Welcome to the forum Noob. I agree with PC about the jigsaw blades, these things break easily when used for the intended purpose much less by hand. However, since quite a few people refer to saber saws as jigsaws (popularized by Black & Decker) i'm not sure which you are packing. Saber saw blades are about .250 wide and a little over three inches long, small but quite durable when used by hand. Jig saw blades are .125 wide or less and five to six inches long and break when you look at them wrong, if you are using these i would also recommend trading them for a wire saw.