Dorchester dovetail saws are available with either teeth filed for cross or rip cutting. They are made in Sheffield, the care and pride that goes into their making is obvious in the quality. The heavy folded brass spine has a mirror polish. The spine offers balance and support to the blade and provides the necessary weight to carry the blade through the cut. The high quality steel blade is resharpenable offering many, many years of good service. The danish oiled Walnut handle is fixed to the blade with three traditional solid brass split-nuts and caps.-bg