kim_ramirez3•15d agoProlific Poster

Remember when we used to break down a whole pig with just a bone saw and a good knife?

Now I see guys pulling out a bandsaw for everything and I swear my hands remember the rhythm of the old hand saw way better than any machine could, does anyone else feel like we lost something when the electric stuff took over in the early 2000s?

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nguyen.blake15d agoMost Upvoted

2008, @carter.joseph, my buddy's bandsaw threw a blade and almost took out his dog. Hand saws don't do that.

carter.joseph15d ago

You got me thinking. I used to be all about the bandsaw, thought it was just faster and cleaner. But you're right about the noise changing everything. That constant buzz makes it feel like a factory job, just cranking through meat without really thinking. When you're using a hand saw and you can hear that blade hit bone, you know exactly where you are in the cut. It's almost like the pig is telling you where to go next. I never noticed that until you said it, but now I can't unhear the difference.

cooper.drew15d ago

Wow, that's a point I hadn't even considered. @claire_grant34 just made me realize how much the sound actually changes the whole mental game of it. It's like when you can hear the blade you're more connected to the meat, not just running a machine.

claire_grant3415d ago

Has anyone thought about how the noise changed the whole vibe of breaking down meat, like the silence of a hand saw vs that constant buzz of a bandsaw just feels wrong? I swear it changes how you think about each cut when you can't hear the blade hitting bone.