Saw systems and methods of cutting a workpiece

A clamp for securing a workpiece against an upper surface of a base for a saw to cut the workpiece while travelling in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the clamp, the clamp comprising:

• an elongate body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end and a second end, the elongate body being positioned above the workpiece and below a motor of the saw;
• a first connector configured to secure the first end of the elongate body to the base at a first side of the base;
• and
• a second connector configured to secure the second end of the elongate body to the base at a second side of the base;
• wherein the first connector and the second connector provide for the clamp to move between a raised position where the elongate body is coupled to the base and disengaged from a top surface of the workpiece and a lowered position where the elongate body is coupled to the base and presses down on the top surface of the workpiece and secures the workpiece against the upper surface of the base when the workpiece is positioned between the first connector and the second connector.