Just a recap. Sometimes the small things leave you with good feelings (woodworkforums.com). TLDR: I don't like being normal and follow the rules so I did my best to wreck a rare collector saw, but in the end it worked out.

This is an update on that Bishop & Co crosscut saw.

I've been doing a lot of dovetails recently, making myself a once in a lifetime (Georgian or Chippendale style tool cabinet, haven't decided on the final look yet). For the most part my Adria backsaw has been the go-to saw... I have dovetail saws but I prefer the larger Adria Carcase Saw for some reason. In the past, Japanese saws would be my go-to but in the past few years I'm trying to cross over... Doing so many dovetails allows my mind to wander and was off thinking about other things and remembered the Biship crosscut saw I tried really hard to wreck by turning it into a 12tpi saw... I remembered how well it cut after my redo and thought: wonder how well it would do on dovetails (Ya, I know: How did I connect those dots... You're thinking: cutting dovetails with a crosscut saw - is he stupid or what!). Well!! Damn if I wasn't surprised. It cut the dovetails so nicely and was it ever smooth to use. It put a big stupid grin on my face, or maybe that was the beer. Either way it was a real pleasure to use in such an unusual way. I'd have done them all from that point on with the Bishop, but it was a bit harder to gauge level with a skew back saw, so went back to the Adria. And!! it leaves a finish as good as a Japanese saw.

I have to admit it was a complete fluke, with a sprinkle of 45 years of experience to hatch a hunch, that it all worked out so well but damn what a fluke it was. And I'm ignorant enough to try it again if the right saw happens to come my way... Next time: Go big or go home!! 25tpi!!