20 Best Hand Saw For Wood (2023 Updated)

This saw has a comfortable no slip handle. The blade lock works very good and is simple to use. The saw cuts very well and the longer blade let’s you make more wood chips per stroke. On pencil diameter size branches I use the saw like a machete and it works great cause it’s heavy enough to take it.

Compact when folded, and very effective as a cutting tool. Not quite as stiff as I’d like, but it cuts on the pull stroke as well as the push stroke, so stiffness is less of a factor. I think I may get a 2nd one for the backpack and leave this 1st one in the garden shed for trimming around the place.

It cut up the discarded X-Mas tree in short order.

Wow, this makes short work of chewing up wood branches, very sharp and cuts through the back stroke as well, cut up 1, 2 inch tree limbs as well as trimming up stuff, very steady and good grip, recommended.

Well written description that leads a person to believe this is manufactured in America. When receiving the saw I noticed it is made in China. And along with most things made in China this saw is inferior to U.

S. A. manufacturing. The saw was sharp and cut well for about 10 minutes and all I was cutting is lathe on a wall after the plaster was removed. I would not recommend this to anyone.

Bought this and a Coughlan’s Sierra 7″ at the same time to compare. Initial impression is this is TWICE the quality at $4 more. Well worth the extra 4 bucks. Sierra’s pro is it is lighter but it just feels much cheaper.

Blade bends side to side quite a bit, doesn’t lock or stay put when closed and has a manual locking system when opened. The EverSaw is sturdier, better ergos, locks automatically with a push (orange button) release to close it up.

Stays closed. And mine came with a free carry bag.

Strong and sharp. Will be perfect to throw in my backpack for snowmobile and enduro riding.

Love it ! Strong solid tool. Exactly what I needed for hard wood projects

it is very smooth on the cut and very efficient for the energy spent atleast to be Twice as that of western handsaws

I use this to cut down oversized pallets, that I then either use as salvaged wood or for burning in a woodstove. Nice to be able to cut without needing access to electricity. Cutting through pine is so easy.

Cuts through oak and other hardwood also pretty simple. I’ve probably spent 90 minutes sawing with this (that is a lot of wood). I estimate that cutting through 1/2″ by 4″ takes 3-4 seconds. Probably 10 seconds for a 2×4.

And that is ordinary sawing. If I was racing, I could get it close to 5 seconds. Anyway, with all of that sawing, no deterioration evident in the sharpness of the blade yet. This is probably ok for precision work.

I’d recommend a Japanese saw for that, however – these teeth are fairly large. But you can make do with this. Enjoy.

I have had one of these Stanley saws since college, more than 20 years. It kept its original edge for an incredibly long time; I only had to resharpen it for the first time within the past year. Now it cuts like new.

Any time I’ve seen the first signs of rust, a little WD-40 brings it right back to full health, and this is only required maybe once a year. The small size is unbelievably convenient; the fact that it fits in my toolbox, taking up virtually no space, is the reason it has stayed with me all these years.

Lots of times, it is quicker and more convenient to whip out this little saw and do a quick cut than to trouble with a power saw. Can’t recommend enough!.

It doesn’t bend easily. That means it is easier to punch through the wall to get a hole started and isn’t going to go wobbly on you when you are trying to put some elbow grease on it. Here is the one watch-out: it is substantially thicker than a standard blade.

Where that matters for one example is when you cut out a piece of drywall and want to use that same piece to patch the hole back up. The gaps between the cut piece and the whole it was cut from are large.

You can still fill them in, but it is just something to be aware of.

I was totally impressed with this little saw the first time I used it. I ordered it specifically because it was advertised to cut Styrofoam. The project that I am currently working on involves the use of Styrofoam and I was having trouble cutting some of the weird shapes.

Boy, this little saw really solved that problem. If for no other reason, I would recommend it for cutting Styrofoam if nothing else. It also does a great job of cutting wood less than 1/4″ in thickness – no split or jagged ends.

Overall, I am really impressed with the quality of this saw and with the many features such as the soft-grip handle, the way the handle is shaped, and the protective sheath which features both English and metric measurements I can see where this little saw will be used for many years.

