What does the term pull stroke mean in regards to saws?
One design aspect of saws that has not been alluded to yet is the term pull stroke. When you are shopping for camping saw, you may run across the term and wonder what it is referring to. It is actually fairly self-explanatory as if a saw performs pull cuts, it means that it primarily cuts when you are pulling the saw. Some users may prefer this way of cutting as it holds some distinct advantages. For one, as pull cut saws will automatically tension the blade straight when they are cutting, the result for you is straighter and more precise cuts.
In addition to this, because a gentler pressure is created from them, a lot less exertion and effort is required on your part. One last note, you may also see some saws referred to as Japanese saws and these are the same as pull cut saws.