This is a TPE equivalent version of our bestselling Gyokucho rattan handle deluxe set.
Gyokucho are the world's favourite Japanese saws and as soon as you use one it's easy to understand why. The latest generation of Gyokucho saws have blue handles made from TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) a remarkable material that is simultaneously hard and resilient yet feels velvety to the touch and affords a superb grip.
First up is the impressive 270mm 663 Seiun Saku Ryoba; a hugely capable rip and crosscut saw that will happily resaw 4 to 5 inch wide boards into thinner, bookmatched, boards and crosscut them to length. It will also handle workbench sized joinery with speed and accuracy. The angle between the centreline and the toothline is carefully calculated to give a rapid yet smooth cut and the heat treatment is optimised for springiness, i.e. the degree to which the blade can be distorted and still return to its original shape.
The 240mm 666 Bluehard Ryoba has a blade designed for precise and careful work. The slightly shallower angle on the toothline makes them less aggressive than a standard ryoba and sawplate that is heat treated to be a little stiffer.
The 374 is a professional deep blade crosscut dozuki, an accurate saw with a very thin plate and a full length spine used for similar tasks to a western carcase saw; trimming components to final length, defining the shoulders of half laps and housings etc.
The 400 Ibrame kataba is a panel saw, it will happily rip an 8 foot by 4 foot sheet of ply in half lengthwise in under a minute, without straying from your pencil line. Like all Gyokucho saws it has a mirror polished electroless nickel plated blade that resists corrosion and shrugs off resins.
The finishing touch is the standard wooden handled 1151 double edged flush cutting saw, with a highly flexible blade and unset teeth for trimming through tenons, wedges, drawbore pegs and dowels flush with the surrounding surface.
The set comes in a purpose designed nylon saw case with internal leaves to protect the saws from each other, external pockets, a shoulder strap and a loop so that it can hang on a nail in the workshop.
Regular price if items purchased individually: £195.30
Here's an interesting video by David Walton, YouTube's Unplugged Woodworker, on Ryoba Saw basics using a Gyokucho TPE saw.
