Had never even heard of coping until DIYing own basement
Looked up some options and went with this one. Worked very well. Coped corners on at least 15 pieces of 5. 1/4 baseboard and quarter round and never even had to change the blade. No issues whatsoever

Fantastic coping saw for the money with a great blade sharper than most stock coping saw blades.

Pros
"¢ No tools needed to tighten or loosen: the thumb screw on the end lets me tighten and loosen completely without needing to reach for a wrench or screwdriver, where as a lot of cheaper coping saws need to be tightened firmly with a tool to stay tight and/or don't have a large enough screw to grab with your fingers. Even if you do end up using a tool, you can still easily get it 90% of the way there with your fingers.

"¢ Handle and thumb screw tighten/loosen quickly and hold tight enough without having to make it "super tight"

"¢ Handle is comfortable and easy to work with (though some people find it small)

"¢ Changing blade is less of a pain than other saws as the screws are long enough to easily swap the blade when loosened - you won't have any trouble with screws/pins falling out because you have to unscrew the end all the way for an untensioned blade to reach (looking at you Irwin "ProTouch"/"Premium Pro")
"¢ Blade easily rotates the full 360 degrees, unlike SOME coping saws (*cough* Robert Larson *cough*)
"¢ Good stock blade at a course yet comfortable 15tpi. I felt like it did better than my leftover irwin blades (17tpi) or my generic harbor freight blades(15tpi)
"¢ Overall clean and simple appearence with a nice smooth wood handle

Cons
"¢ People with large hands may find the handle to be too small
"¢ Tension can be a little bit low when fully tightened, but if this is an issue you can (carefully) stretch the frame very slightly - this adds more than enough.
"¢ Some people have said this saw doesn't work well for hardwoods, though I would think that depends mostly on the blade and the user, I haven't used it on anything harder than soft maple.

Ok, here's my review drill: I've been a woodworker since the mid-70's, served a 4 year apprenticeship, earned my journeyman's carpenter card, left the trade around 1990, and have been a hobbyist (much advanced) ever since. I've built most of the wood furniture in our home. My woodworking is a combo of machine and handtools (in case anyone wonders, I can sharpen handsaws).

This is the third Olson coping saw I've purchased-none have broken, but I like to have saws set up for a variety of tasks-one coping is set to cast to the left, one to the right and the third, straight. I don't do much trim work anymore, but this past winter, did use the saw to cope a bathroom full of crown molding. I mostly use the saws for wasting wood in my handcut dovetails. The blades I use are Olson 15 tooth, and work great.

You can spend a lot more on a coping saw if you want, but the Olson works great, if you take the time to find the right blade and tension the saw correctly. It's a great buy!

I read one reviewer's purchase that he put locking washers on his saw. When I got mine, I was disappointed that even with tightening, the blade still turned/moved. I was very worried that I would snap a blade while sawing with the blade moving around. I went out and spent $0.50 on locking washers and put them on my saw. Now, the blade doesn't move after being tightened down; problem solved. Now I am very happy and not longer worried about snapping a blase while in use. I just wish the manufacturer would read this and "upgrade" their saw. It seems like a trivial thing to do to make their product 100% better. I would have deducted 1/2 a star but I guess $0.50 isn't much in the long run.

I am an amateur with almost no experience in scrolling. The saw was easy to set up and does the job. I used two different blades, medium and fine. I am not experienced enough to judge maneuverability or accuracy. I cut out an object of 1/8" thick dark walnut wood. Changing blades and adjusting the tension is easy and intuitively simple. My saw did not come with any instructions and it took me a little time to figure out what blades to buy. Overall it is a good buy. Viewing some of the scroll work advertised by German hobbyists is amazing, but I don't believe one can simply do that. It will take a lot of practice.