Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago
In this video, you'll learn the principles and the fundamentals for clean, accurate sawing. Whether you're using a dovetail saw, a carcass saw, a tenon saw or a panel saw, you'll find something useful here.
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RECOMMENDED VIDEOS:
👉 How To Chisel Correctly
youtu.be/soMoIxJwj14
👉 Japanese Sawing Techniques (Katz-Moses)
youtube.com/watch?v=9eLdh5IAhXA
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PRODUCTS RECOMMENDED IN THIS VIDEO:
🔸 Recommended Dovetail Saw:
mattestlea.com/veritas-dovetail-saw
🔸 My Dovetail Saw
mattestlea.com/bad-axe-dovetail-saw
🔸 Recommended Carcass Saw:
mattestlea.com/veritas-crosscut-carcass-saw
🔸 My Carcass Saw
mattestlea.com/skelton-carcass-saw
🔸 My Tenon Saw
mattestlea.com/lie-nielsen-tapered-tenon-saw
🔸 My Japanese Saw
mattestlea.com/japanese-dozuki
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CHAPTERS:
😤 Getting Impatient? Skip to the good stuff below: ⬇️
00:00 Intro
00:43 Positioning
01:13 Arm and Wrist Alignment
02:17 Line of Sight
02:59 Gripping the Handle
03:36 Grip Strength
04:29 Using Your Thumb
05:46 Using The Reflection
06:14 Using a Saw
06:43 Push. Don't Pull
08:33 Cutting Square
09:52 Cutting Plumb
10:23 Long Strokes
11:10 Challenge
11:57 Outro
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MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:
🚀 Purchasing and Using Tools Correctly
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/tutorials/tutorials-hand-tools
🪚 How To Make a Dovetailed Box:
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-dovetail-box
🛠 How To Make a Cabinet:
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-cabinet
🧰 How To Make a Toolbox:
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-toolbox
✏️ How To Design Furniture
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-sketchup-series
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HOW TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
💪 Become a Patron - Donate a Regular Amount of Your Choice
patreon.com/mattestlea
👕 Purchase Merchandise - Premium Materials, Quality Design.
mattestlea.com/shop
🎁 Wishlist - Help us Purchase New Equipment & Resources!
mattestlea.com/wishlist
🍺 Send a Tip - Quick, Easy, and Massively Appreciated!
mattestlea.com/donate
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WOODWORKING BOOKS I RECOMMEND:
📘 Collins Complete Woodworkers Manual
mattestlea.com/the-woodworkers-manual
📖 Workbenches: Design & Theory to Construction & Use
mattestlea.com/workbenches-book
📚 The Overstory - My Favourite Fiction Books about Trees
mattestlea.com/the-overstory
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MY FAVOURITE TOOLS:
🪚 Knew Concepts Fret Saw
mattestlea.com/knew-concepts-saw
⬜️ Faithfull Engineers Squares
mattestlea.com/faithfull-engineers-squares
⚙️ Veritas Wheel Marking Gauge
mattestlea.com/veritas-wheel-marking-gauge
🗡 Precision Marking Knife
mattestlea.com/tools
🎥 Lumix S1H Mirrorless Camera
mattestlea.com/panasonic-s1h
🪚 See EVERYTHING I Recommend HERE:
mattestlea.com/equipment
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KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ME:
🟪 Instagram: instagram.com/mattestlea
🟦 Facebook: facebook.com/mattestleafurniture
⬜️ Twitter: twitter.com/mattestlea
🟧 Patreon: patreon.com/mattestlea
🟥 Pinterest: pinterest.com/mattestlea
🌍 My Website / Blog: mattestlea.com
💌 Monthly Newsletter: mattestlea.com/newsletter
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🕵️♂️ WHO AM I?:
My name is Matt Estlea, I'm a 25 year old Woodworker from Basingstoke in England and my aim is to make your woodworking less s***.
I come from 5 years tuition at Rycotewood Furniture Centre with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation, which is where I began growing my business. I then returned to Rycotewood to teach Evening Classes for 2 Years, while also teaching City and Guilds Furniture Making for 3 years. They were some long 12 hour days!
In September, 2021. I resigned from teaching at the school to focus on my own business.
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🎓VISIT THE FREE SCHOOL HERE
mattestlea.com/school
I like to have a laugh and my videos are quite fast paced BUT you will learn a lot, I assure you.
Lets go make a mess.
______
GET IN TOUCH:
While I take time to read every single message I receive whether its emailed, DMed or asked publicly on social media, sadly I do not have time to reply to everything. If you have a short message you’d like to send, it’s best to send me a message on Twitter.
🐣 Tweet me here: twitter.com/mattestlea
For longer messages, please drop me a message via the contact page on my website.
📨 Leave Me a Message Here: mattestlea.com/contact-form
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PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a lil’ commission from recommending at no extra cost to you. If you’d like to know more about how this works, and what businesses I work with, please read my affiliate disclaimer here:
😑 Affiliate Disclaimer: mattestlea.com/affiliate-disclaimer
In this video, you'll learn the principles and the fundamentals for clean, accurate sawing. Whether you're using a dovetail saw, a carcass saw, a tenon saw or a panel saw, you'll find something useful here.
