Building A Shed HQ

When you have your storage shed designs and plans you need to get your toold box in order, i the post I discuss saws.

There are saws and then there are saws. Do you know that there are about ten different types of handsaws and not all of them are useful for building sheds? Before you go out to buy a saw because you want to build something, here is a short guide to the different types of hand saws.

The Crosscut Saw is the one which most carpenters like me use to cut wood. These cut against the grain of the wood and the teeth are set wide and the bevels alternate. That design allows the saw to tear the wood fiber making it easier to cut. These are usually medium sized and are about 20 to 30 inches in length.

The Rip cut Saw is another saw which can cut through the wood. At the push stroke it can cut the wood fiber producing a ragged but. The teeth are sharp and are angled to the right so that the top of the teeth do the cutting. These are also medium sized and could come in lengths of 24 to 28 inches.

The Pane Saw is a smaller hand saw and is quite portable. These are used to cut thinner pieces of wood and some joints. Just like the rip cut, it will cut on the push stroke. They are shorter in length at only 18 to 24 inches.

The Back Saw is what I use for trims, mouldings and woodcutting. They are stiff and the steel edges are reinforced. This type of edge will prevent it from getting kinks when in use. The teeth are smaller than the previous mentioned and they are also longer than the others. They range from8 to 30 inches in length.

The Compass Saw looks different from others. They are thin, the blades are pointed, and they are mounted on handles (wood, plastic or metal). These are used to make holes or small and tight curves on wood. Again, they are quite useful for building sheds. These saws have 10 to 12 teeth for every inch.

The Hacksaws are used to cut metal. They have blades made of thin, fine blades which can be removed and disposed as soon as they are dull. The blades are held on with tension pins on the front and at the back. There is a screw which can be turned for adding or removing blades.

Then there are the Pruning Saw, the Wallboard Saw and the Bow Saw. The Pruning Saw is used to cut green wood off trees and bushes. These have straight or angled blades which can make cutting faster. The Wallboard Saw has thick and pointed blades which are mounted on a turned handle. These I use to puncture wall boards. The last, the Bow Saw is shaped just like a bow. They can be used by two people at the same time and they cut on two different strokes, the push and the pull.