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    folding saw recommendations ? Looking for a folding saw for my christmas stocking filler

    was looking at Bahco 396 Lap Laplander Folding Pruning Saw £13

    but i also like the traditional ish looking saws with the wooden handle aswell as the kershaw folding saw but cant seemto find it at a resonable price in the uk .....

    any experience/ ideas guys ?

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    If I lost or damaged my Bahco (the one in your illustration) I'd go and buy another asap. It's simply that good and reliable.
    That's a very good price for one too It's small enough and tidy enough to carry in a day pack without any bother whatsever.

    Lots of folding saws out there though, depends what you intend to use it for.
    I've cut down a twenty five foot apple tree with mine, so it's certainly a user. For the trunk though, it'd have been a lot easier with a bow saw, and for firewood, again, the bow saw's the better tool.

    You'll get loads of opinions on this one

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    Bahco for me too.
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    Another Bahco user here, only just gone on to my second blade after five years.

    The Silkys cut better from what I've seen but I do like my Lappy
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    The Laplander is a great saw, however i think it cuts to clean and think something with more bite will get though the wood quicker and easier

    I am looking at getting a Stihl Handy Cut Folding Saw

    if anyone has experience with one of these it would be and interesting comparison.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Humpback View Post
    Bahco for me too.
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    And me, I like mine a lot.... good price to
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    Quote Originally Posted by Humpback View Post
    Bahco for me too.
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    Ditto, Iv got two, lost one and replaced it. nearly one year later found the old one in the boat shed once it was dried out worked fine

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    Not that it means much coming from me, but, Bahco Lappies all the way, had mine since I first read a review on these forums when I first joined and it's been a constant in my little day bag ever since
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    bahco seems popular anyway !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MSkiba View Post
    Just carry a beaver in your backpack
    Very true, see Here for where you can get one for Free
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    I'll buck the trend and say a silky pocket boy!

    I own both (in fact I have about 1/2 doz different folding saws ) but carry the silky more

    I like it as it is smaller but cuts quicker (well above its weight) then the laplander. The blade is shorter but I have never been in the situation where the extra inch or so would have mattered

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    Quote Originally Posted by g4ghb View Post
    I'll buck the trend and say a silky pocket boy!
    I had a copy of the silky pocket boy and found the teeth much better, a bit longer and would have be been perfect.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tank View Post
    The Laplander is a great saw, however i think it cuts to clean and think something with more bite will get though the wood quicker and easier

    I am looking at getting a Stihl Handy Cut Folding Saw

    if anyone has experience with one of these it would be and interesting comparison.
    Tank the stihl is ok and cuts well but the teeth are long and they loose there set very quickly ,
    stick with the bahco about the best allrounder out there

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    I've heard good things of the silky, but never used one.

    I have 2 bahco's, an older one in orange that I blunted, then sharpened and now use as a lender, and a green one that goes most places with me (in the woods that is!)

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    Quote Originally Posted by g4ghb View Post
    I'll buck the trend and say a silky pocket boy!

    I own both (in fact I have about 1/2 doz different folding saws ) but carry the silky more

    I like it as it is smaller but cuts quicker (well above its weight) then the laplander. The blade is shorter but I have never been in the situation where the extra inch or so would have mattered

    sorry to muddy the waters but you did ask!
    Nothing to be sorry for, sharing of good info. is what were are about, might look in to a silky pocket boy as Iv never herd of them, I get in to some tight spots at work so a shorter blade might do me well

    Edit = Its it the 130mm or 170mm
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    Silky F180... and a packet of plasters.

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    Silky Big Boy 370mm blade length

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    Quote Originally Posted by FGYT View Post
    Silky Big Boy 370mm blade length
    I'm after something for a tight spot, not something so saw an elephant leg off


    How does that compare to a normal hand saw?
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    I have an orange Bahco and it's quite good.

    I have used a Silky Pocket Boy once, and I will replace the Bahco with the Silky.

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    Hi Rob

    The Big Boy is very good, you do have to saw quite steadily as the blade is not fixed like a bowsaw and I think it would be possible to damage it if not careful.

    IMO its in a different league to a normal handsaw and should be compared with a bucksaw like the Woodlore one or one like this: http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___47446
    Ive got one of these Trailblazers and have used it for a couple of years, its good kit but the Big Boy beats it hands down. The Big Boy cuts faster and with less effort, is more comfortable to use, lighter and has the same size blade not to mention being a less faff to set up. Cheers Ed
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    Ihave a Bahco and a Silky. The pocket boy is the better saw, but both are capable
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    Another vote for the laplander from me. Mine has taken serious abuse over the years, but still cuts well. I had a go with a new silky a while back, and agree it cuts faster, although not much faster, and I don't know if it is as rugged as the Laplander.

    I'd buy another Bahco, if I needed to.
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    not tryed the bahco yet....i've used and own many silkys and found them the best ...but a fixed blade !! as i HATE folding saw !!!! way to flimsey

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    The Silkys are the tool of choice amongst tree surgeons and they earn their living through them.

    Well those and Stihl MS200s.

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    I have a Bahco laplander, a Silky F180, Silky Topgun and Silky Gomboy.



    The Bahco is OK, but the Silky's are in a different league. If you think the Bahco's are good, you need to try a Silky.
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    I agree totally.

    I have a number of different saws and carry one with me at all times when either canoeing, camping or bushcrafty type situations. I mainly use a pull saw on rivers with strainers blocking the way, and you need to cut through quickly and with safety paramount.

    I have the Silky Pocketboy 170, which deploys quickly, has a great cut, very beefy and strong, excellent clear plastic pouch to keep it in and is just a pleasure to use.

    it is the "fastest" saw I own and is my weapon of choice all the time.

    If you like the Bahco, I am sure you would love the Silky.

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