On Thu, 2 Jun 2016 21:02:44 -0500, Martin Eastburn
wrote:

Yes sharpened differently and set differently. Different saws.
Martin

On 6/2/2016 11:59 AM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:52:05 +0100, steve robinson wrote:

Almost everyone has a crosscut saw - it has teeth that are bent side to
side.

Rip saws have teeth that are inline without any set. Wax the saw and
let it rip!

Rubbish, all saws have set on them otherwise they bind when cutting

Agreed. Although Disston did make a 120 crosscut that had no set but a
tapered blade "for dry hardwoods only". But it hasn't been made for
almost 100 years :-).

It wasnt very successful and most tradesmen of the day on re
sharpening added a small amount of set.
Also Martin, crosscut and rip saws are sharpened differently. Rip saw
teeth are sharpened straight across and act like little chisels.
Crosscut teeth are sharpened at an angle and act like little knives.