re: Bow Saw

Bow saws are for cutting green lumber like branches and logs. I've cut rough 2x4s with it but really to do so requires some caution because the teeth are so big and the starting has to be very light at first and slow. For lumber I use a rip or crosscut panel saw.
I also made a kerfing saw with a piece of this same blade as an attachment for my Stanley 45 hand plane. Once I make a kerf I switch to a panel saw.