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[nitram55]

http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20060302.p.Foldable_Garden_Saw

This must be of use at this price.

Hi all this is my first post, what a great site.

Martin

 

[Tutchi]

http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20060302.p.Foldable_Garden_Saw
This must be of use at this price.
Hi all this is my first post, what a great site.
Martin

Hi Martin
looks ok. Welcome to the forum.

Tutchi

 

[Ogri the trog]

Cheers for the heads-up, someone will make use of it I'm sure.

Welcome aboard by the way.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[scanker]

These come up at Lidl now and again. My mate has one and it's good for the money. Good first post!

 

[Phil562]

Not as robust as the Laplander but as Scanker said "good value for the money"

 

[twelveboar]

Has anyone tried using one of those Japanese hand saws? I could do with a small tenon type saw and wondered whether one of these would fit the bill.
Hi Martin, welcome to the forum.

 

[bloodline]

good morning and welcome and thanks, I like a bargain

 

[Wenie]

Welcome to the forums. I bought that saw last time it was in Lidls. It doesn't feel too sturdy, but it gets the job done, and for £2.99 you can't complain really!

 

[b1k3rwaif]

wilkinsons also sell them @£2.99

 

[tprindle00]

Has anyone tried using one of those Japanese hand saws? I could do with a small tenon type saw and wondered whether one of these would fit the bill.

Twelveboar,

I use a Japanese saw with the brand name 'Bakaru' on a regular basis. A wood working friend introduced me to this type of saw a few years ago and I fell in love with the precise cuts and ease in which the saw 'works'. Being a precision saw, I broke a few teeth (rendering the saw useless) before I got the correct 'feel' for using it, but having got the hang of it, I use it exclusively on all wood, bone and antler projects. I still keep my jeweler's saws around for metal work and tiny projects. -- Tara

 

[pierre girard]

Has anyone tried using one of those Japanese hand saws? I could do with a small tenon type saw and wondered whether one of these would fit the bill.
Hi Martin, welcome to the forum.

If we are talking about the same thing, I've been using them for about 20 years. Not particularly good for outdoor work, but in my workshop the Japanese pull saw has replaced the regular hand saws. It is capable of very straight and precise cuts (whether I am equally capable is another matter entirely). I have about six regular hand saws which don't get used once a year since I got the first Japanese pull saw.

PG

 

[mercury]

The Lidl "gardening" stuff is on the shelves until tomorrow, I know I've just been for a look

 

[oetzi]

Nitram, I have one similar to those as shown in your link and it works really well. Branches up to a diameter of 10cm can be cut with this size blade and on free-swinging branches it is superior to any axe.
Pierre, have a look at this saw to carry in the woods
http://www.treequest.com/default.asp?MENU=P&ID=103
Its awesome and here its to be seen at work:
http://bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=9896

I also went out today and bought a couple of these:
http://www.lidl.de/de/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20060227.p.Japan-Handsaege.ar14
They are certainly their money worth and for €10, I got a lot of saw.
The pics show a piece of 150 year old oak which I cut with this saw.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/Supercorsa/Lidlsaw002.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/Supercorsa/Lidlsaw001.jpg
No problems so far. I doubt that the blades will last as long as the Ryoba Seiun and Komane which I bought from www.dick.biz and the blade/handle junction is definitly not on par with these.
I will make a sturdy sheet from some scrap leather I have left. This will cover the blade and part of the handle - something all japanese saws need - and allow me to carry a good saw without breaking the bank when I accidentally wreck it.

 

[Rebel]

I bought one that is almost exactly the same and comes with a spare blade. I got it from Tchibo (another German store with weekly specials - must be a Euro thing ) in their clearance sale. For the price it's excellent. It also locks closed to avoid it accidently opening.

 

[2blackcat]

I was using the Tchibo saw and the co-pilot the B&Q one at Waynes' meet

Both were knocked into a cocked hat by the Laplander

Ho hum! Quality will out, I suppose