Folding Saw

[TheViking]

Does anybody have experience with a pruning folding saw like this (http://altura.speedera.net/ccimg.catalogcity.com/210000/210900/210906/Products/7065462.jpg)??
I'm after one. :wink:

[Adi007]

Never seen one like that ... only Bahco and Wilkinson Sword ones ...

[Squidders]

That looks a little kinky!... and expensive, may I inquire as to the cost?

[TheViking]

It's not the exact one i'm planning to get. But they look identical. The one i think of getting is 10£. :wink:

[Squidders]

Nice and cheap! that's about what I paid for my little gerber one... the saw blade on mine slides out of the handle rather than swinging out. any idea what the pro's and con's of each type are?

TheViking, do you have a link to the one you're buying so I may feed my addiction when I get paid? or are you going to buy from a real shop :yikes:

[TheViking]

Here you go. http://www.spejder-sport.dk/templates/Product_Variants.asp?ProductGu id=331664

[alick]

The design in your picture is fairly generic Andy, there are a good few companies who make folding saws with that metal hook and loop locking mechanism.

I have seen others quite similar to it but not used them.

I've got one of the gerber / fiskars / wilkinson sword versions where the blade slides into the handle. Same price at about £10. I'm impressed at how thick a tree trunk it will go through and like the deep aggressive tooth pattern, but have one criticism - the screw clamp comes undone too easily in use.

I recently traded upto a laplander becuase of the better reviews when it came down in price to £17 through Amazon.co.uk, but haven't used it yet. The WS gets demoted to the garden shed and pruning jobs.

Cheers

[Carcajou Garou]

The Viking, the saw style like the one pictured, if I am right, uses a wire hooked up to a camming binder to lock up the blade. Some of these types (cheao style) had the wire binder stretch and loosen as you were sawing wood so be careful that it is a sturdy design and sturdily fabricated, no need to have one collaspse on you.
just a thought

[tomtom]

the reson the bahco one is most popular design is thet its lock as described by Carcajou Garou is a better design and secondly and most importantly.. becuse not only does it lock in the open possition.. but also becuse it locks on the closed possition, this makes it much safer(which so far as i can see the one shown does not).. for this reason i would recoment the bahco or one of a similar design over the one shown.

[Hoodoo]

There is also some variability in the teeth. I gave the laplander a good workout several weeks ago and was very impressed with it. I've been using a nearly identical saw for years (originally it was made by Sandvik) but I've found that my old Sandvik (longer teeth) is better for seasoned wood. The laplander seems to be a tad better for green in that the the shorter teeth do not seem to clog as readily.

I also have a Fiskars where the blade slides into the handle but I haven't tried it yet. Looks like a nice, compact unit.

I've seen similar saws like th one pictured but I've never tried them. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think that model here in the states is sold as the Sierra saw but I'm not sure because there are quite a few around like that, all sold under different names.

{edited to change dyslexic nonsense :?: }

[TheViking]

OK. I've found some other folding saws. I like this one (http://www.lve.dk/produkter.php?varegruppe=57&produkt=600) best? :roll: It's a Bahco, but I don't know the model.

[tomtom]

Well it looks like it has the "good" locking system.. but the teeth on the blade look quite small.. cant really tell from that picture!

[Adi007]

It's a Bahco 396-HP ... looks an awful lot like the Laplander I have (except the colour).

[tomtom]

the Bahco web site (http://extranet.bahco.com/CONndc.asp?Save_UID=1&wp=&GotoCat=true&cmbLanguage=1) say that the blade on that one is for cutting Hard and Dry wood!

here is a list of the whole Folding saw range.. (http://extranet.bahco.com/CONndc.asp?Save_UID=1&wp=&GotoCat=true&cmbLanguage=1)

the laplander is the only one they suggest is sutable for cutting both green and dry woods..

EDIT: that second link doesnt work, just go on the site and search "folding saw"

[Hoodoo]

That orange and black BAHCO is exactly the one I was talking about. I've used it for years, since around 94. Back then it just said Sandvik on it.

[PC2K]

cheap saw can be good too. My cheap ( € 3,49 ) folding saw from aldi, locks both in closed and open position. And is suprisingly good in sawing. And because it is so cheap you won't mind if you loose it or brake it. ( i haven't broken my yet )

[Motorbike Man]

cheap saw can be good too. My cheap ( € 3,49 ) folding saw from aldi, locks both in closed and open position. And is suprisingly good in sawing. And because it is so cheap you won't mind if you loose it or brake it. ( i haven't broken my yet )

Yep, I got a Spear & Jackson folding pruning saw for £3 from In Excess in Poole, slices through large boughs with ease.

[TheViking]

I found this billhook from Fiskars. :wink:
http://www.fiskars.com/products/large/garden/13040.jpg
Looks cool.