The Gyokucho 651 Blue Hard Ryoba is one of the first tools that we recommend new woodworkers invest in. It is a very versatile and accurate saw, having perfect proportions for furniture sized components. With a slightly squarer blade, a thinner plate (0.45mm) and finer teeth than the standard range of Ryoba, it is ideally suited to light, accurate work.
An excellent general purpose saw for the cabinetmaking workshop, the progressive rip teeth on one side of the blade and 1.2mm crosscut teeth on the other cover a good percentage of eventualities and for unfinished surfaces you can even flex the blade slightly to cut gentle curves or use it with a shim as an (almost) flush cutting saw.
The blades of Gyokucho saws are treated using a process called electroless nickel plating. This has three functions. Firstly, it protects the blade against corrosion, secondly it provides a nice shiny mirror surface, and thirdly its low friction properties inhibit resins and sap from building up on the blade - anything that does manage to get stuck to them can easily be washed off with warm soapy water. The teeth are differentially impulse hardened, one by one, bringing the outer surfaces to RC68 or more whilst still leaving the 'root' of the tooth soft and therefore much less prone to fracture - not unlike tiny Japanese sword blades. They are equally happy working in softwoods or temperate hard woods and can, with care and a light touch, be used on exotic timbers too.
Blade length: 240mm
Overall length: 580mm
Blade thickness: 0.45mm
Blade depth: 65mm to 82mm
Crosscut pitch: 1.2mm / 20tpi
Progressive rip pitch: 2.5mm to 3.9mm / 10 to 6.5 tpi
Set: 0.125mm per side
Max depth of cut = unlimited
Traditional rattan wrapped paulownia wood handle
Replacement blade = Part No S651
The TPE handle version can be found here - Gyokucho 667 TPE Blue Hard Ryoba 240mm
