Japanese saw

The Japanese saw or nokogiri (鋸) is a type of saw used in woodworking.^[1] The saw cuts on the pull stroke (when the saw is pulled backwards), unlike many Western saws which cut on the push stroke (when the saw is pushed forward).^[2]

Types of Japanese hand saws

There are several types of Japanese saws:

Dōzuki (胴付鋸, 胴付鋸) is a type of backsaw or a saw with a stiffening strip attached to it

Ryōba (両刃) is a multi-purpose carpentry saw with two cutting edges

Azebiki (あぜ引き) is a small ryōba saw used for cutting into the flat surface of a board rather than from the edge

Mawashibiki (回し引き) is a thin saw used for cutting curves

Kaeba (替え刃) is a saw with a disposable blade

References

A detail of the teeth of a dozuki saw.

↑ Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System (JAANUS), Nokogiri; retrieved 2012-4-13.
↑ Takenaka carpentry tools Museum, Nokogiri Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-13.

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[1] Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System (JAANUS), Nokogiri; retrieved 2012-4-13.

[2] Takenaka carpentry tools Museum, Nokogiri Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-13.

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