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   7Joel | Nov 10, 2008 04:02am | #1

   The old Disston saws are excellent -- the new is unknown but I doubt very much that the new Disston is in the LN, Adria, Grammercy, Mike Wenzloff league.

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   jeffs | Nov 10, 2008 08:41am | #2

   I love my Independence saw (bought by LN) and my Wenzloff saws (have 2 now). They are a pleasure to cut with in many different woods

   Jeff

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   perizoqui | Nov 10, 2008 08:06pm | #3

   The LN saw is absolutely marvelous. It can even enable a putz like me to make very good dovetails. Anyway, Chris Schwartz had an excellent review of DT saws in fine tool journal. See it reprinted here:

   http://www.wkfinetools.com/contrib/cSchwarz/z_art/dovSaws/dovSaws-1.asp

   Best,
   ---Pedro

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   RalphBarker | Nov 11, 2008 02:03am | #4

   Have you considered a dozuki, instead?

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   perizoqui | Nov 11, 2008 02:21am | #5

   Some say they're inadequate for our western hardwoods.

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   Buster2000 | Nov 11, 2008 06:01am | #6

   I've wondered about this. Having used both western and Japanese saws I don't necessarily believe it. The first time I heard it was from Rob Cosman... but then again he was trying to sell LN saws at the time.In the end I decided to go with Western Saws, mainly because that's what I grew up using. I was having much more success with them. The Japanese saws have the short term cost advantage, I could buy three or four for the cost of one LN. But in the long run the LN may be the better bargain since it can be resharpened.I did find one issue with Japanese saws... I never felt I was in the correct position. The Japanese have a distinct way of working and doing things... One that as a westerner I don't subscribe to.Anyway given their relative cost, I'd recommend that people buy one and try it out. Nothing lost...

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   anieves114 | Nov 11, 2008 07:05am | #7

   I have tried Japanese saws but they are not the saws for me, so I'm going Western style.