These PAX saws offer the same blades as the standard PAX line, but with an updgraded oil finished walnut handle that is exclusive to The Best Things. Like all Thomas Flinn PAX line of hand saws, these saws have an alloy Sheffield steel blade with a mirror finish and a high quality folded brass back. They are hand sharpened at the factory and can be re-sharpened hundreds of times for a lifetime of use. Cross Cut formation.