Some of my carpentry tools

[bonneyman]

Though I hate working with wood (it's just not my material), I have acquired some carpentry tools for those required jobs.
The squares and door lifter are my favs.

[Hickory n Steel]

One of my favorite saws is this turn of the century Disston that I picked up dirt cheap at goodwill a couple years ago.


I got lucky with this find, zero kinks and it still has that little decorative nib on the end which are usually snapped off.

[bmwrd0]

A plain Jane cross cut saw like that is one of the handiest things to have around. Much easier than pulling out the worm drive and getting saw horses and such. Keep 'em sharp and make your cuts square and it is remarkable how easy it is.

[GENEG]

Pre everything cordless days.  I had an older superintendant working on my projects.  One of his great amusements was that young guys would run 200 ft of cord or start a generator to cut a single 2x4 since none of them carried a handsaw.  And when he got one from his truck for them -he smiled at their lack of technique using it.

[Uncle Buck]

Pre everything cordless days.  I had an older superintendant working on my projects.  One of his great amusements was that young guys would run 200 ft of cord or start a generator to cut a single 2x4 since none of them carried a handsaw.  And when he got one from his truck for them -he smiled at their lack of technique using it.

Very true, my granddad framed homes a century ago so saw, hammer, chisel and other wood butcher hand tool skills of the era he passed to my dad, with several making their way on to me. The stands outs being how to properly hold and swing a hammer, and the second being saw use. You wouldn't think it, but there is a right and wrong way to use these tools.

[GENEG]

My Granddad built & remodelled homes as a sideline while working as a drop hammer operator at a forge full time. I remember him saying that pre WW2 they could charge labor for an extra crew member because he had a skilsaw. 

Just reread your comment- "a century ago" is scary.  Probably the same era for my Granddad.  He was born in 1909.

[bmwrd0]

"how to properly hold and swing a hammer"

This really came back to me when I replaced a few stair treads at my house. Sinking finish nails with out bending them or whatnot really takes good technique.

[Hickory n Steel]

I'm not exactly great with a handsaw  but have used one far more than anything electric because we were dirt poor when I was a kid and some old basic hand tools were all I had acess to as a teenager.

[AbiggerGarage]

Pre everything cordless days.

Hate to break it to you, cordless came first!

Yankee drills, bit's and braces, yankee screwdrivers, handsaws, etc.  I still wish I had an old timer to teach me how to sharpen those old handsaws, and some of the techniques.

[coolford]

Well. the first thing you will need will be a sawset to properly hold the saw.

[Hickory n Steel]

Well. the first thing you will need will be a sawset to properly hold the saw.

You can attach some long pieces of thick plywood or some hardwood to a standard carpenters vise to hold the saw.
As for a saw set to give the teeth their set and efficient kerf, those can be had fairly cheap on Ebay since so many were made and few people still use them.
I am not good enough to bother with setting teeth though.
I just go for a saw that's still good but needs a but of sharpening.
Extensive teeth work is too much for me at this time.

[GENEG]

Around here onsite auctions have died out for online ones with buyer's premium added or estate sales.  Even ebay.
At most of the above, you'll find saw vises that the person having the sell calls a clamp.  They & sawsets can be found for cheap.  Handsaws also do not bring what they shoud.  Buy a broken handle saw, the tools, & a fine 3 sided file & play.   If you want to get serious- look for a jointer (or a mill file & a block of wood)to even the teeth before you start on the saw.

I'm the first to admit that I'm not good at it, but anyone can make a junk saw cut better.  Roy Underhill describes how to do it in some of his books.

Just don't try one of the new cheap handsaws that big box stores sell.  The steel is too hard & brittle- just throw them away or use them for sheetrock.