Customer Reviews:
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 Nicely made September 6, 2009
Richard R. Ilfeld (florida)
But you'll want something else for cuts the are mostly in rip direction. Blade binds and is a bit too flexible for some tasks,
but great for others. Stanley makes a better set blade, with a useless tang and handle. Wish I could combine the two.
I'll keep this tool, for a few jobs it's been perfect, but not as broadly useful as I'd hoped. Still looking for that perfect single saw for
cedar strip boat building
 A shop essential... June 12, 2009
Kent Forrest (St. Louis)
This is really a great utility saw that I use chiefly for sawing out door jams when I do flooring work. It easily fits into a work bag and you won't be disappointed!
Fine for doing cross-cuts, but not sure about dovetailing. December 15, 2008
Donald H. Nguyen
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The teeth on this product are for cross-cutting. For making dovetail cuts, you need to have teeth for ripping, since you're cutting parallel to the grain. And the teeth are not aggressive enough for letting the saw do the work. I am cutting on the pull stroke and letting the blade do the work, but it does take a very long time to produce a cut. However, the kerf is nice and thin.
For cutting dovetails, I recommend a pull-saw with a more aggressive blade and with rip-teeth... one of the double-edged pull-saw, one edge for ripping, and the other edge for cross-cutting. I bought a double edged Bear Saw from Lowes, and it's much more effective, and produces a straighter cut.
It's fine for smaller applications like cutting dowels, because the teeth are made for cross-cutting, and perhaps cutting small architectural models, but for dovetailing, you need a more aggressive pull-saw with rip-pattern teeth.
They're all 10 stars. November 21, 2008
Dick Johnson (Oklahoma USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Shark 10-2204 Dowel/Dovetail/Detail Saw - and anything else you want to cut. This is a comfortable saw for those little jobs.
These saws are: 1. sharp; 2. affordable; 3. easy to use (after a short learning curve).
These saws: 1. cut a thin kerf; 5. are very sharp; 6. allow you to do precision cutting.
And: they are very, very sharp (keep bandages with them - even though you've been warned - you'll have to find out for yourself).
I have moved ALL of my other hand saws to the back of the shop. These are a joy to use. I want to have each type (and have probably bought more than I have a need for). You will have to make a new miter box because these blades are too thin for any you have.
Some tips: 1. Don't pitch them in your toolbox or truck bed. These are precision tools and though they are quite strong, they are easily damaged. Use the blade guards that come with them. 2. Don't try to "muscle" them through a board. The old adage of "let the tool do the work" has never been truer. 3. Don't place the blade edge anywhere you don't want a mark left. I think I mentioned that they're very, very, very sharp.
(Since I don't know which review you might see first, I have left the same general review for each of these I own and added any specific thoughts for the individual saws.)
So fun I've started looking for more things to saw... October 16, 2008
David A. Pickett (Minneapolis, MN USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are a lot of different activities in woodworking, some more fun than others. This saw is enough to make crosscutting really, really fun. Now I need to work on some more projects.
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