Before power saws were invented, intricate cuts had to be made by hand, which takes a lot of skill. If you have the patience, you can master the task. The ryoba saw is a Japanese hand tool (figure A) that the user pulls instead of pushes. One side of a ryoba saw is designed for rip cutting, the other side for cross cutting.
Another Japanese tool, the dozuki saw, has an adjustable blade for flush cuts or cross cuts (figure B). It's also a pull saw.
Pruning saws have big teeth for cutting lumber and timber (figure C).
The all-purpose saw has a reversible blade that can make flush cuts or cross cuts (figure D).
The special PVC saw has a flat blade that's useful for cutting plastic pipe (figure E).
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