Okatsune Folding Saw

Great little garden saw for your back pocket.

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Japanese saws cut on the pull stroke, not the push, giving you much more control than you get with western-style saws. The blades are thinner too, meaning you get a thinner kerf (the cut in the wood) with less effort. Can’t be bad. Handy little saw to have in your double holster, for emergency pruning when your secateurs won’t do, and you don’t have loppers handy.

Not recommended for more ambitious jobs over Ø30mm - you need the Niwaki GR 210 or GR 270 saws for that (max cuts Ø70 & 90mm respectively).

Tips

Go easy - folding saws are not as robust as their fixed-blade siblings (e.g. Niwaki GR 270)

Saw	$30.50
Replacement Blade	$17.50
No Holster	+ $0.00
+ Saw Holster	+ $30.50

Delivering to US (Paying in USD) Edit

Okatsune Folding Saw • Replacement Blade

54g
180mm blades
Carbon Steel
Made in Onomichi, Japan
In Stock - Available to dispatch worldwide, contact us for showroom stock availability

Okatsune Folding Saw • Saw

138g
390 x 20 x 36mm
220mm folded length
170mm blades
Max cut Ø30mm
Plastic handles
Made in Onomichi, Japan
In Stock - Available to dispatch worldwide, contact us for showroom stock availability

Saw Holster

114g
265 x 84mm
3mm Leather
Made in China
In Stock - Available to dispatch worldwide, contact us for showroom stock availability

Delivery

UK: (excluding Tripod Ladders)

Free delivery for orders over £100*
£4.00: Standard service via Royal Mail Tracked 48; typically 2–5 working days.
£7.50: Priority service via Royal Mail Tracked 24, DHL, FedEx, or UPS; typically delivered next working day by 6pm (excluding Sat/Sun and UK Bank Holidays) for orders received before 12pm GMT Mon–Fri (excluding UK Bank Holidays).

Global: (excluding Tripod Ladders)

Free delivery for orders over £/$/€100*
Price depends on location - adjust the COUNTRY tab in your basket to see the price.
We use DHL, FedEx, or UPS, and we’ll email you the tracking info.

*Customs fees may apply and are estimated during checkout. Surcharges may apply to some larger or heavier items to some areas.
* Please note Niwaki are not responsible for any import duty, taxes or fees incurred and these will be will be collected by our courier during customs clearance — For EU countries, when possible DHL will provide an estimate on the order confirmation page.

Saw Care

Japanese Pruning Saws are great. They cut on the pull stroke, not the push, which means the blade is under less pressure when cutting, and uses less energy, resulting in a far cleaner, faster cut. They whizz through green wood, but the blades are more fragile than traditional western saws and incorrect use can result in damage.

Use a smooth, gentle sawing action, doing the cutting on the pull, and gliding back on the push
Don’t let the weight of the branch pinch or catch the blade
Don’t twist the blade while sawing
Don’t use a small saw for a large job. Treat 1/3 of the length of the blade as the absolute maximum sensible cutting diameter
Don’t use a large saw for a small job. A 12" blade will happily cut a 1/2" branch, providing the branch is rigid - but most 1/2" branches move around a lot, and don’t allow for accurate sawing. Use Secateurs or Loppers instead
Don’t blame us if you snap the blade. Blades snap through misuse and poor handling, neither of which are covered under the warranty!