Rip-sawing by hand
...ace of clamps when rip-sawing (cutting a piece of wood lengthwise with the grain). Some other pointers: The angle at which the saw is held is of importance . . . A common mistake is to “lay” the saw: that is, to bring it too much into the horizontal, and this is especially the case when learning to follow the pencil lines with the saw. It is a habit which the beginner should get out of as soon as he can. The stroke should be wellnigh the full leng...