"jo4hn" wrote in message
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That sounds like a bowsaw. I have what my dad and uncles called a "one
man" or a "crosscut" hanging on the wall of the shop. The blade is 40"
long and looks like this one:
http://www.traditionalwoodworker.com...oducts_id/3604
except that mine has only one handle.

Thanks. The 15" blades sound like what I'm after, though still a bit coarse.
I think I'll try refiling a crosscut for rip and see. The $110 asking price
for the saw is just simply nuts for 3 sticks and a bit of hardware.

(The Stanley miter box blades are hardened, and likely not suitable.)