~-----Original Message-----
~From: owner-oldtools@l...
~[mailto:owner-oldtools@l...]On Behalf Of
~SWSCPA@a...
~Sent: Friday, June 19, 1998 11:41 AM
~To: oldtools@l...
~Subject: The end of a shameless lurker
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~To start the saw blade is placed on the sawing mark at a
~forty-five degree
~angle with the end of the raised left thumb pressing gently
~against it.  Then,
~as with the framed saw, the blade is pulled gently over the
~board with short
~strokes until the kerf is started.

If you can start with an angle less than 45deg, then you can start on the
push stroke.

Jeff, who doesn't want to start any wars, civil or otherwise!