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Mark Whittingham

11/10/2010 4:52 PM

Stab saw with Japanese style teeth?

I'm looking for a saw similar to a drywall saw - cuts on the push
stroke and is stiff and pointy - but has nice sharp teeth and a
somewhat thinner kerf say than your typical 4-6 tpi drywall saw.

Thank you very much. Oh yeah - does anyone know what this thing
"gewgull" is that everyones' talking about?
JP


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willshak

in reply to Mark Whittingham on 11/10/2010 4:52 PM

12/10/2010 11:46 AM

Mark Whittingham wrote the following:
> I'm looking for a saw similar to a drywall saw - cuts on the push
> stroke and is stiff and pointy - but has nice sharp teeth and a
> somewhat thinner kerf say than your typical 4-6 tpi drywall saw.
>

You can hammer the drywall saw's off-set teeth so they aint off-set no
more.:-)
Perhaps if you say what you intend to do with it you might find an
alternative tool.

> Thank you very much. Oh yeah - does anyone know what this thing
> "gewgull" is that everyones' talking about?
> JP
>
Did you google it?

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"Tim W"

in reply to Mark Whittingham on 11/10/2010 4:52 PM

12/10/2010 1:18 PM


"Mark Whittingham" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:b567b208-ede4-4c89-b06e-904e98a0963b@e14g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
> I'm looking for a saw similar to a drywall saw - cuts on the push
> stroke and is stiff and pointy - but has nice sharp teeth and a
> somewhat thinner kerf say than your typical 4-6 tpi drywall saw.
>

We would call that a Pad Saw but you are right it is hard to find good
replacement blades for them. I have once or twice put a jigsaw blade in the
Pad Saw handle when I needed a sharp or finer cut.

Tim W

JC

"J. Clarke"

in reply to Mark Whittingham on 11/10/2010 4:52 PM

12/10/2010 9:02 AM

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> On 10/11/2010 6:52 PM, Mark Whittingham wrote:
> > I'm looking for a saw similar to a drywall saw - cuts on the push
> > stroke and is stiff and pointy - but has nice sharp teeth and a
> > somewhat thinner kerf say than your typical 4-6 tpi drywall saw.

If it's absolutely gotta be a push stroke you may be out of luck finding
an off-the-shelf solution. A Bosch T101BR jigsaw blade has 10 tpi, is
.06" thick, and has reverse teeth so it cuts on the push stroke. You
can with a little work shoehorn a Bosch blade into an X-Acto Number 5
knife handle.

Not the most elegant thing in the world but it works.

> > Thank you very much. Oh yeah - does anyone know what this thing
> > "gewgull" is that everyones' talking about?
> > JP
>
> Like this?
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=32933&cat=1,42884,50321&ap=1

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RicodJour

in reply to Mark Whittingham on 11/10/2010 4:52 PM

11/10/2010 8:49 PM

On Oct 11, 7:52=A0pm, Mark Whittingham <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm looking for a saw similar to a drywall saw - cuts on the push
> stroke and is stiff and pointy - but has nice sharp teeth and a
> somewhat thinner kerf say than your typical 4-6 tpi drywall saw.

Ain't gonna happen. Japanese saws cut on the pull, which allows the
blade to be much thinner. You need a thicker blade to cut on the
push. Pick stiff or thin.

R

MH

"Martin H. Eastburn"

in reply to Mark Whittingham on 11/10/2010 4:52 PM

12/10/2010 10:31 PM

I have one like that - older naturally - but the blade bunches up
when you push it. Light strokes on push or stronger ones on the pull.

With it you flip over - end to end the blade.
Martin

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On 10/12/2010 8:03 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:49:53 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Oct 11, 7:52 pm, Mark Whittingham<[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I'm looking for a saw similar to a drywall saw - cuts on the push
>>> stroke and is stiff and pointy - but has nice sharp teeth and a
>>> somewhat thinner kerf say than your typical 4-6 tpi drywall saw.
>>
>> Ain't gonna happen. Japanese saws cut on the pull, which allows the
>> blade to be much thinner. You need a thicker blade to cut on the
>> push. Pick stiff or thin.
>
> Right. Let him try making a point on a hacksaw blade and using one of
> the holder handles. Then he can see how nice pull saws can be by
> simply reversing the blade. http://fwd4.me/TUP one style.
>
> --
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> alive... then go do it. Because what the world needs
> is people who have come alive. -- Howard Thurman

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Steve Turner

in reply to Mark Whittingham on 11/10/2010 4:52 PM

11/10/2010 6:59 PM

On 10/11/2010 6:52 PM, Mark Whittingham wrote:
> I'm looking for a saw similar to a drywall saw - cuts on the push
> stroke and is stiff and pointy - but has nice sharp teeth and a
> somewhat thinner kerf say than your typical 4-6 tpi drywall saw.
>
> Thank you very much. Oh yeah - does anyone know what this thing
> "gewgull" is that everyones' talking about?
> JP

Like this?

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=32933&cat=1,42884,50321&ap=1

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Steve Turner

in reply to Mark Whittingham on 11/10/2010 4:52 PM

11/10/2010 7:00 PM

On 10/11/2010 6:59 PM, Steve Turner wrote:
> On 10/11/2010 6:52 PM, Mark Whittingham wrote:
>> I'm looking for a saw similar to a drywall saw - cuts on the push
>> stroke and is stiff and pointy - but has nice sharp teeth and a
>> somewhat thinner kerf say than your typical 4-6 tpi drywall saw.
>>
>> Thank you very much. Oh yeah - does anyone know what this thing
>> "gewgull" is that everyones' talking about?
>> JP
>
> Like this?
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=32933&cat=1,42884,50321&ap=1

Woops, sorry; that one cuts on the pull stroke.

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Larry Jaques

in reply to Mark Whittingham on 11/10/2010 4:52 PM

12/10/2010 6:03 AM

On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:49:53 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Oct 11, 7:52 pm, Mark Whittingham <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I'm looking for a saw similar to a drywall saw - cuts on the push
>> stroke and is stiff and pointy - but has nice sharp teeth and a
>> somewhat thinner kerf say than your typical 4-6 tpi drywall saw.
>
>Ain't gonna happen. Japanese saws cut on the pull, which allows the
>blade to be much thinner. You need a thicker blade to cut on the
>push. Pick stiff or thin.

Right. Let him try making a point on a hacksaw blade and using one of
the holder handles. Then he can see how nice pull saws can be by
simply reversing the blade. http://fwd4.me/TUP one style.

--
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alive... then go do it. Because what the world needs
is people who have come alive. -- Howard Thurman


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