger eye on opposite side from their stronger hand, eg left eye but right hand, so they struggle not to tip over so unbalanced with cascading effects on how the saw flows. This takes quite a lot of neuro-muscular sight practice for them to get a good stance, balance, arm action
I struggled with the saw cuts since I got my hands on a saw. My saw is the cheapest and it's super dull.
Watched the video and grabbed the saw. F*ck's sake mate. First try - 2 straight cuts. I owe you a beer or two
Another excellent presentation! Thank you Matt. 😃
I've always had issues with saws. Is thereca difference between using a saw left handed or right handed? I'm left handed and can never start a cut with a push stroke. I always need several pull strokes to start
I love watching your videos but I have a question on so incorrectly I have a bad back and I'm not able to stand for long periods of time is it possible to solve straight setting down
Another WOW!… see comment on Chisel video. Much the same.
Really love the new videos
Great demo Matt - is that Rob Cosman saw worth the expense of saw and £50 shipping on top?
But why don't you use a marking knife and chisel to start the cut?
Thanks for the valuable information
Question about sawing Matt : I recently went to cut veeeeery long beams in half (lengthwise cause I'm a foul), I ended up struggling to choose wich cutting angle to keep : beam flat and cutting along the grain or beam up, cutting from grain end. Found myself going back and forth multiple times just to entertain myself on the hours it took me to cut that beam and of course it showed on the cut face cause it messed up my alignement everytime... waht wood be the best practice here? Wich angle to keep when cutting long cuts?
And yes, I know, the best angle would be to buy a bandsaw or a table saw but who does this when you can grow huge muscles and entertain yourself for days just making one cut? right? ^^'
😊😊
Yep, save cash on unnecessary machinery and gym membership at the same time.👍
Should you cut to the line or fractionally to the left or right?
I never saw this coming..
new subscriber, how about as a welcome gift send me that trade belt sander :D
Cheers Matt very good detailed videos you are doing
On my saw I cut 1 inch at the start of my saws and cut the teeth in half. This ends up having fine teeth to start my saw cut easier. Do you ever lubricate your saw with candle wax?
Yea I’ve done that a couple of times but not enough to make a statement about it. I figured if the saw is binding, it’s probably because my technique is screwed up 😂
Loving these videos! Keep it up Matt!
Using what you said I can now cut straight 💯 👌
Would really be interesting for you to do an updated video on making a nice dovetailed box with budget kit. Looking at the dovetail saw, they look nice but I can't, sadly, afford £60 or £200+ for one. However, Screwfix do one for £26 so would be interesting seeing if its possible to do fine work with these cheap tools when starting out. In the hope of one day being able to afford the more expensive tools.
thanks, great lesson
Another great instructional video
What is a flush wood door?
Thanks for your detailed video, Matt. Lovely communication, and also I like your sense of humor.
Good tips. High quality saws have more weight and make cutting plum easier. Worth the investment.
Once again Well Done Mat! Simple processes brought into focus and allowed become natural through practice. @¿@ on you high count cuts...got to try that one. Thanks much! 12 thumbs up!
thank you
That looking over the blade to ensure it goes down straight is definitely valid ….. for me …. On a chainsaw. Army engineering exercise, tired as only the Army can make you, cutting 6x6 and 8x8 beams for a bunker. Couldn’t cut straight to save myself until I positioned over the cut, and let gravity guide the cut.
Loving the vids. Thank you Matt. Such great production quality and clear explanations. And even more advice in the comments in retaliation to trolls! Great work! 👏👏
2'06" cuts with the Japanese saw and says "Just to Samurize"? Pun intended?
I too learned to start a cut by pulling back, but stopped doing it years ago, but ONLY when I worked alone, as I didn't want to look foolish doing it "wrong" in front of others (read: men!)...
I know, it's because I'm a woman, and doing something a lot more men than women are doing!
I was the same when I from age 17 and for years, was the only active glider pilot at "my" airfield.
I always felt I had to make fewer mistakes. And I knew it and hated I was thinking and acting according to this. (But it was only relating to flying, and not when I made a fool of myself at our parties, which I often did, but I had a great time and never regret anything!! *big smile).
I guess many women have felt the same way when they were doing something only a few percent of women are doing. And now, at much older, I'm still too much aware I'm better at "driving backward" with a trailer, or parallel parking my car, as I still have this stupid feeling any mistakes I make will be noticed with an "oh, of course, it's a woman driving"!!
