Try Japanwoodworker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] any joiners about
these sound like an improvement. Where does one acquire them? On Mon, 1 Jun 2009, Tom Fowle wrote: > I have two "japanese" style hand saws, > one is a "back saw" for I assume doing accurate joinery type cuts and the > other > is a double edged rip and cross cut saw. > They are very thin and flexible, and the handles are long wooden ovals that > extend maybe 8 or 10 inches beyond the "pull" end of the saw. > You have to stand back from the work a bit to get a good straight pull. > > I am no joinery crafts person, can barely cut to follow scribed marks straight > but these are easy to use when you keep them going straight so they don't > bind, and I think they bind less than "push" > saws. > > Hope that helps > Tom Fowle > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]