The Rakuzai hand saw.
My target market are men and women professional carpenters and homeowners of ages between 20 - 40, have a family and home and where aesthetics is a factor towards deciding on items to purchase. These individuals love to do things themselves whether its fixing, renovating or removing.
The Rakuzai is a hand tool that takes many hindering factors of a normal hand saw and solves them with its new design. The name ‘Rakuzai’ is Japanese and can be literally translated to mean ‘comfortable’ or ‘easy cut’ which sums up the general purpose of the Rakuzai, to aid the user in cutting with as little effort as possible. During the process of redesigning the hand saw much research, thinking and creativity came into play to create the Rakuzai.
My target market are men and women professional carpenters and homeowners of ages between 20 - 40, have a family and home and where aesthetics is a factor towards deciding on items to purchase. These individuals love to do things themselves whether its fixing, renovating or removing.
The Rakuzai is a hand tool that takes many hindering factors of a normal hand saw and solves them with its new design. The name ‘Rakuzai’ is Japanese and can be literally translated to mean ‘comfortable’ or ‘easy cut’ which sums up the general purpose of the Rakuzai, to aid the user in cutting with as little effort as possible. During the process of redesigning the hand saw much research, thinking and creativity came into play to create the Rakuzai.
Instinctively the process began by summarising the problems that a hand saw presents when using it, however with such an amazing design what was left to fix? The only complications that arose included the size of the blade and the fact that cutting straight would not be guaranteed unless you happened to be a skilled wielder of a hand saw, but what about those who are not? I decided to create a guide that would show you if you were cutting straight during the crucial first few cuts. A thin wheel is placed on either sides of the blade, if only one spins as you cut then it is an indication you are cutting at an angle; therefore to cut straight both wheels must be rolling. This factor decreases the chance of cutting off route and also saves time from starting the cut again which turns monotonous and time consuming jobs to fast and enjoyable work.
The other issue was the size of the blade. For example, you need to cut in a tight space that the saw cannot fit in. You could always take a significantly longer time to cut with a Stanley knife or you could take advantage of the Rakuzai’s replaceable blade and fit the thin blade to the handle and cut the workload and time in half. This allows the Rakuzai to tackle a variety of jobs and even make it pleasurable with the ergonomic handle and grip. As the handle of the Rakuzai requires the power grip, for maximum power in an adult male, the handle should be 3 or 4cm in diameter. The handle for the Rakuzai falls under the requirement as it is for male but as males hands are generally larger, females have no problem handling the saw. As most carpenters wear protective gear, the measurements for the Rakuzai accommodate for those who wear gloves while working which eliminates uncomfortable grasps and the need to remove gloves to use the saw.
Hey Leo ! I really like your product name, its really catchy and powerful! Besides that i think your design is really innovative and handy. Interchangeable blades are just so clever and useful which minimises the need for a shed full of tools which never see the light of day for the averge DIY'er. This is also helpful for a professional who doesn't have to lug around 5 saws on their jobs. One thing to look into would be a slightly more organic or ergonomic form to fit the contours of the hand more, other than that your design looks ace! cool beans bro
ReplyDeleteHey Leo, I like the multipurpose nature of your hand tool, which is of course helpful to a tradesman or DIY handiman who is strapped for time. In a real life product I'm not sure about the rolling wheel - it seems slightly gimmicky only because it seems like a part that would fall out easily and be lost.
ReplyDeleteThe nature of the quick removal to change tools such as the blades and the square I think you thought about well, but perhaps the handle could have been shaped better.
Overall though an interesting take on a much-used product that is sure to make people think about their previous saw's shortcomings!
I like that you have made the handle large enough for males with wearing gloves. However i think that you need to narrow down your target market, i dont see a young mother buying this. There could also be more form work to indicate its secondary use, as an t square.
ReplyDeletei thick this product is intersting and it looks practical and also safe for use
ReplyDeleteI love the design, it's so eye catching, yet useful. The bright colour is a good idea, as a saw is quite a dangerous object, so it's easy to spot and noticed. I also really like how you can change the blade so easily. And it looks quite safe as well. Also the way you placed the handle, so that the finger won't come in contact with the blade when you're using it.. Because I always have a problem with saw, and that is I keep cutting my finger..
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