Razorsaw Ryoba 240mm General Purpose

Blade: 240mm × 0.45mm, 10 TPI rip / 19 TPI crosscut

Cut: Pull stroke

Format: Ryoba (double-edged) general purpose

Replacement blade: RSS-664

Made in: Japan

The 240mm ryoba — the size most people reach for first. Two cutting edges, one saw, fine kerf, made in Japan.

Japanese saws cut on the pull stroke, which keeps the thin blade in tension and lets it stay finer than any Western saw can manage without buckling. The ryoba is the double-edged form: rip teeth on one side, crosscut on the other. Flip the saw to suit the cut.

At 240mm this is the general-purpose ryoba, the size we’d hand a cabinetmaker or joinery hobbyist first. 10 TPI rip side for cutting with the grain, 19 TPI crosscut side for across or end grain. Fine 0.45mm blade thickness means a narrow kerf, less waste timber, and a glass-smooth finish straight off the saw.

Specs

• Blade length: 240mm
• Blade thickness: 0.45mm
• Teeth: 10 TPI rip / 19 TPI crosscut
• Cut direction: Pull stroke
• Handle: Rattan-wrapped traditional grip

Razorsaw — Japan’s craft-saw standard

Razorsaw blades are impulse-hardened — the cutting edges hold an edge far longer than a conventional saw. When the teeth eventually dull, they cannot be resharpened; the blade gets replaced. The matching blade for this saw is RSS-664, so the handle keeps going for generations.

Pairs with: the matching replacement blade — swap it when the teeth dull and the handle keeps going. See the rest of our Japanese saws.