The Temagari Nokogiri brings the great Japanese timber saws into the modern shop. It descends from the Kobiki-Nokogiri, the wide-bladed saws Japanese sawyers used to rip logs into boards single-handedly, while European sawyers needed two men on a pit saw. Those old blades were hand-tapered from teeth to back to keep from jamming in long cuts, and some still showed the smith's forge marks. They faded with the industrial revolution and have become uncommon even in Japan; ours are specially produced for us.
The 360 mm blade carries progressive teeth that start the cut easily near the handle and accelerate through the stroke, and the 30-degree handle angle lets you drive real force into the cut. Choose the rip version for cutting with the grain on the most formidable ripcuts, or the crosscut version for bucking timbers to length. Unlike impulse-hardened saws, this blade can be resharpened for a lifetime of use.
Specifications:
- Options: Rip Cut; Cross Cut
- Blade length: 360 mm (approx. 14 in)
- Teeth: progressive pitch, large for chip clearance, resharpenable (not impulse hardened)
- Handle: hardwood, angled 30 degrees to the blade
- Heritage: descended from the Japanese Kobiki-Nokogiri and Maebiki-Nokogiri, produced specially for us
- Made in: Japan
