On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:02:47 -0500, sweet sawdust wrote:

Once this is done the saw will cut much better often as well as the
Japanese pull saws if not better in many cases.

No matter how well a push saw is sharpened, the blade has to be thicker
than a pull saw to keep from buckling. Therefore the push saw has to
remove more wood, i.e. cut a wider kerf. That requires more energy.

Now if you meant that the push saw makes a smoother cut, that's open for
discussion. I have not found that to be the case, but others might have.

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