I've got two of the cheapest kind of saw frame Cookson do:
http://www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery...rcode-999-3059
If a 3 inch throat is all you're after, they're absolutely fine, and with the adjuster screw at the front end there's no need to go through that tediously unpleasant initiation rite of pressing the frame into the bench and the handle into your sternum every time you need to tighten a blade. They seem to be unpopular, though I can't work out why. Having said that, I will be going the Knew Concept route fairly soon, if only for the rapid blade removal/tightening facility they offer, though hopefully other functional advantages over the cheapo saws will become apparent as well.
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