This is a great video.....one question: the ryoba process seemed identical to the western saw....but since it cuts on the pull, wouldn't you want to reverse the direction since the teeth are afterall a bunch of tiny chisels and here they look like they would be cutting uphill into end grain, rather than downhill on the grain as you were with the western rip saw?
Thanks! Yes, you'd think it would be preferable to angle the ryoba the other way, but it does just fine this way. Harder wood might be a different story, but the classic Japanese stance for ripping is to stand on one end of the board and saw the far end at this same relative angle.
Yes, this is now known as The Furniture Project. It's part of the New England Home Show in February. Look for designbuildshow dot com. This video was formerly available on that site.
As I mention in the video, that took 10 and half minutes, based on timing the original unedited raw video. As I always tell people, this is one of the most laborious operations you can do, and you probably won't want to do a lot of it, but it's good to know that you can do it when you need to. It's not an overwhelming task done one piece at a time.
10 and a half minutes, and that's on a small piece of softwood. It's a good skill builder though. Thanks for the video.
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This is a great video.....one question: the ryoba process seemed identical to the western saw....but since it cuts on the pull, wouldn't you want to reverse the direction since the teeth are afterall a bunch of tiny chisels and here they look like they would be cutting uphill into end grain, rather than downhill on the grain as you were with the western rip saw?
Thanks! Yes, you'd think it would be preferable to angle the ryoba the other way, but it does just fine this way. Harder wood might be a different story, but the classic Japanese stance for ripping is to stand on one end of the board and saw the far end at this same relative angle.
Is this an annual event? Is there a web site for it?
Thanks
Yes, this is now known as The Furniture Project. It's part of the New England Home Show in February. Look for designbuildshow dot com. This video was formerly available on that site.
How long did that take you to resaw the first board? Honestly.
As I mention in the video, that took 10 and half minutes, based on timing the original unedited raw video. As I always tell people, this is one of the most laborious operations you can do, and you probably won't want to do a lot of it, but it's good to know that you can do it when you need to. It's not an overwhelming task done one piece at a time.
How many TPI do yo recommend for rip saws?
I like 6-8 PPI. Bigger teeth can be hard to push, finer teeth cut too slowly.