Still can't manage to cut more than a few rings before my holding hand cramps up. Those of you that hand saw your own rings, what's the secret to holding the coil?
I hold the coil vertically, so it is sitting over a notch in my
benchpeg. I grip it at the bottom between my finger and thumb, angle
my saw backwards slightly, and saw from the bottom of the coil. The
rings drop off entwined onto the blade.
I teach people how to do it this way, and usually their hand aches
after a while but they get used to it. Sometimes if they can’t manage
it, they hold the blade still and rub the coil up and down on it,
this works for some people. There is no right or wrong way, just
whatever works for you.
Annette