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This sure did a great job this year. Ended up clearing a bunch of trails with it. Best light-weight folding saw I've ever owned. Easily. Very dependable and scary sharp.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sil...090j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Can’t see brand name at all. Looks alright!

I carry a small Silky Pocketboy 130mm saw in my hunting pack.

Has worked flawlessly.

Silky.

This particular saw is the Silky Gomboy 210

Silky makes some nice saws. Not sure that I would pack one on a backcountry hunt unless I was using a wood burning stove though.

I used a small SOG multitool to clear a trail for my mule deer hunt. Not the ideal tool, but good enough. I do carry a lightweight saw for skull caps but don't cut wood with it.

Yep, they're really good. I use one a decent amount up the river from you in the Selway.

yup.

I have one of those folding saws. It was a gift and probably brand X. I thought it was going to be junk so it stayed in the drawer for a long time. Finally I gave it a try and was surprise by how durable and effective it is.

Here are a couple of examples of camps I have built using "that cheap" junk saw. It has never failed.

KC thanks for sharing those pictures!

Shag;
Good evening to you sir, I hope the weekend was kind to you and you're well.

The saw I've used most over the years has been this old Coghlan's Sierra Saw which were made in Japan and had no kerf to the teeth so worked fantastic for bones.

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Many years ago after chipping a couple of teeth cutting skull plates off or cutting leg bones, I was able to get a replacement blade and then they just quit bringing them in.

There's some made in China ones that look close and I've had some other saws which looked sort of the same but weren't.

Silky saws are highly thought of by arborists and such up here. I'm not sure if they work on bones though, but came close to picking one up a year ago so perhaps I'll yet find one and then find out.

I will say this about that - mine is 180mm/7" and I'd like to get the next one maybe a bit longer like a 210 for wood.

Thanks for the thread and all the best.

Dwayne

Which lightweight saw bo you use for skullcaps?

Thanks.

Frank

From a while back:

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/15786655/lightweight-saws

Just for the record...straight vs curved blade. The ergonomics experts say that a straight blade is best when cutting at heights between your knees and your shoulders. A curved blade works best above or below that. I really haven't noticed much difference except when cutting the skull cap off of an elk. A straight blade is best for that.

nice pictures ,thanks for posting them ! my days of tenting are over now , makes me cold just thinking of those pictures in the snow. Pete53

[quote=BC30cal]Shag;
Good evening to you sir, I hope the weekend was kind to you and you're well.

The saw I've used most over the years has been this old Coghlan's Sierra Saw which were made in Japan and had no kerf to the teeth so worked fantastic for bones.

[img]https://media-www.canadiantire.ca/p...fe7bffd.png?imdensity=1&imwidth=1244[/img]

I bought a Sierra Saw back in the early '80s. I've replaced the blade several times. Still comes hunting every year.

I've been pondering these Silky Saws for a few years, now. One of these days I'll jump.

eaglemountainman;
Good morning to you sir, well afternoon if you're out east I suppose, I hope this finds you well.

Our Sierra Saw would have been from the early '80's too, likely when we first moved here to BC in '84 if I'm not wrong.

They - Coghlan's - has a black handled version of it out now, but I do not believe it's made in the same place - Japan.

To answer fshaw's query about skull caps, that's the saw we used on many mulie skull caps over the years. I'd always skin it first as it was easier to see where I was cutting that way and I have a hunch the hair dulls the teeth faster than bone does - but that's a guess.

After my post I was contemplating a Silky 210 from a cutlery place up here I've purchased from on multiple occasions, but like you said, "one of these days" but I didn't last night..

Best to you all.

Dwayne

I got introduced to Silky saws when I pinched a chainsaw bar in the backcountry and was fortunate to find a University researcher manning a chopper landing site who loaned me his Silky saw. I wasn't optimistic, but I got that saw unstuck pretty quickly considering.

I bought a Pocketboy 170 right away, and now I always have it in my pack when I'm outdoors. The blades have kept an edge, but I have cracked them. Good news is that they're replaceable and available from multiple sources. Bad news is they're imported so they're pricey. Sometimes it's more economical to buy a whole saw rather than just a blade.

Sikly's blade come in three or four tooth sizes. The fine or med worked for skulling a deer. I've not worked other type of bone with my Silky.

Another Silky owner here- the 180 for day trips when I know I'm going to be making fires, 130 for backpacking trips when weight really counts

Large teeth for cutting dry wood, fine for bone- I bring both (the extra blade weighs a few grams) blades when hunting.

I've also got honking Katana Boy that rides behind the back seat in my truck, no worries about gas & oil spills/smells and can clear pretty large trees that happen to fall across a road

I recently had a work mate break the blade on my Felco 600, the replacement blade turned out to be more expensive than a complete saw.

I am interested in knowing if someone has physically used and compared the Silky Saw range with the Felco 600.


Added. I ordered a Silky Outback and shall test it myself at work.

Love my saw, but always seem to leave it for camp. Really handy in brush, but I avoid it as brush is like a swamp, but different.

Well, handle on the Outback is more comfortable, the lock up seems better with the two positions and metal lock. The teeth are slightly more aggressive, with the cut a tad wider on the outback, and it includes a plastic case for the saw.
The blade is straight, versus the slightly curved blade on the Felco, neither of which made any difference when in use.

And only ten dollars between them.

I would opt for the Silky Outback.

Silky is the bomb! I have a Silky Hayate limb saw and it’s wicked. Buy once-cry once deal @ $350. Worth every penny. Replacement blade is $80 but haven’t had the need for one after years of use.

Sorry for the late reply. Just saw this.

I use the Outdoor Edge t-handle for skull caps. I wouldn't say that it's the greatest saw but fairly light for 8" blade. I was using the Gerber folder but busted two of them.

Those silky saws are great! Blades are kinda easy to break though

Definitely don't want to man handle them too hard; it's worth noting that the blade is designed to cut on the pull stroke- just a light, smooth push stroke (guiding it) and then you can pull a little harder on the pull stroke where it's doing the majority of the cutting

All;
Top of the morning to you all, I hope the day has been good to each of you thus far.

This just landed in my feed and truly I've not watched it all, so leave it without further comment.



Usually there's something useful in this chap's videos.

All the best.

Dwayne

The problem with this guy is that he uses software that shortens the spaces between words. It greatly speeds up video without making it sound high and squeaky. I have bad hearing and I find him very hard to follow.

Rock Chuck;
Good morning to you sir, I trust all is going well as can be down in your part of Idaho.

For sure he's not the easiest to follow if one is listening through computer speakers.

A couple years back now I decided to try headphones when listening to videos and liked it so much I splurged a wee bit and picked up some Sennheiser wireless headphones. It takes listening to music on YouTube to an entirely different place for me and again I can understand the narration on videos like Project Farm much better.

As well, I do like the methodology he develops and then the charts he creates showing the ranking.

Hope that was useful to you or someone else this morning.

All the best.

Dwayne

I use headphones all the time on my computer because my hearing aids don't do well with speakers. Since I have to conscientiously pick out the words, high speed doesn't come through well.

I bought my two sons the Corona RS 7265D, which I think is the same saw in the video or similar. That was 11 months ago. They seem like good saws, but we haven't used them enough to recommend.

I have a Silky just like the one in the pic. Love it.