[Leica] Japanese saw

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

Quite right.
And of course I knew this going in.

I simply grabbed
the closest tool
rather than
the correct tool.

At least I had the good sense
to stop immediately
and use the proper tool.

;~)

Regards,
George Lottermoser
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On Dec 7, 2009, at 7:03 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:

> George,
> The teeth of a Japanese (cabinet makers) pull saw have almost no  
> set. It
> will cut a very narrow kerf but will bind in anything but dry well  
> seasoned
> wood. An ordinary Stanley cross cut saw will do a sterling job on a  
> gummy
> Xmas tree trunk. If you must use a Japanese saw, a silicone spray  
> on the
> sides of the blade helps a lot. These nuggets of cabinet makers  
> wisdom were
> learned from my father-in-law, a shipbuilding carpenter  
> specializing in fine
> interiors. If you ever took a voyage on the old Queen Mary, you saw  
> some of
> his work. On the other hand his son, my brother-in-law, was a  
> master of the
> hatchet and chain saw. The apple sometimes falls far from the tree.
> Larry Z
>
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