I find this hand saw to be perfect for me. I live in an apartment with no garage or work shop so a large carpenters saw just isn’t practical at all. There are times where a knife simply won’t cut it (pun intended).

I had to cut 2 tabs off a waste basket that were tearing the bags upon removal when full, but the heavy plastic was just too much for even a serrated knife. This hand saw zipped right through that plastic in a few pushes.

Quite pleased with that and then it slipped right into a drawer. I like the fact the blade is replicable too. I have no need for a big heavy duty contractors saw and no where to store one, but I will find many uses for this saw over time.

Recommended!.

We had an overhanging branch that obscured our view when entering our driveway. It was a green tree and really too far away from the house to use an extension cord for our reciprocating electrical saw.

My wife and I were both outside and she said, “let’s just cut the branch off. ” All I had easily available was my hack saw! She held the branch down towards the ground from the end and I began hacking away as close to the tree as possible.

It took me five minutes and one stoppage to hack it off, leaving about two feet of an ugly looking jagged branch left attached to the tree. We were successful cleaning our vision but at an aggravating cost of time, effort, inefficiency and end state.

Later that day, I googled, “Best bow saw for 2018. ” I probably looked at ten different review sites. Consistency the Bahco 10-30-23 for Greenwood placed in the top three. So, I made up my mind to purchase the Bahco and began my price search to include Amazon and Ebay.

I found the same Bahco Bow Saw for sale on, “tools-plus, “$5-8,” cheaper, it was a no brainer, so I placed my order with, “tools-plus. ” I received my Bahco approximately 4-5 days after purchase. (Nice shipping speed and for free) I immediately went outside and used my new Bahco to finish off that branch to cut it flush with the tree.

It took me less than two minutes, with my Bahco and no breaks to cut it off perfectly flush with the tree and without assistance from my wife. What a wonderful saw and price/shipping speed from, “tools-plus.

” I highly recommend this saw for greenwood’s from “tools-plus. ” I’ve already completed the 2018 reviews, found the best price possible and completed the actual physical product test for you. I promise, it doesn’t get any easier for anyone reviewing my review.

Just buy this saw from, “tools-plus” it’s that easy.

Pleased with our purchase of Saws. Ideal for out new forest school which students are setting up. These products are good for the students to learn about survival in a contained area we are setting up within our school grounds.

Our staff member as been trained on all forestry equipment and as chosen these saws as being suitable for our school.

I couldn’t afford a power saw or anything similar and needed to cut up a willow tree which had split and come down. Okay so it takes a little more effort and time with a handsaw and I was honestly not expecting it to perform so well.

Managed to cut most of what was in the way with this saw even some thick parts. Hard work but for the price it’s brilliant. As always great customer service from Christchurch store when picking up.

I received the Fiskars Power Tooth Softgrip D-Handle Saw a few weeks ago and planned to use it to trim the bushes under my front yard window as soon as the weather got cool enough. As my luck always has it, in the meanwhile a large limb of my huge pecan tree split during a bad wind storm.

I took the saw out to the back/side yard to see if I could trim some of the lower branches to lighten the load on the other limb the split one was pressing on. I knew I couldn’t reach the area of the split without help.

I started sawing one of the lower branches and right a way I ran into trouble, The saw kept getting stuck in the cut and it took a lot of energy for me to wiggle it out. After about 30 minutes of struggle, I went and got my pruning clippers and was able to trim branches up to 1/2″ dia.

which helped me cut off most of the branches I could reach. I like the style of the Fiskars Power Tooth Softgrip D-Handle Saw, and the handle is comfortable. The teeth are larger than what I am used to and offset.

I think I don’t have enough strength to use it properly. Maybe if I were able to put more pressure on the saw it would work better for me. I still plan on using it to trim the front yard bushes but my helper will be the actual user.

I will be there to supervise and do the cleanup. I would recommend this saw to others. It could be a valuable tool for others who are younger and in better health than I.

Handy little saw – I used it for cutting out the waste for dovetail joints (less chiselling). I bought this one because it has a wooden handle. Everything goes into waste eventually, plastic probably never degrades, etc.

