I second the Stanley Shark saw. I have always called it the Shark saw due to its cover. I found a 8tpi once, typically I look for the 8tpi but only now find 9tpi's. I wonder why they make a 12tpi? The stores stock them. Fine, small work such as e l w is working on. For timbers I like fewer teeth. I keep both the short one and a longer one. I switch back and forth from the hard teeth and the soft teeth. I tried sharpening one once but found I didn't want to spend that much time filing with a looking glass. I do file my favorite the old Docking saw at 5-6tpi.
One of the things that I Really like about the Stanley is the finger nail clipper hole on the end, it leaves the finger a bit rough but I don't believe Stanley cares. I believe some study group came up with the idea, part of the ergonomics.... "Oh, the carpenter can hang it on a nail, lets make the hole a bit larger". It can also work as a hanger, I suppose. If you can't tell, that hole on the end really bugs me.
Tim
