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grasshopper

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichardS

"Hoyt Weathers" wrote in message
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Mitch Berkson wrote:

Hoyt Weathers wrote:

Have you ever tried turning the board over, mark it, and then cut it?
Or am I missing something?

Presumably sawdust covers the line if it is on top since the saw cuts on
the
pull stroke.

Mitch Berkson

The simple solution to that is just intermittently blow away the dust and
keep on
sawing. I do that all the time on most cuts with a Jap pull saw. It
doesn't take a
rocket scientist to cut a board with a pull saw.

true. I am specifically talking about the technique for ripping a board
here, and my puzzlement as to why I appear to be experiencing such
difficulty.

--
Richard Sampson

email me at
richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk

Hello. I don't own a Japanese saw yet, but with Google am trying to learn. Am I missing something or couldn't you approach the board and draw the saw like a Samurai would draw a sword? When the board becomes to close instead of reaching (potentially dangerous to a Samurai), straddle the board with legs and arms. Anything I should avoid in purchasing a first saw from the internet?