This is made to a high standard, no flexing in the frame etc. With a simple tightening of the handle to add tension to the blade and unscrewing it permits the blade to be rotated within the frame. Blade change is simple and is a case of slackening off the handle then applying a little weight to the frame to take the tension off the blade and it slips out.

This should lat a lifetime.

Decided to go with this saw as I have other Bahco products. It works well and I like the way you can twist the blade in the frame to any angle. It feels like a quality product. I was cutting 5. 5mm ply and would have preferred a finer blade – shame Screwfix do not sell them.

I noticed another reviewer said the supplied blade seemed blunt. I thought the same but after cutting an inch or so it was a lot better. No idea why; possibly a protective coating on the blade?.

Using this saw to trim low branches around the property. Sturdy with a good handle. The included hacksaw blade is a plus.

Works well. Solid construction. Good price. Used it up camping and loved it.

Works great to cut up branches , used it to cut birch branches for xmas decorations

I was disappointed that the longer 24″ blade did not help me much with pruning as it did not appear to be sharp enough to saw off the base of a bush that died unexpectedly. Unsuitable for most branches unless they still have some life in them.

Otherwise, completely dried out branches do not respond well to this blade. The shorter blade bow saws we own, although not as sharp as they once were and a different brand, respond better than this one.

This is very impressive. It went through a dead oak tree like a knife through butter. We thought the job would take hours! This is a very efficient saw. It feels robust. There was virtually no twist when sawing.

Highly recommended.

I bought the Silky Pocket Boy saw to take with me for camping out and bushcraft because of its small, packable size. Its a pull-saw, cuts extremely smoothly and takes little time to process firewood or cut poles to size.

The blade is replaceable should it become blunted but will last a long time if looked after. I definitely recommend including one in your pack.

I have once been able to buy Silky PocketBoy 130mm in our country, but it was only one time offer and no other Silky saws were sold in our country from then. The saw was exceptional. Almost no effort was put when sawing/pruning a tree.

One only needs to get a feel how Japanese saws work (they saw only in one direction, which is a really smart design as this protects saw from bending or breaking). And even though they saw only in one direction they are much more effective than other 2 way saws.

After short amount of time, my father was able to break the saw. TWICE! The first time only the tip was broken off and the second time it was broken in two pieces. This was because he was not listening to my advice on how to saw with a proper Japanese saw: only in one direction! And another advice he did not want to listen to is that you should make an undercut with saw when sawing (especially bigger branches) (this is also safer cut for a tree) as this prevents saw from binding, bending and breaking! I was then unable to find another Silky saw in our country, so I tested some other “Japanese” saws (e.

g. ARS), but they were really horrible. The blade did not stay locked, the teeth crushed away after normal and proper use, some strange/weak metal was used for blade, the teeth were not the widest part of blade (more resistance/binding when sawing), the Blade holding screw was unscrewing, the handle did not feel robust (very light/weak material).

I could not stand it so I checked on eBay if I am able to source Silky Saw and I found a bigger one: PocketBoy 170mm, which is for my needs an ideal size. When the saw arrived I immediately went out and sawed a tree branch and the feeling of a quality made Japanese blade came back.

Zik, zak and 10cm diameter branch is cut :).

I love this tool. Use it for pruning and hedgelaying. It’s so smooth and sharp the pruning cuts are very clean leaving less chance of infection to my trees. I like it so much and use it in conjunction with my billhook; that I’m making a sheath for them to use together.

It does come in a protective box which attatched to the belt, although it can detach at the clip so a leather friction sheath is much better. This is a truly beautiful tool to use and used with respect I think it will be good for many years.

My sheath is not finished but I’ll include a pic pre staining and finishing anyway to show how well it fits.

This Sharksaw is advertised as an excellent “general carpentry” saw. It IS that, and more. It has a heft to it that many Japanese pull saws don’t have. Woodworkers will like that because it does many jobs that would otherwise require a dozuki (backsaw).

