1. Low sawing forces thanks to thin Blades

• Coventional sws are pushed. This requires thick blades in order to ensure sufficient stability.
• Japanese saws, on the other hand, are pulled, allowing the use of very thin blades ,as they are only subjected to tensile stress and cannot wrap.
• The saw kerfs are therefore finer and required sawing forces considerably lower

Advantages: Easy work and little wear

2. Clean cutting surfaces thanks to special tooth configuration

• Trapezoidal teeth (crosscut teeth)
• Perferred for cuts across the grain. The teeth are shaped on three sides in alternating fashion to cleanly server the wood fibres with razor-blade sharpness, leaving very clean surfaces.
• The knife-sharp special teeth produce clean working surfaces, which normally no longer have to be cleaned out with a chisel or smoothed with a plane

Advantages: Save time