五郎春重作　Gorou Haruesaku　Ryoba Nokogiri　Handmade Japanese Pull Saw　Charcoal Forged!

Description

Ryoba Nokogiri (double sided pull saw)\
Made by Gorou Harue (五郎春重)
Nominal size is 尺 (270mm), actual blade cutting length is 270mm
This is a very high grade handmade saw forged with pine charcoal.  All aspects were treated with the utmost care.  Blade is carefully scraped, neck is meticulously filed, tang is cleanly forge welded on.
Note how the thickness of the blade changes from tang to end to blade end (among others, this is one characteristic of a handmade saw.)  Handmade saws such as this one can be resharpened until there is no blade left, the tooth shape, size, and pitch can also be modified for specific applications.  Machine produced saws (99.9% of what is being sold today) on the other hand are too hard to be resharpened or cut with files.
Handmade saws are a lifetime purchase.
Handle is made of hinoki.
Please see below for more images.  Saw is unused,  blade is straight and delicately sharpened by the metate (saw sharpener).  You can see small tap marks on the blade form the sharpener's straightening and tensioning process.
Blade kerf is about 1mm.  Tooth pitch and size is medium fineness.
The teeth have a small amount of set (can cut wood that has a moderate to low moisture content)
Any questions are welcome.