The handle is at the very best angle possible to give one’s arm and shoulder an easier time of it — which makes it easier to simply guide the saw and let it do the work. Heavy force isn’t necessary.

And it does all those things without a wide kerf.

Best handsaw ever. Effortless cutting. Easy to change blade. The 12″ general carpentry blade is a great all purpose saw to have around. I Have two of my own and bought this for a Christmas gift.

My father lent me one of these hand saws and had to return it and buy my own because it is the best hand saw blade i have ever used. Had to fight with a jam nut seized on the kitchen sink so I went to town on the copper piping only chipping off 1 or 2 teeth, and trust me I was not delicate in the whole ordeal.

This saw is faster than most common and low end power tools. Highly reccomend this and plan to buy additional blades/lengths.

As I said, the saw is resharpenable. The handle needed re-working; it was poorly finished, but sound. I found the plate to be a little thin for a seven-point saw. It needed a touch-up sharpening before reporting for duty, and it needed resetting.

Out of the package, it required 32 strokes to cut a 2″ rip line in a pine 1 x 4. I did nothing else to the saw but to put it in a saw vise and take one single light stroke to each tooth. Then I cut another line next to the first one: It required only 16 strokes.

The sides of the cut were rough, showing that the teeth were not uniformly set. This little $9 saw offers good utility for the money, and it’s a good size for young children to learn on. The steel might not be the best, but it’s adequate, and it will teach young woodworkers to pay attention and sharpen up when the tools need it.

For the price, the quality of the blade and handle were a surprise how well it was put together. It cuts great, just the right size for both my wife and myself to use. The teeth on the blade were sharp, made easy work of the lumber need to be cut.

Extremely economical hand saw. Good size for general home use. So far it has worked well for me. Time will tell how durable it is but seems well made. I’m happy with it. I recommend if you need a general handsaw without spending a fortune.

I have not used the recently purchased one yet. If it is good as the ones I have owned previously it will be fantastic. They were fast cutting very sharp saws. You did not want to hit the teeth with a bare hand as blood would flow.

The problem these days is that I could not find one in any store. All I could find was the longer finer toothed saws which I was not looking for. I had to go online to purchase one. Another problem is that I could not find any one that could sharpen them.

When they got dull I bought a new one. The dull ones were put in my trapping basket for use on the trap line. Please do not put me on any list that will bombard me with adds and emails.

This saw has exceeded my expectations since the day my Wonderful Wife bought it for me. I have used it dozens of times, and believe me, I’m hard on all my tools. After all this time it’s held up better than all my other saws and it is still sharp and performs like new.

One regret, my grandfather passed away about fifty years ago, he had this incredibly cool Stanley wooden rectangular portable tool box full of a Stanley tools. what I would do to have back.

If I’m doing large projects (cutting a 4×8 panel into parts or working on a deck) I use a circular saw, but for small projects or to just shorten a 2×4 I reach for this saw. The teeth are “aggressively” cut.

This means they make fast work doing cross or rip cuts but they also leave a lot of tear out. This is not the saw for cutting laminate or plywood. But for rough work such as cutting dimensional lumber down to size, this is a great saw.

The teeth are hardened steel, so they stay sharp for a long time but can’t be sharpened. Stanley didn’t include a blade guard with the saw. The guard is very helpful for a saw that shares a toolbox with other tools that can bounce around and damage the teeth.

MDF will dull a blade quickly because of all the glue, but this saw has remained sharp even though I use this saw on a lot of MDF shelving. I’ve also used it for cutting tree branches, and the coating on the blade made sap clean up easy with just soap and water (instead of oven cleaner).

If you have a quick cut to make or simply aren’t in the mood for a loud power tool, you’ll find yourself reaching for this saw regularly whether you’re at the workbench or fixing something in the attic.

(I’m only giving the saw four stars for durability because it can’t be resharpened. ).

This Is An Excellent Saw. It’s Lightweight And So Easy To Use. The Blade Is Very Sharp And Does A Very Good Job Of Cutting. It’s Very Well Made And Durable. I’d Recommend This Product To Anyone That Uses Handsaws.

