Kataba Noko Japanese Single Sided Rip Cutting Hand Saw - 240mm

 Brand name: Nakaya Shoichiro(中屋正次郎，The saw blacksmith in Wakino-machi, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, has closed down. Wakino-machi is a gathering place for sawsmiths in Niigata Prefecture)

Smith name: Otake Kinji(尾竹金司)

Steel: White Steel

Cutting edge length: 240mm

Total length: 588mm 

Blade thickness: about 0.65mm

Weight: 160g

Blade sharpening and adjusting: Unknown

Manufacture Era: Before 2000（according to collector’s memory)

Accessories: -

Additional Information: This saw comes from a retired carpenter. Used, in good condition. After sharpening and adjustments have not been used.

Information about the blacksmith was provided by Mr. Tsuchida Noboru. He also told me that the saw was sharpened and adjusted by a highly skilled craftsman.

The dark area of ​​the blade near the wooden handle in the second to last picture shows that the tang and blade of this saw are connected together by forging, not welding.

Judging from the longitudinal texture of the blade, the blade was hand-made by a blacksmith using a sen, rather than a machine.