by AJB Temple » 20 Feb 2021, 17:24
I think the "use the muscles of your entire body" thing is pretty much nonsense in practice. We all use our muscle sets to maintain our skeletal positioning, all the time
A lot of the benefit of using Japanese saws that cut on the pull stroke, is you do not expend much energy in use. Someone who is using their entire body is probably not working efficiently, the exception being long rip cuts in thick wood.
The reason I use Japanese saws quite a lot is they require minimal effort and can be very accurate with a narrow kerf.
Don't like: wood, engines, electrickery, decorating, tiling, laying stone, plumbing, gardening or any kind of DIY. Not wild about spiders either.