Those are the saws that are used on Hardwoods. How many of you
use a handsaw on hardwood ? Most use it on pine or sometimes ply.
Fur and Pine are not hardwoods.
If you have a lower cost saw it is for construction. If you have an
expensive saw it is for hardwood or both.

Martin

On 6/9/2016 9:34 AM, John McCoy wrote:
Martin Eastburn wrote in news:lT66z.22517
:

"Set varies from none in saws that are heavily taper ground"

You seem to be the one that isn't reading. See those words
"heavily taper ground". Those are the only handsaws without
set, and those are to all intents and purposes non-existant
(I doubt any have been made since before WW2).

John