Why do people use hand saws instead of table saws? Is there some advantage?

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There is not good reason why, because those cut couldn't have been made if the work was to be joinery unless they used the method I have posted below. Despite what's been posted using a hand saw is no guarantee you won't end up with a rough edge, you need to use old school methods to end up with a clean edge using a hand saw if you want a perfect edge (you need to use a utility knife on the cut line and then cut outside the line, then hand plane back to the knife cut, I was taught this are trade school). The only way to get a cut without tearing up the edge is by using a panel saw http://upload.ecvv.com/upload/Product/20122/China_...

Maybe they just don't have the proper power saw on-site. For example, if you want to cut a curve but don't have a big, heavy bandsaw handy, an old fashioned bow saw is often the next best option.

Or maybe they just like taking their time and actually working the wood, rather than ripping it through a powered blade all the time.

Some advantages are that left handed people like us are generally very creative, logical, and have a different/creative way of thinking Of course a huge disadvantage is that on average we live six months less than right handed people due to use of equipment made for right handed people

I use my Great Grandfathers over my electric all the time. It cuts straight, very precise, cuts through wood like butter, and I don't have to wind the cord back up again. I would rather build using non power tools instead of powered ones any day of the week. And it's fun too!

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Actually, the video is NOT sped up. A GOOD craftsman can make FAR more precise cuts by hand than with any power tool. True craftsmen have been using hand tools for centuries to make cuts that are STILL not possible with power tools.

A circular saw blade tears up the wood on the the top side and on plywood and crosscuts it can be really bad and look nasty. Using a handsaw avoids all that and gives you two edges that are smooth and worth the extra time and effort. I slap molding on to cover the imperfections myself.