hand sawing plywood sheey

[whopsal]

whats the best hand saw for cutting 3/6mm plywood sheets. are the Japanese pull saw ok, if so what do you recomend/

[spirithorse]

I can't say tht it is the best but, I would use a mitre/miter saw. The fine teeth are accurate for cutting mitres/miters

so, it should be fine for cutting sheets to a useful size.

God Bless! Spirithorse

[amazingkevin]

whats the best hand saw for cutting 3/6mm plywood sheets. are the Japanese pull saw ok, if so what do you recomend/

Find a saw with teeth like a hack saw .

[hawkeye10]

whats the best hand saw for cutting 3/6mm plywood sheets. are the Japanese pull saw ok, if so what do you recomend/

If you are cutting bigger sheets of ply into smaller pieces so you can put patterns on them a Japanese pull saw would be a good choice. I have two of them and they are great to have when you need them. I don't use them often because I have power tools. If you have power tools like a table saw, jig saw, band saw, or other saws they would be easier and quicker to use but a hand saw will be just fine.

[Phantom Scroller]

I use Japanese saws for all cutting now, my tenon saw is gathering dust. There is a saw for every use I have four so far. Would never go back takes the hard work out of cutting. Roly

[Scrappile]

When I buy a sheet I ask the vendor to cut it in three equal pieces.  That way it is easier to carry home, and the pieces are small enough I can saw the sizes I need on the table saw.  If I have a sheet that is too big to handle on the table saw I use a circular saw and a straight edge.

[WayneMahler]

Normally I cut mine on my table saw. If I was going to cut it by hand, I would probably use a fine toothed back saw.  I have several Japanese pull saws and think the blades are a good fit also, just seems the bak saw would be a better choice for me.

[Lucky2]

Use a Jig-Saw with a good quality blade, and you can get a nice clean cut. Plus, with using a Jig-saw, you can cut the sheet up into whatever shape you might want.

 

Len

[crupiea]

I have the store quater each panel.

 

i then cut them to size on the scroll saw.  not that easy as they will still be pretty big but it works if you stand far enough away and have a foot pedal.

[Sparkey]

If you don't have a table saw have them cut it where you buy it. I buy my 1/4" plywood at Lowe's and have them cut it down to 1' by 4' pieces. Then I can get it in the car and don't have to bring my truck. All of my fretwork is 12 x 12 or 12 by 16 so it makes it real easy.