Originally Posted By: dougwalkabout
Originally Posted By: MostlyHarmless

The bow saw / swede saw / buck saw or whatever you call it works on the principle that the blade is allways PULLED through the material.


Maybe that applies to very large swede/bow saws where there is more chance of breaking the blade. Especially if cutting with two people.

But the blades on swede/bow saws have teeth that cut on both the push and pull strokes.


You misunderstand. I mean the blade is pulled by the frame on both the push and pull stroke. On a regular carpenters saw or folding saw the push stroke will push the blade. Larger risk of folding and breaking than with a swede saw.