hand saws

[jamesd]

I'm doing more and more wood work as a bit of a hobby and am looking to buy a decent hand saw for cutting tenon joints etc with.

I currently have a set of japanese chisels which i love and was thinking about getting a japanese style saw has anyone used one or is everyone still using the more traditional style western tenon saws?

This is the sort of thing i've seen:

Japanese Small Dozuki Tenon Saw - Japanese Handsaws - Sawing - Hand Tools | Axminster Tools & Machinery

 

I'm not entirely sure what all the different names are for though!

[Lazurus]

I have a couple of Japanese type saws, excellent. However I think like all tools you get what you pay for being it traditional Japanese or western, the other thought is buy a cheap but accurate hardened disposable and just replace when the edge goes???

[Ian Leach]

Silky do various saws like that woodboy and I think the one I've got is the silky Mini mini. They have a carpentry range.

[jamesd]

I have a couple of Japanese type saws, excellent. However I think like all tools you get what you pay for being it traditional Japanese or western, the other thought is buy a cheap but accurate hardened disposable and just replace when the edge goes???

 

What Japanese saws do you have and where did you get them from please?

[GreenGui]

I'm a convert. Although I would still use a large conventional handsaw for cutting a joist, I have moved over to Jap pattern saws for bench work.

 

Have an Irwin that works well although it has lost its initial edge slightly, possibly due to me cutting 15cm oak beams with it Recently bought a small model in Lidl with two different blades that can be swapped over - really good for detailed work, lovely finished cut and the pull rather than push action has helps with accurate cuts.

 

I bought an arborist Silky that has lost its initial razor edge after one season of light use so I would personally not lay out a huge sum of money on one but then I see saws more as a consumable, rather than say a good chisel which should last a lifetime and is worth the investment but thats just me.

 

Try one

[Woodworks]

For general purpose use I like this hybrid Product Details

 

And for delicate work this is lovely Japanese Ikedame Dovetail Saw - Japanese Handsaws - Sawing - Hand Tools | Axminster Tools & Machinery

 

For the job of cutting hefty tenons still not found much to beat a heavy backed western tenon saw.

[agg221]

I buy mine from here:

 

Woodwork Projects shop

 

I have given up buying western saws completely - the Huntley will deal with fully seasoned oak beams and the one which goes in the saw guide cuts perfect tenons.

 

I bought three saws to do the extension - one heavy, one with the saw guide and one flush cut. After all the timber cutting, including a fully jointed roof, cutting 9off 6"x3" joists at each end and three large beams I have finally changed the blade on the one in the saw guide. The heavy one is getting near the end of its life but unfortunately this model is no longer available and I only have one blade left, so I am getting the most out of it. Still out-performs a standard hardpoint even now.

 

Alec

[Lazurus]

What Japanese saws do you have and where did you get them from please?

 

Axminster power tools, good range but not the cheapest.

[Couldyajust]

Always surprising what a Japanese saw is capable of with minimal effort on your part. I have a Temagori Nokogiri Crosscut saw which cuts through anything and can also be used to fell trees if needed.

If you have the patience it also works as a ripsaw, this is what it can do with a 4' log.

 

 

[Vespasian]

can't advise about saws, but I can give you a tip.

Subscribe to Paul sellers on Utube...

fella knows his business, no need to buy expensive anything as well..

 

He bought a set of Aldi Chisles, claims to be as good as anything after sharpening...

 

 

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