The Shogun range of folding saws feature a wooden handle which incorporates a folding mechanism, allowing the high quality blade to be safely folded away when not in use.
The blades are made of high quality Japanese steel and very thin to allow accurate cutting, the teeth are razor sharp and impulse hardened to ensure a long service life.
The ‘Kugihiki’ or Flush Cut Saw from Shogun has an ultra thin flexible blade designed for the flush trimming of wooden dowels or for cutting the protruding ends of through tenons. The teeth have no set, they are perfectly in line with the blade plate, to allow flush cutting with no risk of scratching the surface in contact with the blade.
The teeth have no set to allow flush cutting with no risk of scratching the surface.
When using this saw, it helps if you gently rest the fingers of your free hand on the back of the blade just behind the cut. This gives much greater control.
Shogun ZHC-7 Specification
| Open Length | 250mm |
| Folded Length | 140mm |
| Blade Length | 100mm |
| Blade Thickness | 0.4mm |
| Blade Width | 20mm |
| Tooth Spacing | 1.0mm (25tpi) |
Why Use A Japanese Pull Saw?
Harder Steel – Stays Sharp Longer
Cuts On Pull Action – Higher Cutting Accuracy
Requires Less Effort – Thinner blade is Light Weight To Use
The most noticeable design feature of a Japanese saw is that the teeth are angled backwards towards the handle. When in use, the cutting action is on the pull-stroke hence Japanese saws are often referred to as pull saws. The saw is designed to cut as you draw it through the timber, totally the opposite to a traditional western saw. The benefit of the pull saw design, is that as much pressure as desired can be applied to the cut without fear of the blade buckling. This gentle method of sawing also ensures far more accuracy and a much thinner blade can be used which equals less resistance and a faster cut.
