Getting Straight Rip Cuts with a Japanese Saw

In this video I show that you don't need a fancy bench to cut a straight rip bench, you just need a set of low saw horses and a ryoba saw
Music by Myhzy

[@1PoodleKing1]

This helped me so much! I was trying to rip from one side with the board clamped vertically to the work bench. I couldnt get more than 6 inch before i was completely off track. Flipping frequently helps even everything out! Thank you!

[@JoshIbbotson]

Really glad this helped! It was a game changer for me when I went to ripping this way instead of vertically in the vice. Though to be fair, even in the vice it's not so bad as long as you frequently flip it and use the methodology I present in the vid! Happy woodworking

[@DeanTheDoctor]

It's a very sound method. Thanks for sharing my friend. 😊🌎✨

[@darrenmacmartin9392]

Great work Josh, thank you for sharing this.

[@rickreed123]

That is great. Can you show how to resaw a board?

[@GoldryBluszco]

your videos are very inspiring! I'm slowly getting back into woodworking, my grandpa was an old japanese guy with a big workshop, so I inherited the idea of doing things like this peacefully and by hand. Those saw horses looks like a nice lil project.

[@JoshIbbotson]

That's amazing! They're a great project, you can make them as basic or as complex as you'd like design wise, i'd highly recommend giving it a go

[@007liuming]

I tried kataba saw on many tropical hard wood, most of the time it won't go straight. I end up using western handsaw or Roubo style frame saw for resawing.

[@piworower]

i would like to see a planing and chiseling version of this too. i was planning on giving you shit for not talking, but you speak pretty clearly with your hands. but some text or captions would be cool too. anyways, you got your own life, thanks for the vid.

[@JoshIbbotson]

What kind of chiseling and planing? Do you mean in terms of mechanically using a japanese plane and chisel or in terms or preparing a japanese plane and chisel to give you accurate work?

[@sharatrunsalot]

THANK YOU !

[@mattchew5965]

Thanks for posting this video. For your Japanese sawhorses, it appears your cross beam is relatively tall. How deep did you cut out of each piece to link together? Any wobble? Anything you would do different?

[@JoshIbbotson]

Also sorry about the up and down sound here

[@kle2217]

I've seen lots of videos on Japanese saws as of late. I noticed sometimes you can purchase saws specifically listed as " for hardwood". Is this important if you are cutting into hardwoods, or is it ok to buy the "regular" listed Japanese saws? And can you use to cut into softwoods to with these "hardwood" saws. I don't see a lot of KZbin videos mention the specifically designed hardwood Japanese saws or if you have to go through the trouble of buying it specifically to cut into hardwoods. Your thoughts? thx

[@JoshIbbotson]

To my knowledge, Japanese saws made for hardwood have a thicker stronger steel plate to prevent the chance of bending and teeth being broken off. I don't think you have to get one made specifically for hardwoods though, unless you are sawing into exotic woods like ebony or lignum vitae, as they are both extremely hard. So in my opinion, no you don't need to, unless working with exotic hardwoods.

[@kle2217]

@@JoshIbbotson Thanks for the info. I have purple heart and maple woods. Should the regular Japanese saw work? Not sure if purpleheart is considered exotic.

[@DeanTheDoctor]

@@kle2217 Just take it slow. The regular Japanese saw will work just fine and the thinner blade will require less effort. 😊 Most Japanese saws are all made of the same SK5 alloy; it's a fairly tough alloy and hardwood won't present much of a problem for it. Just take your time and enjoy the cuts! 😊🌎✨

[@JoshIbbotson]

So i made a bit of a hilarious spelling mistake, first one to comment it wins

[@BigJonkulous]

Three years late, but I saw that "nipple" and had to rewind.

[@HdtvTh]

I would start by getting a better saw, if you need to flip the board so the saw doesn't wander on the other side the saw is not the right size or set correctly, if the saw has impulse hardened teeth then it's probably trash.

[@encapsulatio]

That saw needs sharpening.

[@JoshIbbotson]

Hi, you can't actually sharpen this saw blade, it's an impulse hardened replaceable blade. With that being said, I did recently get a thicker 300mm ryoba (this one is 240mm) and it sure does rip a lot faster! (less TPI).

[@encapsulatio]

@@JoshIbbotson who decided you can't sharpen it?

[@minervadev6094]

@@encapsulatio if you have a tungsten carbide file then you might be able to... the steel is hardened with electricity so that it's as hard as any steel file which is why you cant sharpen it with a steel file

[@encapsulatio]

@@minervadev6094 I know i can, I just wanted to see what he responds, If he's going to lie or not.

[@JoshIbbotson]

@@encapsulatio To my knowledge you can't sharpen the teeth, and they're incredibly brittle due to the hardening process. However, very cool to know you actually CAN sharpen them with a carbide file! Will have to give that a go :)

[@patbassman8251]

Too slow , ILL stick with my western saw for ripping , thanks all the same.

[@JoshIbbotson]

Check out the Gyokucho 616 300mm made for resawing... I believe this was a 240mm, I got the 300mm one and it shreds through ripping

[@patbassman8251]

@@JoshIbbotson I love Japanese saw but not the rip saw it wonders too much .

[@DeanTheDoctor]

Thanks for sharing guys. Sounds like you've both found some good saws. 😊🌎✨

[@sparkeyjones6261]

This is all I needed to make the decision to buy a circular saw 😂

[@katrinaoceana]

wood

[@JoshIbbotson]

wood good