SUIZANDozuki Dovetail Saw 6" Crosscut - Professional Japanese Pullsaw Handsaw Woodworking Tools

First, let me say, I am by no means used to working with wood or saws. That being said, I learned something that I wish I had researched better. This saw will not saw thru plywood. The way that plywood is generally made, it has no actual grain rendering this saw useless. My mistake and no reflection on the saw. Recently I have been trying to remove old dead lilac trees. They range from a couple inches to about five inches in diameter. My neighbor lent me his saw (the bow type). I'm not very strong so cutting through the thick lilac wood (I swear, it's like iron wood) took forever and damn near killed me. So I thought I'd try this saw. For us amateurs, I really couldn't tell the difference in regard to it sawing on the "pull" and not the "push". However, I did keep it in mind so I wouldn't ruin the saw. I really liked the handle of this saw. It was much more comfortable in my hand while exerting myself than the bow shaped saw. I picked a bad day to do this, it rained the night before so I was able to cut thru a 2" piece of lilac. But anything bigger just took too much effort. I'll try again after the wood dries out. I did have excellent results using it to cut a nuisance maple growing too near the house. It was probably about 3 yrs old and 10 ft +. It wasn't very big in circumference, maybe a couple inches. The saw cut thru this "like butter"! Overall, for cutting any type of natural wood I would choose this saw over the western style. The compact size helped me a lot with grip and leverage. And the lilacs I'm trying to clean up are packed in a tight group, which would be difficult to cut using a standard American saw. I'm looking forward to giving those tough old lilac branches another shot when they dry out.Okay, just an update. I went after those dead lilac trees again after they dried out. They were a good 4 inches across or more. Took a little muscle on my weakling behalf, but worked well! These are great saws!

This is my third Suizan Japanese pull saw. I absolutely love all of them. If you enjoy working with wood you should try one of these saw. They are extremely well made and quickly make fine accurate cuts. I have plenty of woodworking machinery but I often find myself reaching for one of these hand saw first because they are a delight to use.

This is my first Japanese saw so this may be true of the manufacturer and the style. The saw exceeded my already inflated expectations. Sharp, light and feels good in my hand. I went straight to a piece of poplar for a set of cuts and I was very impressed with the ease and accuracy to cut right to the line. Did a 5 minute dovetail drill (thanks G Rogowski!) and it was so much easier than I expected. The kerf is about the same as my Lie Nielsen and on a side by side I couldn’t see a difference. One thing - it isn’t a speedy cut - my LN cut in less strokes but more difficult for me to start. Extremely pleased on what is great quality at a value price.

Light weight, stable and sturdy saw for dovetails. Very sharp, easy to handle and accurate. I love this saw and recommend it. My only caveat to anyone buying it is that you may want to add a better grip. I am wrapping the bare beechwood handle on mine with some baseball bat grip tape, but this is my personal preference and not necessary to use this nearly flawless 9-1/2 inch saw.

I love this saw. I would buy it again. But it’s not for dovetails. It has teeth meant for CROSSCUTS.Will it cut dovetails? Sure! But you can do it with much greater cut speed and accuracy if you buy a dozuki that has teeth made for RIP CUTS, NOT CROSSCUTS! It plays a huge factor depending on whether or not you are cutting along or across the grain.

Awesome saw. Nice clean cuts and rather than a long or double edged heavier plywood/plunge, flush cut saw, the shorter blade, and rigidness from the slotted back would be great for beginners who want to honing their hand cut/fit joinery, dovetails, miters, etc rather than always relying on jigs and guides. This is my first product from Suizan but I'm already looking at their other products because I would definitely buy from them again. Purchased a spare blade as well with I would recommend to anyone buying from a company for the first time of the price is right and you can afford it. I say this because it gives you more wiggle room to track down a replacement if something should happen to that effects your ability to obtain stick or availability with the company such as potential backorders especially when you're talking about popular items from a popular supplier. Hope this helps.

I bought this to use in carving out dovetail joints. However, I've found it works excellently for making precision cuts on knife scales to add in-lays. Very small kerf helps with the precision, even if it requires more time, and thus, more energy to make the cut. One word of warning. I cut some Brazilian Rosewood, very dense wood from the rain forest, to make some knife scales. The wood was so tough, it broke off two of my teeth. It really didn't do any harm, I continued to use the blade until it wore out. Then I simply bought another. Nothing beats a Japanese pull saw. Very accurate and precise, for when you need precision joints.