""Don- Our saws are the wonderful Distons too, and my husband and I hand sharpen all of our tools.""

No saw that I ever picked up came close to rivalling the genuine PA Diston, which would cut 7" X 2" joists in ten strokes without effort. The all cut perfectly straight too, since you don't have to apply pressure, even in bad (semi green) timber.

There was I believe a UK made Diston which wasn't as good, though cheaper.

If the longevity of mine is anything to go by, buying the other would have cost me a lot extra in replacements, and the planet quite a lot more iron ore, coal, electricity and other resources.

As Tesco are so fond of (unconvincingly) saying, every little helps.

Don T.