A rip saw is a saw designed to cut with the grain, it generally has more aggressive teeth. A saw designed to cut across the grain is called a cross cut saw.
A saw is used to cut things.
coping saw
A preliminary cut with a jig saw or band saw to prevent the saw from binding, when cutting a curve in a piece of wood.
A hacksaw is meant to cut metal. -The other 2 mentioned, compass saw and dovetail saw are both for woodwork.
A saw is used to cut materials. Different saws for diverse materials and shapes of cut.
A scroll saw can do this.
You will need a cordless saw to cut a cabinet in place. A small handheld saw allows you to cut your cabinet easily.
An ordinary cross cut saw like you use to cut wood does the job well.
You score one side with a utility knife and then bend the board back away from the cut. This will snap the core of the board. You can then lightly score the joint in the back to separate the pieces. To cut out a notch, like around a door or window, you'll need a drywall saw. Cut the shortest leg(s) of the notch with the saw and then score and snap the longer one.If you have to cut out a hole for an electrical outlet or switch, use the drywall saw. It should be roughly knife like in appearance and you can pound the blade thru the board at the corners to start the hole.
Saw dust.
You can cut acrylic with a hard point hand saw or even a normal tungsten tipped power saw. if you don't have these try scraping a grove with a new tungsten grout remover. Note if you do it with a hand saw lean the saw well back as you cut and try not to twist the blade. You can also use a scroll saw, and cut out shapes with it, which allows you cut shapes. You can also use a pedistal drill to cut out a hole and you can cut out a shape from the middle of the acrylic