Has anyone modified a Japanese saw to improve the grip? I normally wear
gloves with a rubber coating when sawing, otherwise the wrapping is too
slippery and my hand gets tired. It's one of the downsides of a pull
saw (and, I suppose, an occupation involving mainly typing). I recently
injured the thumb of my right hand and was having a bit of difficulty
when finishing the cut with one hand. Am thinking an added knob near
the end might help. Thoughts?
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Joe Riel
On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:16:51 -0700, Joe Riel <[email protected]> wrote:
>Has anyone modified a Japanese saw to improve the grip?
You might consider a high friction tape.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=31213&cat=1,130,43332
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=32184&cat=1,110,43466,32184
Joe Riel <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
> Has anyone modified a Japanese saw to improve the grip? I normally
> wear gloves with a rubber coating when sawing, otherwise the wrapping
> is too slippery and my hand gets tired. It's one of the downsides of
> a pull saw (and, I suppose, an occupation involving mainly typing). I
> recently injured the thumb of my right hand and was having a bit of
> difficulty when finishing the cut with one hand. Am thinking an added
> knob near the end might help. Thoughts?
>
I'd try wrapping the handle with a bit of white cloth tape. (Other
colors will probably work, I keep white tape around for the top of my
hockey sticks.) If you need a knob at the end, you can wrap the tape
around several times to form the knob or twist the tape as you're
wrapping it to build up thickness faster.
Puckdropper
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Make it to fit, don't make it fit.
[email protected] writes:
> On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:16:51 -0700, Joe Riel <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Has anyone modified a Japanese saw to improve the grip?
>
> You might consider a high friction tape.
> http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=31213&cat=1,130,43332
> http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=32184&cat=1,110,43466,32184
Thanks. That second one is expensive: $4.50 for a 1"x12" strip.
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Joe Riel
On Monday, July 22, 2013 1:16:51 PM UTC-7, Joe Riel wrote:
> Has anyone modified a Japanese saw to improve the grip?=20
The proper grip technique for a Japanese saw is with your pointing finger o=
ver the top of the blade. This will reduce slipping of your grip, help with=
guidance and also adds some slight down pressure farther down the blade wh=
ich smooths the cutting process.
I would think you wouldn't need any additional grip assistance or you may b=
e working the saw too hard.
On 7/22/2013 10:03 PM, Joe Riel wrote:
> [email protected] writes:
>
>> On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:16:51 -0700, Joe Riel <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Has anyone modified a Japanese saw to improve the grip?
>>
>> You might consider a high friction tape.
>> http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=31213&cat=1,130,43332
>> http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=32184&cat=1,110,43466,32184
>
> Thanks. That second one is expensive: $4.50 for a 1"x12" strip.
>
Not if it fits the bill.
My light used to wander on my band saw... this tape stopped that. It was
a strong enough magnet, but since it is sliding it would not hold.
I bought extra figuring there'll be more uses.
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Jeff
On 7/22/2013 5:48 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
> Joe Riel <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>>
>> Has anyone modified a Japanese saw to improve the grip?
>>
>
> I'd try wrapping the handle with a bit of white cloth tape. (Other
> colors will probably work, I keep white tape around for the top of my
> hockey sticks.) If you need a knob at the end, you can wrap the tape
> around several times to form the knob or twist the tape as you're
> wrapping it to build up thickness faster.
>
> Puckdropper
>
I don't know if this would help, but I bought some tennis racket grip
material years ago to make the (poorly-designed) handle on a speaker
cabinet more comfortable. In the bargain, I found that it was a lot
easier to keep a firm grip on it.