Gagari Noko Japanese Large Ripping Hand Saw by Nakaya Shogoro - 330mm

Smith name:  Nakaya Shogoro (中屋庄五郎)

Steel: Carbon Steel

Cutting edge length: 330mm

Total length: 610mm 

Blade thickness: about 0.95mm

Weight: 489g

Manufacture Era: Before 1980

Blade sharpening and adjusting: Tsuchida Noboru

Accessories: -

Additional Information:  This saw has been gently used and shows some surface rust, but remains in fully functional working condition. It was originally sourced from a retired carpenter in the Tokyo area. The blade has been professionally tuned and sharpened (metate) by Mr. Tsuchida—including tooth setting (asari) and filing—so it is ready to use right out of the box.

Nakaya Shogoro was a saw blacksmith based in Wakino-machi, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. While detailed biographical records on him remain scarce at present, he is believed to have been a disciple within the lineage of Nakaya Shobei (1818–1860), the founding figure of Wakino-machi sawmaking.