Despite I see it all the time: a majority of men doing it poorly, and like they really don't care if it looks good or not!!! I KNOW, it's so stupid. But SO hard to get rid of toxic thoughts that were planted in my brain so many, many years ago!!
I do hope future generations of girls and boys will think differently than me, and just DO whatever they want for all the right reasons (because they want to do it), and give a damn about stupid "women vs men", and what once was "traditional men (or women) work"!!
Stay nice and creative ❤
Great video!
I love your channel and I'm learning so much from it! I have a question, though, I live in a small apartment and so I've gotten into wood sculpting and carving as opposed to proper carpentry. I would like to steadily increase the size of the projects I can work on, but I'm not really sure how to grow that while in a small space. I won't be building a table anytime soon, but how would you recommend growing from one practice to another?
I'm going to need more substantial tools eventually, but doing woodwork with simple flexcut tools is still very satisfying. I was just curious about what you might would recommend here - how to evolve from sculpting mentality to carpenter's mentality; and maybe a couple of tools that might bridge the gap? Thank you for your videos!
Thank u for the thumb step I've always had problems getting hand saws started and staying on the line. I'm about to try now and finish your video later. much appreciated Matt!
Love how freely you recommend other UA-camrs instead of just copying their content.
I dont watch your videos but I like the beginnings and I watch each. I hope you are super super successful mate xxx
Couldn't have come at a better time, many thanks Matt. I have my second week of a carpentry course next week, this information provided was vital.
Get some practice in!!
@@MattEstlea Will do! Thanks.
I always start cutting by pulling!!! And for the life of me I mager had a straight cut by hand. Need to try these techniques.
long strokes! thanks you! When I was a kid, every teacher (including my dad) said 'let the saw do the work and use every tooth'. It's amazing how many people on UA-cam scrub away at a cut using 3 inches in the middle of their saw.
I have spent weeks practicing my saw skills as a new woodworker. I was always slightly off making alot of the mistakes you mentioned. First cut after this video was beautifully square with no need for shooting. Thank you for all you skill videos. I have learned more from your videos than weeks of practice.
Thank you 🌱
The key to starting a saw on the forward stroke, is the bottom horn on the handle. We use the underside of our hand pressing into the horn to lighten the toe of the saw, making it easier to start. Good practice for this (on scrap) is to "hover" the saw over your line as we move it forward and back, only letting the teeth "tickle" the wood and not cut into it properly. Small back saws are easy enough to start, its when ya get to big 5 point rip handsaws where problems starting can happen, and the sharper a saw is the more it will want to "bite" and not start. I would say using a courser pitched saw to practice starting is better; something around 10 points or less (tenon saw or panel/handsaw) If we can start a saw with big teeth, then we can start ANY saw :)
The handle shape is a very important aspect of any saw, its where the tool meets you...... if its not shaped right or doesnt fit your hand; then problems arise either because we are gripping too hard to keep our hand in the right position on the grip, or the bottom horn is badly shaped and we cannot lighten the toe easily. This wont be a problem with a high end saw like a Bad Axe, but mass produced saws are made as "one size fits all"....... which is impossible. And some handles resemble a block of wood more than a saw handle. Making a saw handle is a brilliant project; I make new handles for every saw I buy. Its fairly easy and we only need simple tools, make a rough one from pine or somethin first so you can figure out what size the grip section of the handle needs to be to fit your hand. Open your palm, where your fingers meet the palm of your hand; measure across these knuckles...... this will be "roughly" how tall the BACK of your handle needs to be. Make it a tiny bit smaller so you still have material to open it up more, same goes for the bow of the handle........ we can always take away, but its hard to add it back on.
THE most vital tip Matt gives here is using the whole saw........ all the other techniques will start to falter by not following this simple tip; and plus youre wearing out the teeth in only a small spot and itll need a lick of a file sooner (I do reckon your saw needs a lick tho Matt :P
Very good sawing tips here, Matt is a good teacher :)
Hi Matt I thought you was a southpaw or are you ambidextorous?
Quality content and explanations. Thank you you are a true master of the trade
hey Matt. I used these tips u gave us and my sawing technique has improved so much. I've actually begun to use the hand saws to do more cuts now, cross cuts especially, and the truth is I haven't really used my table saw recently since beginning using hand tools. I'm enjoying using the hand planes after watching this video and the sharpening video is great too.