I bought this “bull saw” (from another company) to cut up a 13-inch diameter dead ash log that was blocking a trail. The site was about 1/4 mile off-road, steeply uphill all the way. I figured this saw would be lighter & easier to carry than my chainsaw or my two-man crosscut.

Well, it was easy to carry, but it wouldn’t cut! The blade binds terribly. I don’t know if there’s not enough set to the teeth, or if it needs gullets and rakers to clear sawdust. So, I gave up on this brand new saw, and did the job with my 50-year-old Sager/Collins Jersey felling axe instead.

Since then I’ve tried using it at home to cut 6-inch diameter logs for firewood on a saw buck with the same result — instant binding. Very disappointing.

We have more saws and chainsaws (both gas and battery and corded) and hand saws than you can throw a penny at. and we use them all in various settings and applications. I picked up this bull saw to throw in the back of my truck for 1) those times when a tree or limb is down across one of our peninsular roads in winter, and it isn’t worth the trouble, pulling out whatever chainsaw is also back there at the time, then having to clean up/oil up/sharpen later and 2) to haul along on field archery trails.

We haven’t used it on anything over about 7″ but it worked great. I’m short (5’5″) so had to find a posture and rhythm that worked, particularly in the drawstroke. but once I got that down and practiced a GOOD LONG DRAW, it was perfection.

My husband is 6’3″, and I think he had a harder time finding a good posture; his take was that it worked best with him low to the work and drawing more level to the ground. Your mileage may vary, especially if your joints are younger than ours.

But all in all, this is an amazing tool, high quality, super sharp, very solid, and as versatile as my beloved little “farm and home” Stihl 025, only quieter and less stinky.

I bought this saw thinking I’d use it a few times a year to clear out dead branches in the aging trees around our house – then the Great Ice Storm of 2021 hit. No electricity, what gasoline people had was being used for generators to keep from freezing to death, and the emergency crews were quickly overwhelmed.

Our driveway was blocked by fallen limbs and ice-heavy branches leaning down to the ground. Western Log Saw to the rescue! About three hours of work cleared off numerous thick green cedar limbs, and and 8-10 inch maple branch that came down in the street.

I won’t use chain saws after several scary kickback episodes, but this well-made saw did the trick. It’s heavy enough not to bounce off of frozen or sappy branches, and the teeth are aggressive enough to power through even green wood.

I was very impressed with this saw! I am always worried when a saw is shipped through the mail if it will arrive straight and useable. It was packaged well and straight out the box. The saw handle is large enough to handle big hands, and designed well for all users to maintain a great grip.

The finger rest is on both sides for right or left-handed users, something I do not see a lot. I really appreciate the angle of the handle, it makes cutting at many angles easy and comfortable. the 3 and a quarter inches of the blade from teeth to the spine makes it very versatile and allows me to use it on whatever project I throw at it!.

The 14in FATMAX Back saw is sturdy with a nice heavy blade + steel back rib. It cuts super fast and straight. The teeth are small enough to get a cut started easily, but sharp and large enough to really cut with minimal effort and maximum speed.

The handle is shaped nice and fits well in hand. It’s got a finger rest which helps with control. It’s also screwed to the plate with 2 hex screws so it’s quite secure and can be tightened over time.

All around great saw and super pleased with it’s cut quality!.

There is just nothing that can compete with the value and features that the Veritas line of saws offer. The materials used are top notch and the saw is extremely comfortable in the hand. There is also no other tenon saw that offers this much depth of cut below the spine.

Buy it, you won’t regret the purchase.

I purchased both the rip and crosscut versions of these saws recently to cut a lot of tenons for a suite of arts and crafts style furniture. The quality of manufacture is what you come to expect from Veritas.

very good indeed. The handle is very ergonomic and the whole balance of the saw is just right. As with any high end saw, very little pressure is needed to start the cut and the track is true, you just let the tool do the work.

These are excellent saws for the money.

I bought this in January and since then its been used weekly. Very sharp and well balanced, at first i was put off with the plastic back but it works really well and keeps the weight down. The quality of the steel is fantastic.

Take the plunge and buy one – you will not regret it.