I bought a cheap folding saw on amazon. I don't have any real experience with saws. I didn't expect it to be good, but I don't have any gauge of quality for saws. How good is a good saw? How bad is a bad saw? No idea. So I went with a cheap one.

Anyway it's really hard to saw through wood. Even a small 2-3 inch thick branch takes a significant amount of work to get through. Not sure what the problem is, though. Is it that the teeth are too dull? The blade is too thick? Could it be that my technique is just shit? What can I do to fix it up? Sharpening a saw seems like an colossal hassle.