Hand saw

A hand saw comprising:

• a saw blade having a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis that extends through the first end and the second end, an aperture adjacent the first end, and a plurality of teeth configured to cut a workpiece;
• a handle configured to be grasped by a user to reciprocate the saw blade along the longitudinal axis to cut the workpiece, the handle including,
• a bottom side configured to generally face the workpiece when the workpiece is being cut by the saw blade,
• a top side opposite the bottom side and the top side configured to generally face away from the workpiece when the workpiece is being cut by the saw blade,
• a first side that connects the bottom side and the top side, and
• a second side opposite the first side and that connects the bottom side and the top side,
• a blade carrier coupled to the handle such that the blade carrier is pivotable with respect to the handle about a pivot axis, the blade carrier defining at least a portion of a blade receiving slot that receives the first end of the saw blade;
• a blade clamp assembly that includes a locking member and a release member, the locking member extendable into the blade receiving slot and at least partially into the aperture of the saw blade to removably couple the saw blade to the blade carrier so that the saw blade pivots with the blade carrier about the pivot axis, the release member manually movable by the user from a first position to a second position such that in the first position, the release member engages the locking member to retain the locking member in the locked position and in the second position, the locking member is movable to the unlocked position;
• and
• an actuating button manually movable by the user between an engaged position and a disengaged position such that in the engaged position the actuating button engages the blade carrier to retain the blade carrier and the saw blade in an extended position or a folded position, and in the disengaged position, the actuating button is disengaged from the blade carrier so that the blade carrier and the saw blade can pivot between the extended and the folded positions of the saw blade,
• wherein the release member is coupled to the handle such that the release member moves from one of the top side and the bottom side toward the other of the top side and the bottom side when the release member moves from the first position toward the second position,
• wherein the actuating button is coupled to the handle such that the actuating button moves from the first side toward the second side when the actuating button moves from the engaged position to the disengaged position,
• wherein the handle further includes a first spine, a second spine, a first cover that defines the first side, and a second cover that defines the second side,
• wherein the first cover is coupled to the second cover to generally enclose the first spine and the second spine,
• wherein the first spine includes a track, and
• wherein the release member is coupled to the track and the track guides movement of the release member between the first and the second positions.