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>fucking weeb tho ^_^>>921995I have a few large timber cutting Japanese saws and never would I go back to a western crosscut saw, even one throwing noodles because of a champion sharpening job. The thin kerf, pull saw design simply makes better use of the the human body, properties of matter, laws of physics and whatnot.
Oh they are also lighter, less tiring to use, handy in a ladder or other more acrobatic positions... I could go on.
You can either use disposable, electrically hardened blades (impossible to sharpen but last a crazy long time unless you cut dirty logs or hit hidden metal), or you can buy traditional saws with blades that can be sharpened. Yo do need special files, good technique and experience to accomplish a proper sharpening on a Japanese saw, but there is far less metal removal needed so it is goes fast once you master it.
Pic related is my favorite one, but I prefer to use this one
http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?cat=2,42706,40721&p=75157 when logging or trail clearing, and this one
http://www.silkysaws.com/Silky_Saws/Folding-Straight_2/Silkys-BIGBOY-360mm-LG-Teeth-Hand-Saw around the yard. I have tried others that were okay too.
OF COURSE it's an exaggeration to say "it's like a manual chain saw mane" but it's really surprising how powerful these saws are. Especially when used by 4chan users one would suppose, as the motion of using a Japanese saw is almost the same as jerking off.
Most modern Japanese saws can take different blades and it's easy to switch. In the case of pic related I have two so I can always have a sharp blade when I need it, and for the silky ones I have blades of different shape and TPI (tooth per inch) for different applications.
Please OP just give it a try and you'll probably be a sawblade weeaboo too in no time
I'll try to come back to this tread later if someone has questions about Japanese saws, I have much to say about them!
