Tenon Saw

• When using a tenon saw it is important to hold your work using either a bench hook or a vice.
• Does the tenon saw cut when you push or pull?


  Push away.
• How do you start cutting when using a tenon saw?


  Make a groove on the edge.
• Do you cut on the line or the waste side of the line when sawing?


  Waste side.
• Where do your fingers need to be when using a tenon saw?


  Your fingers need to be away from the blade and controlling the wood.
• This is a tenon saw

  
• label the parts of a tenon saw:

  A) saw teeth

  B) Saw plate/blade

  C) heel

  D) toe

  E) handle/tote