Thread: Silky Saws

Originally Posted by NathanaelBC

Japanese saws, they have a gazillion different models in all lengths, aggressive, medium, fine, extra fine, ones for cutting branches, ones - like this Table Noco I got today - designing for cutting on a table top.

http://www.arborlab.com.au/table-noc...oth-180mm.html

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that's sort of a strange saw, it's got a very gradual curve, and it appears to be intended to substitute for an azebiki, but it doesn't have a rip side like an azebiki does and it costs as much or more than factory made economy azebiki.

The type of saw at one point wasn't uncommon, even in the US. It just would've been a type of stair saw or floor saw for coarse work, or a veneer saw for veneer work (which that silky saw may or may not do well).

Nonetheless, that's quite a bit of coin for a small machine made saw with a rubber handle.

Originally Posted by D.W.

that's sort of a strange saw, it's got a very gradual curve, and it appears to be intended to substitute for an azebiki, but it doesn't have a rip side like an azebiki does and it costs as much or more than factory made economy azebiki.

The type of saw at one point wasn't uncommon, even in the US. It just would've been a type of stair saw or floor saw for coarse work, or a veneer saw for veneer work (which that silky saw may or may not do well).

Nonetheless, that's quite a bit of coin for a small machine made saw with a rubber handle.

Hi,
That is Australian Dollars on sale in Australia, we always pay a premium here regardless of the exchange rate. The rest of the world think we are rich or stupid and hope we are both.
Regards

I'd figure that it'd be about $35 here, which is the price of an economy azebiki from hida tool. (the "economy" version does work quite nice for cutting dadoes, though), economy only in that it's probably not as nice as a $90 saw, but it works well and can be resharpened.

The closest I see that silky saw to here is europe, at 42 euros. Take away the VAT and it'd be comparable to our price here, plus a little (everything is a few more bucks in europe, even without the vAT.......


...except SEBO vacuums. For some reason, those are twice as expensive here unless you buy one that doesn't say sebo (and then they're cheaper than europe), but that's a whole other topic.