There are crosscut saws and rip-cut saws. This applies to hand tools as well. There are also general-purpose and combination blades that are designed to do both.

If the saw is cross-cut, the file should be angled at 45 degrees to the blade. Check the angle of the first tooth, give it a ...

Roy Underhill shows how you can make your hand saws sing when you sharpen them right. Using giant model rip and crosscut saws, RoyUnderhill shows how you can make your hand saws sing when you ...

Bear in mind that this trick won't work with every single type of handsaw. Most modern tooth saws and backsaws should have the necessary handle shape to accommodate tracing out your cutting angles.

The cross-cut saws and axes on display at the Seeley Lake Ranger District’s traditional skills class on Thursday had no on-switch or fuel tank. ... and had his hand open half the time.