I've used a few American made pull saws and they were pretty good, although they did have a tendency to bind and buckle a little bit - but maybe it was my lack of experience and skill. Anyway, this one seems to make me a better woodworker. It is much sharper than I expected, follows the track with ease and there is much less binding than what I had experienced previously. I'll be buying a couple more of these Japanese style saws from Temple as needs come up. I bought this one just to see if it was as good as it looked in the videos I've seen from skilled woodworkers. Just today, I had to separate a glue-up on a finished surface. This saw didn't leave a mark / not a single scratch!