Step 1: Know your saw: the ripping saw.
There are three most common types of saws. The first is the ripping saw. The ripping saw cuts wood with the grain. The teeth of a ripping saw are all set in the same direction with a deep valley, or gullet, to prevent the saw from binding when cutting with the grain. A ripping saw can leave a fairly fine pattern on the sawn wood. The fineness of the cut is determined by the number of teeth on the saw. The greater the number of teeth, the finer the cut, and the slower the saw will cut.
 The teeth of a ripping saw are all set in the same direction and leave a fine pattern.
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