Gyokucho 616 Ryoba Seiun Sako (re-saw) 300mm

• Gyokucho 616 Ryoba
• Double-sided for cross-cutting and ripping
• 300mm length blade
• Ideal for large scale joinery

Gyokucho 616 Ryoba is a big Japanese saw suitable for large scale joinery, resawing and dimensioning boards. The 300mm long blade has aggressive tooth patterns on both edges - one for crosscutting, the other for ripping. In either direction it will happily whizz through 4" of beech with impunity. When first starting out with a saw this big, it really pays to take your time and let the saw do the work. The blades of Gyokucho saws are treated using a process called electroless nickel plating, this has three functions. Firstly, it protects the blade against corrosion, secondly it provides a nice shiny mirror surface, and thirdly its low friction properties inhibit resins and sap from building up on the blade - anything that does manage to get stuck to them can easily be washed off with warm soapy water.The teeth are differentially impulse hardened, one by one, bringing the outer surfaces to RC68 or more whilst still leaving the 'root' of the tooth soft and therefore much less prone to fracture - not unlike tiny Japanese sword blades. They are equally happy working in softwoods or temperate hard woods. Blade length: 300mm Overall length: 700mm Blade thickness: 0.7mm Blade depth: 95mm to 105mm Crosscut pitch: 3mm / 9tpi Progressive rip pitch: 3.5mm to 6mm/ 7 to 4.5tpi Set: 0.25mm per side Maximum depth of cut: unlimited Traditional rattan wrapped paulownia wood handle Replacement blade: Part No S616