"Teamcasa" wrote in message
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Leon, That's not what I've found. Framers here (most all) generally use
the worm drive, left blade saw. In addition left blade saws out sell
right blade saws 5 to1. Dewalt, Milwaukee, Bosch, all sell their saw,
classified as heavy duty or framers saw only in a left blade
configuration. There must be a reason.



LOL....What you find and what is correct are often not the same. The reason
for using the saw in the wrong hand is to indeed get a better view. A
better view is not always a "safe" situation. I suspect that left and right
hand saws were intended to be used accordingly for safety reasons. This
came up a couple of years ago. IIRC the PC owners manual points out the
right blade is for right handers and the left for left handers. Years ago I
recall my shop teacher saying that you want the blade outside your hands not
between your hands.
Typically when sawing a board a left hander likes to hold the bulk of
material with his right hand and the opposite for right handers. With a
left hander and a left blade saw the larger portion of the saw base would
set on the longer end of the board while the smaller waste falls away to the
left. I do not at all doubt that the lefts out sell the rights and I also
know that the ratio holds true to how many actually hold the saw with the
wrong hand. Popular opinion by users may disagree by a ratio of 5 to 1.
;~)


And yes, PC does make a right blade worm drive saw.