Gyokucho Seiun Ryoba - Japanese pull saw - professional
Gyokucho Seiun Razorsaw, 玉 鳥, Japanese double-sided pull saw.
The Gyokucho saws have a characteristic saw blade that is ground on both sides. One side is meant for shortening and the other especially for straight cuts in the direction of the wood fiber. The Gyokucho cuts quickly and efficiently without ever having to change the saw or saw blade.
This traditional Ryoba saw has very good cutting characteristics and can be used for the finer sawing. Use this handy Ryoba for example for model building and instrument building. The saw is traditionally equipped with a wooden handle and a razor sharp ground saw blade in 4 different lengths.
The Japanese saw or nokogiri (鋸) is a type of saw used in woodworking and Japanese carpentry that cuts on the pull stroke, unlike most European saws that cut on the push stroke. Japanese saws are the best known pull saws, but they are also used in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Nepal. Among European saws, both coping saws for woodworking and jeweler's saws for metal working also cut on the pull stroke like Japanese saws. Cutting on the pull stroke is claimed to cut more efficiently and leave a narrower cut width (kerf). On the other hand, a pull stroke does not easily permit putting one's body weight behind a stroke. This can be readily solved by using a vise or clamping. Another disadvantage, due to the arrangement and form of the teeth, is that Japanese saws do not work as well on hardwoods as European saws do. Japanese saws were originally intended for comparatively soft woods like cypress and pine whereas European saws were intended for hard woods like oak and maple.
The saw has a three-sided cut trapezoidal toothing (21 TPI) on the short side. The shell side of the saw blade is provided with a triangular toothing that increases to 12 TPI. The blades of this Ryoba are induction (locally) hardened but the teeth can be ground.
The saw blades are replaceable (screw connection)
This saw comes with a plastic cover.
- Blade lengths: 210, 240, 270 and 300 mm
- Total length: from 540 mm
- Weight: from 162 grams
- Steel type: Japanese carbon steel (58-59 HRc),
- Magnolia wood handle, wrapped with rattan
- This saw is non-rust resistant.
- Made in Japan
