How to Saw Straight & Square Across Wood | Paul Sellers

In this video Paul Sellers gives some tips for several crosscutting scenarios from carpentry to fine joinery and ways to get the appropriate amount of accuracy for different circumstances.

Sawing is tough and sawing straight and square across a piece of wood can be difficult to get the hang of, watch the video for some handy tips from Paul.

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[JonDunnmusician]

9 29 of mastery
Using all your senses including sound and leg position: standing ovation Paul

[jonmartinez]

"I'm listening to the wood", topnotch. Thank you for all your time.

[minatoDev]

jesus! this guy makes it look effortless.

[avozdageracaode]

For the knowledge and time he dedicates.
Uncle Paul is a Legend!

[ForestWoodworks]

I really appreciate Paul's demeanor as a craftsman and a teacher, which I probably didn't realize a couple years ago when I found the channel. It literally brings woodworking down to earth for a regular Joe like me. ❤it!

[flow]

Dear Mr. Sellers.
I am so happy and thankfull for your content.
I got in contact with your videos a couple of years ago as I planned to build a workbench.
I saw you planing in your garden. It was spring, the laburnum tree in the background stood in his brightest yellow, the seagulls were yelling in the sky.
I watched those videos over and over again.
I learnd about the knife wall and I was introduced to the poor mans router. "This is you, working real wood." I heard you say and I saw the smile on your face. I believed you then and I believe you now: every word you said/say and every expression of your feelings.
Dear Mr. Sellers, this is you, creating sense. Please, keep on doing that.
Whithout we have ever met, your spirit (I dont't have a better word right now) has become a little, wonderfull part of some aspects in my life. Thank you for that.

Yours sincerely,

lav val from Germany

[avozdageracaode]

You just got to cherish all of this knowledge from uncle Paul. It's priceless all he throws to who wants to learn such a great skill.

[steveforrester]

Thank you for sharing your skills with us. I have learned so much from your beautifully made videos. You are a great tutor!

[JeffGloverArts]

Thank you! There are so many "master" classes available these days, but very few I've found that focus on elementary skill development. I live for this kind of thing!

[MrPeacenotwar]

Thank you, good sir. I have been watching this over and over as I started to have an interest in doing my basic carpentry for my DIY pursuits. This has helped me a lot as a beginner.

[argylemcgoogin]

The knife wall/chisel combination is brilliant. It's humbling and if it wasn't for Paul's five decades of experience, I would feel like a knucklehead for some of the deplorable cuts I've made.

[williamang]

Cool, I'm very good at sawing now, even for joinery in sleeping position one handed but never surprise me I still have one more lesson to learn from Mr sellers bwahahah.

I luv my saw so much

[anythingtogetregiste]

So nice to see such a well made video with such a clear explanation focused on a single how-to.

[brian]

All these years and I never knew how to do it properly. Thanks very much.

[jamesalexander]

I have gotten so used to modern machinery that I have forgotten the basics and the satisfaction that came with it
videos inspire me

[-aid]

This is awesome, I haven't learnt how to use a saw and I constantly veer it off. Then I am now realizing I have been pushing down, thank you.

[AvidOtter]

Just realizing how old and not sharp my saws are. Great video.

[roncarter]

Thanks Paul. I always struggled to saw straight, but using your method I can now cut nice and square 👍

[chrisoosthuizen]

Thank you, thank you. It's all in the approach and blade angle. I will be practicing today. You are a one in a million tutor.

[boozoochavis]

You hit the nail on the head - until I seriously started working with hand saws, every single saw I ever used was a worn and dull wreck. I have seen so many people take a beautifully sharp saw and practically bulldog it within 1/2" of it's poor life, myself included originally. It is so nice to see and hear just how sharp your saws are as it gives us all an example to work towards. Thank you!