______
RECOMMENDED VIDEOS:
👉 How To Chisel Correctly
youtu.be/soMoIxJwj14
👉 Japanese Sawing Techniques (Katz-Moses)
youtube.com/watch?v=9eLdh5IAhXA
______
PRODUCTS RECOMMENDED IN THIS VIDEO:
🔸 Recommended Dovetail Saw:
mattestlea.com/veritas-dovetail-saw
🔸 My Dovetail Saw
mattestlea.com/bad-axe-dovetail-saw
🔸 Recommended Carcass Saw:
mattestlea.com/veritas-crosscut-carcass-saw
🔸 My Carcass Saw
mattestlea.com/skelton-carcass-saw
🔸 My Tenon Saw
mattestlea.com/lie-nielsen-tapered-tenon-saw
🔸 My Japanese Saw
mattestlea.com/japanese-dozuki
______
CHAPTERS:
😤 Getting Impatient? Skip to the good stuff below: ⬇️
00:00 Intro
00:43 Positioning
01:13 Arm and Wrist Alignment
02:17 Line of Sight
02:59 Gripping the Handle
03:36 Grip Strength
04:29 Using Your Thumb
05:46 Using The Reflection
06:14 Using a Saw
06:43 Push. Don't Pull
08:33 Cutting Square
09:52 Cutting Plumb
10:23 Long Strokes
11:10 Challenge
11:57 Outro
______
MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:
🚀 Purchasing and Using Tools Correctly
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/tutorials/tutorials-hand-tools
🪚 How To Make a Dovetailed Box:
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-dovetail-box
🛠 How To Make a Cabinet:
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-cabinet
🧰 How To Make a Toolbox:
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-toolbox
✏️ How To Design Furniture
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-sketchup-series
______
HOW TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
💪 Become a Patron - Donate a Regular Amount of Your Choice
patreon.com/mattestlea
👕 Purchase Merchandise - Premium Materials, Quality Design.
mattestlea.com/shop
🎁 Wishlist - Help us Purchase New Equipment & Resources!
mattestlea.com/wishlist
🍺 Send a Tip - Quick, Easy, and Massively Appreciated!
mattestlea.com/donate
______
WOODWORKING BOOKS I RECOMMEND:
📘 Collins Complete Woodworkers Manual
mattestlea.com/the-woodworkers-manual
📖 Workbenches: Design & Theory to Construction & Use
mattestlea.com/workbenches-book
📚 The Overstory - My Favourite Fiction Books about Trees
mattestlea.com/the-overstory
______
MY FAVOURITE TOOLS:
🪚 Knew Concepts Fret Saw
mattestlea.com/knew-concepts-saw
⬜️ Faithfull Engineers Squares
mattestlea.com/faithfull-engineers-squares
⚙️ Veritas Wheel Marking Gauge
mattestlea.com/veritas-wheel-marking-gauge
🗡 Precision Marking Knife
mattestlea.com/tools
🎥 Lumix S1H Mirrorless Camera
mattestlea.com/panasonic-s1h
🪚 See EVERYTHING I Recommend HERE:
mattestlea.com/equipment
______
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ME:
🟪 Instagram: instagram.com/mattestlea
🟦 Facebook: facebook.com/mattestleafurniture
⬜️ Twitter: twitter.com/mattestlea
🟧 Patreon: patreon.com/mattestlea
🟥 Pinterest: pinterest.com/mattestlea
🌍 My Website / Blog: mattestlea.com
💌 Monthly Newsletter: mattestlea.com/newsletter
______
🕵️♂️ WHO AM I?:
My name is Matt Estlea, I'm a 25 year old Woodworker from Basingstoke in England and my aim is to make your woodworking less s***.
I come from 5 years tuition at Rycotewood Furniture Centre with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation, which is where I began growing my business. I then returned to Rycotewood to teach Evening Classes for 2 Years, while also teaching City and Guilds Furniture Making for 3 years. They were some long 12 hour days!
In September, 2021. I resigned from teaching at the school to focus on my own business.
______
🎓VISIT THE FREE SCHOOL HERE
mattestlea.com/school
I like to have a laugh and my videos are quite fast paced BUT you will learn a lot, I assure you.
Lets go make a mess.
______
GET IN TOUCH:
While I take time to read every single message I receive whether its emailed, DMed or asked publicly on social media, sadly I do not have time to reply to everything. If you have a short message you’d like to send, it’s best to send me a message on Twitter.
🐣 Tweet me here: twitter.com/mattestlea
For longer messages, please drop me a message via the contact page on my website.
📨 Leave Me a Message Here: mattestlea.com/contact-form
______
PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a lil’ commission from recommending at no extra cost to you. If you’d like to know more about how this works, and what businesses I work with, please read my affiliate disclaimer here:
😑 Affiliate Disclaimer: mattestlea.com/affiliate-disclaimer
