12-Inch Pull Saw (Please allow 6 weeks for shipping)

  Blue Spruce Toolworks introduces the first and only Western tooth-line saw designed from the ground up to cut on the pull stroke. For centuries, Western hand saws have cut on the push stroke and Japanese saws have cut on the pull stroke. Japanese saws gained popularity in the 1980s with the simple demonstration of a playing card…hold the end of a card and push forward, the card bends. Hold the end and pull the card toward you and it stays perfectly straight. But Japanese saws come in two flavors, disposable and crazy expensive. Crazy expensive wouldn't be so bad if you could find anyone within 5,000 miles that knew how to sharpen it. We set about blending Western tooth geometry with pull-stroke theory. It starts with a blade that is just .012" thick…about 3 sheets of paper. The shape and set of the teeth work with the tension of the pull stroke to deliver very straight cuts. The hybrid tooth design at 14 teeth per inch is perfectly suited to both rip and cross cuts in delicate joi