Sawbenches and ripping long boards with Japanese saws
I've finally been able to start on the bench building project, having got my little tool collection up to scratch at last.
I've started out building traditional sawbenches, partly to practise the joints for the bench, and partly to give me a platform upon which to build the bench itself.
But, I'm starting to wonder how much use these are using Japanese saws. It's much easier to cut with the handle pointed towards the floor (the opposite of the Western saw) but this isn't really possible without a quite high platform.
So, my question is - how do you rip long boards with Japanese saws? How do the Japanese do it?