Prized for their thin blades and precision cuts, Japanese pull saws have become a staple in many American workshops and toolboxes. As the name implies, pull saws do just that—they cut on the pull of a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Of course, there are Western pull saws as well. Coping saws, for example, have a thin blade stretched ...

So my boss sends me this assignment: Write an article on Japanese Handsaws. “They seem to be trending now”, he says. I think to myself, “how can they be 'trending?' when a thing is good it's just good ...

In the cool morning air, dappled sunlight filters through the boughs of towering cedars and onto the yard where two dozen carpenters are working. Huge logs are suspended, a warm fleshy hue to them as ...