Kugihiki is a flush cut saw. It is used to trim outcoming pieces of wood (like wedges, tenons, dowels, plugs etc) flushed with the board they were inserted to. The blade teeth have no set so they will not leave any scratches on the board while cutting.

Specifications:

• No Replaceable Blade

• Total Length: 270 mm (10.6”)

• Blade Length: 120 mm (4.75”)

• Blade Thickness: 0.3 mm (0.012”)

• Pitch Hard Wood Side: 1.5 mm / 17 TPI

• Pitch Soft Wood Side: 1 mm / 25 TPI

The blade has two different sides, one used for hard woods and one used for soft woods with alternate and denser teeth allowing a much cleaner cut.

More about Japanese saws and where I personally use them on this blog post.