Bad advice from another website...

Not the worst “e-advice” I’ve ever seen…..It gets WAY worse than that. I mean, the TS recommendation would actually work. LOL.

Anyone drinking when woodworking would most certainly be better off with a handsaw….less damaging to the fingers.

-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com

I think Degoose says drink twice, don’t cut. I am no angel, but alcohol has no place in my shop.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

It is obviously a facetious comment.

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence

I have no idea why you are having this problem. When I start the cut I make sure my thumb is alongside of the blade when I begin the cut just for a guide then I pull it away when I start making deep strokes. I never veered off the cut. Maybe it just takes more practice. As far as having a table saw goes, it’s your choice.

Yep, facetious comment that amounts to bad advice.

Rather tell him to first position his body correctly relative to the cut (hist shoulder, elbow and wrist should all be in line with the cut), and to do that he will need to position his feet correctly. It’s surprising how important footwork is to woodwork.

-- I may have lost my marbles, but I still have my love of woodworking

For most of my life I couldn’t make a square cut and would watch professional carpenters do it with ease. Then, one day around 20 years ago I “saw” some hardpoint saws in a discount store for just $10.00 each, and when I pressed my finger on the teeth I drew blood. Well, I still have that saw and it takes itself through the wood without me forcing it as I become used to doing. Only last week I made two cuts through 110×110mm Pine and the cuts were very close to perfect! What I’m suggesting in a long winded way is perhaps the member needs a new hard point saw.

-- Harry, Western Australia