In the market for a new pull saw. General use in the shop. What are your thoughts on this one from Woodcraft?
https://www.woodcraft.com/products/9...ods-razorsaw-1
In the market for a new pull saw. General use in the shop. What are your thoughts on this one from Woodcraft?
https://www.woodcraft.com/products/9...ods-razorsaw-1
That'll work fine. I find that my go to saw is a back saw version. https://www.woodcraft.com/products/z...702d597e0019bf
But each has their purpose.
I have both of these and they are great. Both styles have a use. I use the Ryobi one most.
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If you aren't in a rush, especially if you aren't looking for a specific saw, Woodcraft seems to put one of these on 1/2 price sale as a one-day deal every month or three. Getting on their mailing list and waiting might be worth it. (If you need it for next weekend, never mind.)
Brian
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I have one of these and find it handy for smaller finer cuts.
SUIZAN Japanese Dozuki Dovetail Hand Saw 6 Inch Pull Saw Tenon Saw for woodworking https://a.co/d/a8PnM9N
The made in England Japanese pull saw by Irwin is really better than one might expect. I keep an old one, and a newish one for various carpentry fine cutting jobs. I have a "better" Japanese one in a toolbox, but these do just as good, and stay in my truck.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/IRWIN-Marpl...B&gclsrc=aw.ds
I am not in a hurry to buy so I can wait for the sale price at Woodcraft. Also the next trip to Lowes I will check out the Irwin one. Thanks for the suggestions and comments so far.
The very most used of all my Japanese saws is the 240mm with replaceable blade. Looks much like this, but with a shorter stiffener.
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I have the same saw and it works great and like said above, even better when on sale.
I have this one from Jonathon Katz Moses, love it.
https://kmtools.com/products/suizan-...41075641516202
The Ryobas are wonderful general purpose saws. Here's one person's opinion though:
They are great for ripping. The absence of a spine means you are not really limited in the depth of cut.
For cross cutting, I am less impressed. In my hands, it's hard to get a vertical cross cut with a ryoba. Much easier are (fine work) dozuki or (for general purpose) kataba.
If I were to start all over again and wanted a minimal set of gp saws, I'd get a ryoba and kataba.
I switched a few years ago from european style and was amazed at how much more natural the pull saw was for me. I have the ones carried by woodcraft. I watched their monthly sales flyers and bought 1 everytime they went on sale usually 1 every other month. until I had 4 Japanese saws.