boorite wrote:
nautilus wrote:
A few days ago I bought some cedar from a lumber yard, to finish a
project in which I'm working ok. The stock measures 3 inch of
thickness, 9 inch width, and about 2 meters long. I've two pieces of
this size.. and I need to get some 3x3x2meters "sticks"..
(snip)... so I'm thinking in using a good hand saw (which I
would need to buy).

If I made a cut like that with a hand saw, it would look like
vandalism.

The cheesiest skilsaw I've ever owned could do a long rip better than I
could with any hand saw. I love hand saws for small work though.


You an me both, but I can use a handsaw fairly
well. My dad was a carpenter (also a teacher and
a chemist) and he could saw a straight line, keep
the saw perfectly vertical, and do it quickly.
Never saw (no pun intended) him bend a handsaw
blade even a little. It takes practice to
maintain a stance where you arm is going up and
down without any sideways movement.

The OP needs to get a good rip saw (?8 tooth?).
Just as information, my dad would have ripped that
piece of wood from end to end in about 5 minutes
(assuming western red cedar) and the piece ripped
off would have been square.