Just want to say thanks for taking the time out to make these very informative video tutorials. I'm sure they're helping so many ppl like myself who are very new to the hand tools market.
It is so good to have you back in full power, Sir Matt. Giving basic information how to do this gorgeous craft properly is priceless. I watched all your lessons, all your videos, everything you chose to teach. I live in a country where crafts were destroyed by thinking that all craftsmen are considered "class enemies" and much later by IKEA PR ;) Being able to make my own furniture and enjoying doing it is my delight. Thank you. You made my life much nicer. Matouš (from the Narex country)
Loving your new videos. These are great. Please keep it up and a BIG THANK YOU for creating these.
Very groog tutorial. thanks from Texas USA
Clean, Clear and Concise.
Thank you for your skill, time, and clarity of presentation. This was a very informative video.
Thanks for your Videos. This videos help me to understand how I should do things and motivate me to try or copy your advise as good as I can. I call it learning by doing. In my case your advise is always wellcome. THanks
I always enter these videos thinking 'pfshh yeah dude I already know' and I always end up learning something valuable. I'm not sure if that tells you more about me than it does about you, but thank you regardless.
im going to use this at school lol
Hi Matt, good job on the short introduction, liked the latest chisel video as well.
If I may add a few comments:
1) once the straight kerf is established dropping down the saw to focus on the front line first can help with accuracy, then flipping the piece as opposed to trying to cut front and back at the same time
2) the off hand thumb or index finger can aid with starting the cut lighter by providing friction and allowing the main hand to basically counter gravity ("lift the saw") while still guiding the saw; this can also help with starting the cut
3) the pull to start the cut issue ought to be different for cross cuts as you won't get divots(?) from the chisel edge teeth
4) my broken teethed Japanese saw would like to argue with them being more beginner friendly ;-)
Cheers, David
Great videos, thank you! I would be really keen to learn more about efficient workflows in handtool woodworking, since even my small projects require a LOT of time (and they are not that fancy). Would you consider to put out a video on that subject?
I've learnt more in this one video than countless others. As a complete novice but old in years I feel so much more confident now in not making an utter hash out of my next attempt.
Many thanks and I find your instructional technique really easy to grasp first time.
I'm so glad I found this video to up my hand "soaring" game. Time to pull out the "soars" and practice a bit
As always, great video, to the point and without fluff! It would be super cool if you could make a video about saw sharpening as well. This is something that I've never gotten quite right, and thus, I have a bunch of saws that don't really cut as well as they should 😣
I find when I make the cut of a dovetail with my Japanese saw, I look at the tenon and it looks slightly bumpy and ridged. When I do cut and then stop to see if Im still on the line that's when I feel that the blade shifts ever so slightly and I see this tiny litte ridge on the tenon. What would you recommend? Should I still be applying slight pressure to the blade when looking to see if Im still on the line?
When I cut a straight line I don't see these ridges as often but when making angled cuts I do. Thanks for the helpful video Matt
Cool!
Best tutorials on UA-cam! Thank you for all these informations, Matt!
Could have used this before pulling a Japanese hand saw's upper blade (cross cut) about an inch into my hand a couple days ago!
Fantastic video! Thanks so much for sharing!
I watched all your old tutorials and thought they were pretty good. Then at some point you said you wanted to re-record them for a whole bunch of reasons.
You’ve done a good job doing that. Well done!
This content is very very useful, things that really matter. The filming editing and copy,just WOW
Great series you have on skills. Thanks and will be waiting for next one.
I can do that!!!……. And then matt makes like 40 cuts in a 3 inch board……. I cant do that……yet
I could watch this every day. Very good video. It has a cool mood. Thanks!
I am very grateful for the countless chairs we did in middle school for learning everything explained in this video. It drives me crazy when I see people sawing by using three teeth at most.
I'm loving this new basic skill series, it acts like a reminder of the old ones and seems more structured and though out. Great job ;-)
Swap the word "saw" with the word "sword" and the video becomes even more epic.
Incredible thumbnail mate! The video is great too
i really should go pollish my saw so i can see a reflection again rather then just rust 😁 So does this mean you're not watching your marking line to stay straight all the way down?
These videos on hand tools are exactly the thing I’m going to play to my friends. They know nothing about crafting in general and these are the best think to play to beginner as them. Thank you and keep going.
Great video, great tips. Thanks for sharing.
Great video. Two thumbs up for Matt!