Dear WW: I don't know which came first, the sawbuck,or the bucksaw. I used to use a bucksaw a lot for small branches that were a nusance to cut with chainsaw. I could do them
rapidly enough to make it practical. And the work was at a convenient height. And the blades with nitrided teeth cut
fast,last, and are cheap to replace. No more hand sharpening of bucksaw blades.