One of my two fathers (long story) was a crackerjack carpenter. Could cut a roof or build cabinets and everything in between. He liked Disston saws. I was on ebay not long ago thinking of getting a Disston to use for work I do around my church. There are saw guys just like there are razor guys and 'London spring steel' Disstons, old ones, modern ones. A real trip. I would have bought one or another but realized I had to do a bunch of research or I'd probably get the 'wrong' one. I worked at carpentry as a kid but went into ironwork cause I thought it was cooler to be on that high steel ....... at the time.