Japanese saw
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The Japanese saw or nokogiri (
The popularity of Japanese saws in other regions of the world has resulted in the manufacture and production of a number of Japanese saws outside of Japan.
Types of Japanese hand saws
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- Douzukinoko (
胴 付 鋸 、胴 突鋸) - A type of backsaw. The Japanese means "attached trunk", thus a saw with a stiffening strip attached, i.e., a backsaw. Although similar to a Western backsaw, a Dozuki saw has a much thinner blade that excels at precise cutting. Dozuki saws are designed for cutting tenons and dovetails, types of woodworking joints, also referred to as joinery.
- Ryoba (
両刃 ) - Multi-purpose carpentry saw with two cutting edges. The Japanese means "double blade". There is a cross-cutting (yokobiki)
横 挽 き blade on one side and a ripping (tatebiki )縦 挽 き blade on the other. Ryoba saws are often described by their blade length (in millimeters). Shorter saws, around 240mm (9-1/2") for example, are for general carpentry. A longer saw, around 270mm (10-3/4"), would be suitable for larger work, like timber-frame joinery, for example. - Kataba (
片刃 ) - A saw with teeth along only one edge, like a Western saw. These are supplied as either rip saw or cross-cut type blades. An advantage of this saw is that it is easy to use with a saw guide. "Kataba" translates from Japanese as "cutting on one side." Kataba saws are commonly used for larger work when a Ryoba saw is not suitable, or for flush-cutting.
- Azebiki (
畦 挽、あぜびき) - A small ryōba saw used for cutting into the flat surface of a board rather than from the edge. The blade has a convex curve which can begin the cut anywhere on the surface. Azebiki saws are used for cutting mortises, grooves in mid-panel and sliding dovetails.
- Mawashibiki (
回 し引 き) - A thin saw used for cutting curves, the Japanese version of a keyhole saw. The name means "turning cut".
- Kugihiki
- A thin flexible flush-cut saw with unset teeth on one side, designed for trimming the ends of dowels, tenons, and other protrusions flush with a surface.
Other Japanese saws
[edit]- Oga
- A large two-person pit saw used for ripping large boards in the days before power saws. One person stood on a raised platform, with the board below him, and the other person stood underneath them.
See also
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External links
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- "Nokogiri". Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System.
- Japanese saw at the Takenaka carpentry tools museum
- Japanese Hand Saw explanation and demonstration video by AskWoodMan