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Pro tip: Switching to a hand saw for certain joints changed my game
I used to rely only on my electric saw for everything, thinking it was faster. After messing up a shoulder cut on a pig, I tried an old hand saw my grandpa left me. The control let me feel the bone and cartilage, so now I use it for tricky spots. It sounds slow, but I waste less meat and get cleaner breaks.
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the_wendy3mo ago
Seriously? Who cares what you call it, the right tool gets the job done. Sounds like you figured that out.
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lopez.emery2mo ago
the_wyatt said it's just a cut for meat, not a joint. I mean, that feels like splitting hairs. A joint is where two bones meet, right? That's in an animal too. If a wood joint connects two pieces, a shoulder joint connects the leg to the body. The word works for both. Calling it a cut only talks about the action, not the actual part you're working on.
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the_wyatt3mo ago
You said "shoulder cut on a pig" but called it a joint. In woodworking, joints are for wood. For meat, it's just a cut or a break.
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