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It depends on what kind of saw you have. What I consider a universal saw would be the ones you buy at the big box stores. These are normally for construction type work and the teeth are usually case hardened and are not conducive for resharpening. It can be done but it’s a lengthy process which would involve grinding and and then re-doing the case hardening. You might consider heading down to the local antique store and pick up a couple of old Diston saws and re-sarpen or re-cut them to your needs. I’ve bought dozens of them from anywhere from 3 to 20 bucks. Reading through the post and some of your responses I’d say you have a saw problem. I ran into a situation where I had to rip a 2X4 stud by hand and it took me about 8-12 minutes. Good luck!