Bahco, Silky or Pocket Chain Saw

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Which would you choose?

For cutting firewood sized dead wood and to compliment my hatchet. I am in Colorado so mostly pine. I carry a daypack so I am not so concerned about size and weight.

Any suggestions are welcomed.

Thanks all.
 
The Bahco/Kershaw works well and is a good balance of size and weight. IMHO, the Silky Pocket Boy models are too heavy for the size of the cut given. If you want a light more compact saw, the Gerber Sportsman's saw is only 3.5oz and about $12.

I'd like to get my hands on the Silky Super Accel to see how they compare to the Bahco.

I think the chainsaws are heavy, require two hands, and they aren't handy for notching and other wood work.
 
The BigBoy is pretty cool but since I already had a folder (Super Accel 210), I decided that my larger saw would be the fixed blade Zubat 330mm. It's excellent. Weighs around 17-18 oz. and cuts like a wood laser.

Of the saws mentioned by the OP, I've tried them all. The pocket chainsaw eventually dulled on me but it lasted quite a few years. I may try to sharpen it. It is pretty useful for wrapping around large logs but I like the folders better for more modest wood.

DancesWithKnives
 
Chainsaw not versatile enough
Bahco is very good
Don't know about Silky, but the bahco is far more available to me and that's a valuable argument.
 
The Bahco is readily available in the bay as Bahco (black with green trimmings) and as Kershaw (black with red trimmings).

One good thing about the silky is that you can have several blades, one for wood other for bone etc... with one handle, so it may be more versatile. That would be the main point.
 
If I were "not so concerned about size and weight", I'd carry something bigger than a Bahco or small Silky---like the Silky BigBoy or the Zubat 330 mm mentioned above. I also like the Sven but either of the Silkys would be a bit quicker to deploy and repack.

DancesWithKnives
 
Right. I actually like the fact that the Silky cuts only on the pull stroke. First, when a branch is above waist level it seems like pulling takes slightly less effort. But mainly, I've found that most blade flex/breakage occurs on the push stroke. When you are powering the push stroke to cut, it seems like there'd be a somewhat higher likelihood of breakage. When you apply the power to the pull stroke, blade flex/breakage seems less likely. But I still can't say anything bad about the Bahco/Kershaw saw.

DancesWithKnives
 
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While I really like Bahco products, I choose Silky almost everytime for my saw needs.
 
I own the a couple of Silky's a pocket and a larger belt carry model... Both are great and quality is first rate!
 
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