vharrison
Island Girl
Jonny, I remember when you were still in the service, you were the king of this thread. LOL, you must have a garage full of gear!!
I love my zubat. That thing really tears through the wood. I suspect the tsurugi will have a little more flex, and I also expect it'll be more precise for pruning cuts, especially with the thin straight blade. That's less useful to me, but should be great for arborist work, especially when making tight cuts. While not ideal for my purposes, at $10 for silky quality, I think it'll do just fine.I actually haven’t used it yet, so not sure how it cuts but it’s been recommended to me. My latest Gomtaro blade is junk. Cuts really well but flexes and bends on the push stroke if you’re not careful. I wish I kept the old blade, it was much more solid and I’d like measure the blade thickness compared to this one.
I got an old Samurai Ichiban too that is a great low cost saw with impulse hardened teeth.
For that money, you could have a 8k Warn...just sayin' .