LOL I just cut some odds and ends of firewood, bits of ash, alder, oak, lime etc, some soft and some hard, all very dry being under cover for 18 months to 2 years. I started off with a sandvik bow saw (dry cutting blade) and yes it cuts, but why oh why dont they put any set on their blades (or any of the disposable saw makers come to that)?? Mystery....... Anyway I find the bowsaw blade is extremely difficult to stop curving in the cut, its very hard to correct a wandering line seeing as the teeth are all flatsided (no set) and also the wood sometimes distorts when the cutting releases tension in the log and acts like brake shoes on the blade and pinches it making it harder to complete the cut. So I thought get the Disston (set and filed to 7 point cross cut). It was sharp, but not freshly filed, so could of been much sharper. It cut just as fast and with less effort than the new sandvik. Because the teeth are set (sticking out slightly alternately left and right along the line of teeth) and the blade is tapered getting thinner towards its top edge, you get much less friction and it doesnt jam in the kerf and is very easy to control in the cut. Plus the beautifully carved wood handle is far more comfortable in extended use than an orange bit of steel tubing....