I have two "japanese" style hand saws, one is a "back saw" for I assume doing accurate joinery type cuts and the other is a double edged rip and cross cut saw. They are very thin and flexible, and the handles are long wooden ovals that extend maybe 8 or 10 inches beyond the "pull" end of the saw. You have to stand back from the work a bit to get a good straight pull.
I am no joinery crafts person, can barely cut to follow scribed marks straight but these are easy to use when you keep them going straight so they don't bind, and I think they bind less than "push" saws. Hope that helps Tom Fowle
