I've been looking for a back saw for general crosscutting tasks, something athletic, perhaps 12" blade and ~2" cutting depth. A few possible candidates have caught my eye, some with brass backs but they seem to cost almost half again as much. I've got more than a dozen back saws but all with steel backs and i can't remember ever using one with brass.
So my question is is there an advantage to brass? Brass is slightly heavier but probably not enough to notice.
TIA
Brian