Japanese Hassunme Rip Saw

[sniks7]

I need a general purpose saw and axminster have this..
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Z-Sa ... -19703.htm

At the moment it's just for general stuff round the house. Eventually I need to get round to cutting some ash boards down. I'm a huge fan of japanese kitchen knives.. are their saws as good?!

 

[jasonB]

A rip saw will not be ideal for general purpose work as they are only meant to cut in the direction of the grain. I have a few jap saws that I keep on the bench, mostly for fine cross cutting. For general work on site which would be much like your general needs I find a western hardpoint (Bahco Laminator fav at the moment) and a modern Japanese saw like this do for most things that I want to cut by hand. worth having a better look at the Dick site as they have a far better range than Axminster.

Welcome to the forum BTW, the anti spam has stopped your link, after a few more posts you will be able to link OK.

Jason

 

[sniks7]

Thanks for the advice. Been lurking for a year or so!

Can't pick up that dick url.. although found the site. What was the specific saw?

 

[jasonB]

Link altered & working now.

J