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Changed my tune on that expensive Japanese pull saw
I always thought a saw was a saw, you know? For years I used the same old Stanley hand saw for finish cuts and thought anyone spending over a hundred bucks on a fancy pull saw was just showing off. Then I was working on a custom built-in for a client's living room, cutting some really delicate miters in some pricey cherry, and my usual saw just wasn't giving me the clean line I needed. I bit the bullet and dropped about $120 on a specific Japanese dozuki saw from a woodworking shop. The difference was insane. The cut was so smooth it barely needed sanding, and the thin kerf meant I wasn't wasting material. It felt like I was drawing a line instead of forcing a cut. Now I get why people swear by them for fine work. What other 'specialty' tools ended up being worth the cash for you guys?
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the_faith22d ago
My uncle gave me a $40 Japanese whetstone for my kitchen knives last Christmas. I thought it was a bit much since I had a cheap sharpener. But after using it, my old knives cut like new ones. It's like what elliot_barnes said about the saw, you don't know what you're missing until you try the right tool. I see it with my running shoes now too, the expensive ones actually stop my knees from hurting. Sometimes the fancy version just works better for the hard jobs.
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elliot_barnes22d ago
Okay, but is it really that big of a deal? I borrowed a friend's fancy pull saw once to cut some trim. It was nice, sure, but my old sharpened hardware store saw got the job done too. Feels like half the time we're just paying for the story and the fancy handle.
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