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Tried a Japanese pull saw on a tricky miter cut and it blew my mind
I was doing some finish work on a built-in bookcase and my usual 12-inch miter saw blade just wasn't getting a clean enough cut on some figured maple. My buddy lent me his Gyokucho Ryoba saw, and the difference was night and day. The pull stroke gives you way more control, and the kerf is so thin you barely lose any material. Anyone else switch over to these for fine joinery?
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the_wyatt13d ago
Consider how quiet it is. That's the real game changer for me. You're not fighting a screaming motor, so you can actually hear the wood and feel the grain change. That feedback lets you adjust your angle on the fly, mid-cut, in a way you just can't with power. It turns cutting from just making a line into actually reading the material.
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ninaowens13d ago
Honestly I thought they were just a gimmick for a long time. I was so used to pushing through a cut that the pull motion felt weird at first. But once you get the hang of it, the control is unreal, especially on tricky grain. I still use my power miter for rough stuff, but for any final trim or joinery, the pull saw is my go-to now.
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