I've got my brother's Buck and this little Zeno. That's it. The Buck is tolerable but balky. The next time I'm in Tempe I plan to drop the blade off at Woodcraft in Chandler for out-sourced sharpening. It seems like a reasonably priced service. Or buy a blade? Isn't Buck USA no longer Buck? And the Zeno .. Well .. Time for recycling, I fear.
Thinking ahead, what do I want? My biggest cut may be a 3" plank of thin to 1" thickness. Or as small as 1/4" square stock. 1/8" thick slats which may be dry and brittle. Then there is angled and slat-style dovetailing which I have not yet attempted.
One saw for all, for a beginning intermediate. Prefer domestic manufacture and, like my shoes, recraftable. Thank you.