I needed two similar pieces of wood to prevent my sofa from banging against the wall and damaging it.
Cut the pieces and it was ugly and misshapen. Have a hand pane so I shaved off the jagged bits.
Miter boxes don’t help when you can’t keep a saw steady.
Yeah… Some of those are insanely priced. Their bench top vices aren’t bad though.
I would check out Lee Valley if you have the option. Pretty much everything on there is solid quality for a fair price.