Yep silent and deadly.

The pull saw thinks a finger nail is wood!

This photo is after a week of the healing process.

Don T

: One of the cool things about boat building is that it makes you
: aware of just how mesmerized by power tools we have become. A
: lot of our fellow woodworkers persistently think we use hand
: planes, pull saws, etc., when building boats because we're
: "purists" or something. BS! Nine times out of ten
: we're merely picking up the tool works best, period.

: But the flip side is that our quiet, benign hand tools can
: "getcha" too. Yup. My beloved Japanese pull saw has
: gotten my undivided attention twice now. The SOB. Ow.