PSA: I thought Japanese pull saws were just a fad until I tried one on a tricky miter cut.

I was doing a built-in for a house in Bellingham and my regular saw kept chipping the maple veneer. A guy on the crew handed me his Ryoba and said 'just try it,' so I did. The clean cut it made with zero tear-out completely changed my mind, but now I'm curious about the upkeep. How often do you guys actually have to sharpen those thin blades?

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vera295d ago

So you're saying you just use them until they're dull and then swap in a new blade? I've heard some guys try to sharpen them, but that seems like a real pain for a blade that thin. What's the actual cost difference between buying a new blade versus paying someone to sharpen it, if you can even find someone who will touch it?

william_craig74d ago

Is it really that big of a deal either way? Logan271 makes a fair point about saving money, but sharpening sounds like a chore I'd mess up. Honestly, my time is worth more than the twenty bucks for a new blade.

logan2714d ago

Wait, why would you just throw away a perfectly good blade? I sharpen mine all the time. It's not that hard once you get the hang of it. A new blade for my saw is like twenty bucks, but a good sharpening stone lasts for years and does all my tools. I just do a few light passes every couple of months and it cuts like new. Tossing blades seems wasteful and more expensive in the long run.