Part of the Gyokucho Fugaku range of folding Japanese saws, this Kataba is a backless saw with a stiffer blade, more aggressive teeth and a short reinforced metal spine that lets you make deep straight cuts into composites, hardwoods, sheet materials and thicker timber.
Gyokucho specialise is saws that use a method called impulse hardening to increase the durability of the tooth tips. The cutting edge is heated for 0.003~0.005 seconds by applying an electrical current, instantly hardening the surface of the steel while maintaining the flexibility inside. As a result, the saw’s wear resistance increases.
The stained beech handle into which the blade completely folds and protects the teeth, includes a sprung lever to open and close the saw.
- Blade length: 240mm
- Overall length: 540mm
- Blade thickness: 0.6mm
- Pitch: 1.9mm /13.4tpi
- Locks when fully open
- Replacement blade = Part No S112
