Anyone seen this before? *LINK*

Yes, great stuff

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>He's the one who convinced me that finding a maebiki and learning to use it was a worthwhile goal.

Pam

Maebiki

Jeff Schmidt (KY)

>Pam,

Have you tried ripping with a maebiki, and if so, is it easier than with a western rip saw?

Re: Maebiki *LINK*

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>Yes, but with a log, which I wouldn't even attempt with a western rip saw. Maebiki are huge saws.

If you're asking about ripping boards, I use a Nakaya tatebiki (http://www.hidatool.com/woodpage/saws/rip%20cross.html), which I find superior to western rip saws, particularly for vertical sawing (board held vertically, saw motion is actually horizontal). If trying to rip long boards held horizontally about saw horse height held with a knee, probably western saws are a bit better. But when you get to holding the board on a very low platform and holding with a foot, back to my tatebiki I go. This is all about push/pull and kerf size.

Pam


Bob Brode's Maebiki

Re: Maebiki

Jeff Schmidt (KY)

>Boy, that saw must me very rare!

Several years ago, I tried one of those impulse hardened Japanese rip saws from Mr. Toshiro (sp?). It was ok is soft woods, not so good in hardwoods, but most of all, I greatly disliked the very narrow kerf because once it is off track, there is no going back. I am sure that this is mainly a technique issue, but I like the correctability of western saws. Further, I did not like the notion of owning a disposable saw or a saw that I cannot sharpen.

Re: Maebiki

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>About 3 or 4 show up on ebay a year. They're fairly rare in the US, but should be plentiful in Japan. The trick is to get a really old one that has laminated steel for the teeth.

Yes, the set on the rips is minimal. Like anything worth doing, you've got to learn how to saw straight. I think it's easier with pull saws, certainly faster for me. The only problems I had was with ryoba, caused when the crosscut teeth entered the cut and diverted the rip teeth. Also, it's better with a larger saw, say 390-400 mm.

You can sharpen the teeth on the Nakaya because the steel isn't so brittle as that in replaceable blades; but it's very difficult. I haven't had to do this yet, but getting close.

Pam

Pam