Manual of Purpose-Made Woodworking Joinery

General saw and fine saw 157

black- coated handsaws and a 300mm × 13 pp25

tenon saw.

Pullsaws

These lightweight, unconventional saws of oriental

origin, cut on the pull- stroke, which eliminates buck-

ling. They can be used for ripping or crosscutting. The

unconventional precision- cut teeth, with three cutting

edges, are claimed to cut up to five times faster, leaving

a smooth finish without breakout or splintering. The

sprung- steel blade is ultra- hardened to give up to ten

times longer life and can easily be replaced at the push

of a button. Replacement blades cost about two- thirds

the cost of the complete saw, but a complete saw is

relatively inexpensive.

GENERAL SAW AND FINE SAW

Figure 9.15 (a) General carpentry saw; (b) fine- cut saw.

(a)

(b)

Figure 9.15: Only two saws from the range are covered

here. The first is called a general carpentry saw and

has a 455mm blade × 8 pp25. This model comes in

two other sizes, 380mm × 10 pp25 and 300mm × 14

pp25. The latter is recommended for cutting worktops

and laminates without chipping. The second model is

called a fine-cut saw and has a half- length back or full-

length back support – and is said to surpass conven-

tional tenon saws. This model comes in two variations,

one with a fine- cut blade of 270mm × 15 pp25, the

other with an ultra- fine blade of 270mm × 17 pp25.

push and the pull strokes. Most of the handsaws are
claimed to give a superior cutting performance across
and along the grain. Some saws in the range have a
Teflon- like, friction- reducing coating on the blade to
eliminate binding and produce a faster cut with less
effort.

Range of sizes

These saws usually have plastic handles – some with
an improved grip – and a 45° and 90° facility for
marking mitres or right angles. The handsaw sizes
available are 610mm × 8 pp25, 560mm × 8 pp25,
508mm × 8 pp25, 560mm × 10 pp25, 508mm × 10
pp25, 480mm × 10pp25, 455mm × 10 pp25 and
405mm × 10 pp25. Tenon saw sizes available are
300mm × 13 pp25, 250mm × 13pp25, 300mm ×
15 pp25 and finally 250mm × 15 pp25. The three
recommended saws from this range would be
the 610mm × 8 pp25 and the 560mm × 10 pp25

Figure 9.14 (a) Hardpoint handsaw; (b) hardpoint tenon
saw; (c) universal tooth- shape; (d) fleam tooth- shape; (e)
triple- ground tooth- shape.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)