Wentworth, 53, taught himself to play the saw using an instructional cassette and later, in search of a better sound, he began making musical saws. Now he offers tutorials and other information on ...

MY PROJECT: Máirín Ryan (14), Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone, Co Westmeath on the physics of the musical saw ...

If you fancy having a go at playing The Star-Spangled Banner, or any other piece of music for that matter on the saw, McCaskey has an online course where she’ll teach you the basics for under £30.

The cost for one of his musical saws is about $45 but prices vary with the size. "It was just a very fun instrument that I was enamored with," he said when asked why he was drawn to crafting the saws.

Dozens of saw players gathered at a church in Astoria Saturday for the tenth New York City Musical Saw Festival, an annual celebration of the tool-turned-instrument. Video by WSJ's Jennifer Weiss ...

To understand the musical saw, imagine an S lying on its side, a line drawn through its center, positive above the line and negative below it. At the center of the S, he explained, the curvature ...