It turns out that's there is nothing like a good old fashioned banging to get well and truly nailed as well and even more so if it's a clout nail being hit on....... Hehe
I have two Disston saws....one was my great Granddads who was a really good wood spoiler apparently and the other was one my dad brought in his youth... None cut like modern saws though....have you tried a Jappanese pull saw yet....mine have no fleam and flush cut with no scratching at all.
Hands... think hands. They are a great tool you have and can still use. As the commercial says, "They turn things on and off." It's a simple process...
**Heaven's Stars!!!** That would be THE BEST gift, EVER, to a man who really wanted to better his relationship!! Probably not a man who has any ego, but one who wanted to grow, in more ways than one, in his relationship... ;) :)