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Offline Bill21

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Japanese Saws
« on: February 18, 2021, 02:00:52 PM »
Lidl have small Japanese style saws on offer today. These are really handy for parting off on the lathe.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/diy/powerfix-profi-japanese-pull-saw/p40270
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Re: Japanese Saws
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2021, 06:10:21 PM »
I know they are meant to be the dogs proverbials but I could never get on with them. Always ended up bending them. Couldn't get used to cutting on the back stroke and not on the forward. That's just me though. I have a little vintage dovetail saw I use for parting off instead.

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Re: Japanese Saws
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2021, 06:53:41 PM »
These have proved to be very popular at my wood turning club. The word went out via email a couple of days ago that they would be on sale today. I thought I’d grab a second one just in case anyone missed them and there were only a few left in my local store by 2pm.
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Offline Wood spinner

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Re: Japanese Saws
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2021, 10:22:50 PM »
I'm with Pete on this one , After years using a conventional saw doing it backwards is somewhat
cack handed for me , Any yes I also have a bent saw  >:(
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Re: Japanese Saws
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2021, 10:32:08 PM »
After using the small Lidl saw quite some years ago I bought a proper full size Japanese saw from Axminster and found it really good, even on sheet stuff like plywood.
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Re: Japanese Saws
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2021, 12:11:25 AM »
I do suspect the Japanese have been using pull saws for a long time, but I have a very old flush cut saw I got from my grandad, it cuts on the pull stroke. 
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Re: Japanese Saws
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2021, 09:09:04 AM »
I bet the Japanese are all fighting after our push saws in their Lidl equivalent , it's a funny ole must have world innit!!!
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