On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 23:15:27 -0500, J. Clarke
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 22:54:31 -0500, Clare Snyder
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:42:21 -0500, J. Clarke
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What kind of saber saw do you have? My Bosch has no trouble going
through 1x6 lignum vitae.


What kind of blade do you use cutting rough 2X ironwood? And how
long does it take to cut a 4 incher? What about cutting 45 degree
cuts? Or better yet double 45s? 45 degrees across the board and 45
degrees through the board? With a sabre saw?

2X? You said 1x6. That's not "2X".

"I" said I used all the rough 2Xs to frame my shed. 8 footers. Used
the 1X hardwood for the attic decking too

I'm sorry but I did not take a stopwatch to it, I didn't notice
anything remarkable about the cutting. As for the blade, it's
whatever Bosch recommends, I don't know the number off the top of my
head.

Good luck.
My 8 1/4 inch circular saw can do any of those cuts simply and
quickly AND accurately. The sawzall will do it quickly but not
accurately and certainly not consistantly.

If I need accuracy that's that the table saw is for.

Cutting framing on a table saw?????? Sure it CAN be done, but it's
easier to handle moving the circ saw over the wood than moving 8 ft
harwood 2X over the table saw.

And accuracy is good for framing too.

Back in '64 building the addition on the family home Dad ripped half
the length of 14 foot 2X10 at an angle from 2 inches at the end to
zero at the 7 foot point, then nailed that wedge on top of the other
end to give a 4 inch roof slope. Nothing but a hand held circular saw
was in the running for that job - and a "cheap" saw wasn't up to the
job either!!!The roof was 36 feet long - burned out one saw and used
up most of the life of another one - after which he bought his first
GOOD circular saw.

No sabre saw I have ever used can do it - period.

More of my required cuts are something other than a square crosscut.
Ripping with anything but a circular saw is an exercise in
frustration. I reserve the sabre saw for cuts that are not straight.
Even blind or plunge cuts with the circular saw are relatively simple
(just finish up with a hand saw or sabre saw to square up the end of
the cut)

A BAND saw is another really handy saw, but not , generally, for
portable use --- -
I've had more injuries from a hand held coping saw than from any and
all other saws I've operated combined. (and I sttarted using saws -
starting with that coping saw, 60years ago.)