Beautiful Saws that are awesome in use.

These saws are my favorite tools that I own. I don’t know where I would be at in my woodworking if I hadn’t stumbled across an article about the dovetail saw a couple of years ago. As many of us early on in our woodworking, I wanted to become an expert at making dovetail joinery. But I was getting no where with my efforts and had tried several different styles and saws to get better, with no luck. Then I read an article about how the quality of the saw makes a big difference in the outcome of the dovetail joint. So I decided to give it one last try and purchase a quality made dovetail saw. I ran across a review of several saws and decided on the Adria Dovetail Saw. I couldn’t believe it when the saw arrived, it looked like a museum piece, I never knew a tool could look so great. The craftsmanship was suberb, it looked to good to use, but it felt even better when I picked it up. The bubinga handle felt like I was wearing a glove, it was an extension of my hand, like it was sized just for my hand. I quickly laid out some dovetail markings on an oak board and started sawing. The first cuts were tough and looked like crap! A quick email to the owner of the company to inquire of what could be the problem with the saw, turned out that I was the problem with the saw! :) Eddie told me to hold the saw looser than what I had previously been using with my other saws, and that the saw would cut just fine. He was right of course, my second try went unbelieveably smooth, it cut thru the oak like butter and stayed on the line without wandering, what an eye opener.
I loved the dovetail saw so much and was so impressed with its performance that I went back and purchased the small tenon and carcass saws. They were of the same quality and performance as the dovetail saw. In this past year I also picked up the large tenon (rip) saw, and as expected, it is just as good as the previous saws. These saws have made a big difference in the way I work now and I can’t imagine not using them or what I would do without them. They have made me a better woodworker and I can’t ask more than that of a tool. I would glady recommend these saws to anyone who is in the market for quality made handsaws, you won’t be disappointed.

Here is a link to the Adria website: www.adriatools.com

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"