This saw is a dream, it goes through wood like a butter knife through hot butter.  It's simple to operate and easy to hold while cutting out shapes and angles.  I used it recently to cut some metal bars and was amazed at how easily it chewed through the metal leaving a nice fine cut you could have never gotten with a hack saw.  I'm not a professional and I don't use this was all the time.  I'm a regular family handyman who gets ideas from reading woodworking books and magazines.  And I don't know how I managed to get along without this saw now that I have one.  If you're a weekend do it yourselfer like me, this saw is like owning a BMW instead of a scooter.  Do yourself a favor and buy this saw.  You won't regret it.