Japanese Saws - A Guide to Japanese Pull Saws

This week we look at Japanese woodworking and focus on the Japanese pull saws.
Japanese Saws have gained favor with woodworkers in recent years due to their versatility and features like combining ripping and crosscutting blades in one tool and making blades with ultra-thin designs for dovetailing and make great flush cut saws.
These Japanese tools play a large part in Japanese woodworking!

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[donalhartman]

Saw my first Japanese saw while stationed in Japan in 1971-73. Bought one at a local store, and it lasted for 25 years. I love their design, wide variability, and quality of steel.

[jerrycampbell]

Got introduced to Japanese saws, back when I lived there in the early '70's.
Love them! I own a couple and they're my #1 go-to saws.

[HGS]

Thank you very much Colin. Is a pleasure to listen you.

[elainelily]

I love your no BS videos. Learn so much. That sawdust trick was really neat and will help me remember push/pull.

[jimgreenhouse]

I purchased one and never knew the two sides were for different cuts. Thank you for another informative enjoyable video Colin😀

[ChickFixUSA]

Amazing demo video! I absolutely need to go out and get one of these immediately.

[ryanallthewiser]

Thanks for explaining. Very helpful!!

[sapelesteve]

Great video Colin! Well explained & the comparisons at the end were really good. Thanks....

[darrinlindsey]

I happen to currently be in the market for these. Thank you for the information. I'm much more educated now

[LoneWolf-ypmo]

Just ordered one of these puppies !! Can't wait to try it out !! Thanks for another great video !!

[brianwilliams]

I love your videos, thanks for the lesson. Kool watch!

[dleivam]

Thank you Colin, it amazing me how much you have helped me (and others) sharing your experiences and tips, explaining topics in a way it's easy to understand to the beginners like me. I'm not a woodworker, I'm just a home owner trying to make and fix stuffs around the house.

[jgriff]

Thanks for all your great tips some thing else many of us did not know

[jamesfriedman]

Greetings Colin, thanks for your very clear, informative video on the merits of Japanese saws. They are truly a joy to use because they cut so quickly and accurately. Time to add a few more to my collection, and subscribe to your channel :)

[arcooke]

You taught a lot more than just Japanese saws in this video.. fantastic content man, thank you. I'm new to all of this and this taught me a lot about the different blade patterns and why they're important. I wasn't expecting to get so much good info when I started this video.

[SuperRahman]

Nice video. Learned a lot about push and pull saw. I am planning to buy Japanese saw and now I know what I need to buy.

[Bill.L.Carroll]

I love the Japanese saws, nothing else compares really.
Good review, mate👍

[fizzabit]

I have owned a Japanese pull saw for 20 years now.
I purchased it from Grizzly tools.
IMHO it’s ability to crosscut is amazing.
It cuts almost effortlessly.
It truly outperforms any standard crosscut American saw I have ever used.
I rarely ever used the opposite side which is for ripping.
Thanks for the video.

[k.b.woodworker]

Great video! I've been using these for quite a while, and highly recommend them.

[robt]

Thanks Colin, I am encouraged to invest in one now.
As an aside, I prefer this format where you introduce yourself before launching into your subject, in contrast to your earlier habit of talking about what you are going to say before introducing yourself.