Set includes:
Gyokucho 373 professional crosscut dozuki 240mm for similar tasks to a western carcase saw. Accurate, with a very thin plate and a full length spine perfect for trimming components to final length, defining the shoulders of half laps and housings etc.
Gyokucho Bluehard Ryoba 210mm for precise and careful work. A slightly shallower angle on the toothline makes this less aggressive than a standard ryoba with a sawplate that is heat treated to be a little stiffer.
Dozuki specifications:
- Blade length: 240mm
- Overall length: 550mm
- Blade thickness: 0.3mm
- Pitch: 1mm / 25.4tpi
- Set: 0.125mm per side
- Max depth of cut: = 45mm
- TPE handle
- Replacement blade = Part No S-370 (371 and 372 will also fit this saw)
Ryoba specifications:
- Blade length: 210mm
- Blade Depth: 70 - 87mm
- Overall length: 530mm
- Blade thickness: 0.45mm
- Pitch XC: 1.5mm / 16.9tpi
- Pitch Rip: 3.7 - 2.5mm / 6.9 - 10.2tpi
- Set: 0.125mm
- Max depth of cut: ∞
- TPE handle
- Replacement blade = Part No S-649 (S650, S651, S655 will also fit this saw)
Gyokucho razorsaws, the original replaceable blade Japanese saws, have long been renowned for their cutting efficiency and excellent durability. 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. Rest assured that TPE is an eco-friendly alternative to rubber, and isn't harmful to the environment as it is completely recyclable.
The blades of Gyokucho saws are treated using a process called electroless nickel plating, this has three functions. Firstly, it protects the blade against corrosion, secondly it provides a nice shiny mirror surface so you can gauge your cutting angles, and thirdly its low friction properties inhibit resins and sap from building up on the blade - anything that does manage to get stuck to them can easily be washed off with warm soapy water. The teeth are differentially impulse hardened, one by one, bringing the outer surfaces to RC68 or more whilst still leaving the 'root' of the tooth soft and therefore much less prone to fracture - not unlike tiny Japanese sword blades. They are equally happy working in softwoods or temperate hard woods and can, with care and a light touch, be used on exotic timbers too.
