Coping Saw vs. Fret Saw

Blade Selection

Setting Up a Coping Saw

Which Way To Install The Blade

Tensioning The Blade

Angling The Blade

Using a Coping Saw

Using One or Two Hands

How To Make a Turn

Focusing on Long Strokes

Dealing with Resinous Timbers

Identifying the Parts

Replacing the Blade

First pull stroke

Keeping the blade parallel

Removing the blade from a cut

How to cut curved or wavy lines

Removing the blade

How to use a coping saw

Tools and Materials Needed

Positioning the blade

Start sawing with a few pull strokes

How to cut a curve

How to cut a circle

Remove the blade from the wood

Great Neck Tools. ( used in video )

M-D Building Supplies.

Mytec.

Aluminum Coping Saw

Coping Saw Features

Blade Rotation

Birdcage Fret Saw Overview

Tensioning Mechanism

Birdcage Truss System

Cut Test

Dovetail Waste Removal

Blade Tension

Final Thoughts

Choosing the right blade

What blade should I use?

Which way should the teeth face?

How to install the blade

Turning the blade to the side

Tips for cutting

Turning and cutting at the same time

Tips for gripping the handle

Cutting a curve

Preparing the material

Checking the teeth on the blade

Setting the angle of cut

Removing the blade

Making the cut

Cutting along a straight line

Using an acrylic guide

Anchoring the work

Press down on the handle to compress the frame

Release tension and adjust the spigot as needed

Place your material in a vise or secure with clamps

Place the saw's central teeth on the line to be cut, starting at the base

Push the saw in a short stroke to start the cut

Continue sawing perpendicular to the length of the piece

Turn the handle as you cut to follow your intended path

To cut a hole, first remove the blade

Drill hole

Reattach the blade and cut the internal shape

What is a coping saw?

What are coping saws used for

Conclusion

Coping Saw Kit

Turning the Handles

Cutting the Coping Saw Blanks

Using a flush trim bit

Applying the Template

Installing the Threaded Washer

Installing the Toggle Stick

Coping Saw Characteristics

Using a Birds Mouth

Outro

Cutting with the grain or across the grain?

The hardness of the wood?

Does the thickness of the wood make a difference?

Why not use a coping saw to clear the majority of the waste in dovetails?

What is the difference between a fret saw and a coping saw?

Buying a coping saw

Buying blades, blade TPI

Are there any exercises we can do to practice and become better at using the coping saw?

What about vibrations?

What maximum thickness of material can a coping saw cope with?

Put the blade on the wood

Draw your line on your piece of wood

Use your sandpaper to sand any rough edges

Introduction

Sanding the handle

Inspecting the Handle

Polishing the handle

Rethreading the arm

File Work

Final Assembly

Installing the blade

Tensioning the handle

Conclusion