They may steer hard through deeper cuts, but with practice I am told they work well. I have often wanted to try one. You will want a good quality saw, not one of the cheese knock offs, I think Sanvic sold out to ??? I believe it would make a reasonable substitute for one of those orange saws. I don't see them working well in a combination rip/cross cut problem, say on a principle rafter.

Tim

p.s. Be careful of you thumb they jump around when starting and bite.