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You'll be most likely to be successful with the handsaw. As a bow saw would be too rough and a jigsaw blade will be prone to wandering caused by blade deflection in knotty wood like that.
Mark the line and keep blowing away the saw dust so that you can see it. You want to focus on keeping the saw blade, your wrist, elbow and shoulder in line at all times as this produces the best cutting stroke. Remember to let the blade do the work - don't force it and you'll be fine.
Even if it goes wrong make it clear that you think it's a bad idea before starting and you always have the trusty I TOLD YOU SO to fall back on.
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Ah, thanks. Useful to know. Clamp & straight edge guide still useful I guess?
Even if it goes wrong make it clear that you think it's a bad idea before starting and you always have the trusty I TOLD YOU SO to fall back on.
Good call. I think a muted told you so, from behind a closed door, in a different building, in another city, in a far away land, might be safest if it goes wrong despite prior warnings.
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I've been told to make this old bit of wood into a shelf. Pictured would be the underside, the other side is neater. It would need to be straight cut to appx red rectangle as pictured.
I have a available a universal saw 8tpi, a very old cheap b&q jigsaw, and a bow saw.
I don't think I can do a reasonable job of it with the available tools.
I'm told if it's not done by me the teller will do it themselves with a handsaw.
Shall I let them proceed, or is there anything I can do to save the situation?