Camp Saws

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I LOVE this bahco saw. It is insanely sharp from the get-go. I re-sharpened it just for fun and it lightsabers through wood.

I wish it was compact like the one above, but if I have the saw I'm not going for compactness anyway...Now take that insane bahco blade out and mount it on one of these compact jobbers....suuhwwwee
 
I only own a Sven saw.

It's been used for yard work and camp chores since around 1996 and still going strong.:thumbup:
 
saws are an amazing joy to have around a camp fire. At a nice campout these are great use, and are even more fun when the thangs are sharp.


but when you put motors on 'em!
Check out this guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0R7Mtq2-p0
 
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hey what sizes to those sven's come in. They look cool
 
One of the issues I've always had with bow saws is the points of blade attachment on some of them can be weak points(no pun intended). Some use pins, others just a nub of steel on the blades, like hacksaw blades. If anyone has some comments on this I'm interested in knowing of failures of any bow saws.

Also, if someone has the saws and the time it would make an interesting thread, see which of the available saws actually comes out on top....SVEN, Pocket Chainsaw converted into a bow saw, and the other makes out there, folding and non folding. Any takers?
 
Im kind of amazed no one's mentioned the Glock e-tool. It has a nice saw in the handle, and it's downright light - especially when you affix it to your son's backpack.;)

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1Tracker said:
One of the issues I've always had with bow saws is the points of blade attachment on some of them can be weak points(no pun intended). Some use pins, others just a nub of steel on the blades, like hacksaw blades. If anyone has some comments on this I'm interested in knowing of failures of any bow saws.
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I bought an inexpensive bow saw form the local True Value hardware store and although it had a nice blade and cut really well, the attachment point at the front was simply a bent over tab of steel. With less than an hour of sawing up a maple tree the metal tab had bent out of shape and barely held the blade on anymore. Good thing they let me return it, but I'm wary about cheap tools now. Most bowsaws at the hardware stores aren't the most rugged from what I've seen.
 
Truelove said:
I don't have one of these (yet) but I obsess after it often:

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http://www.bensbackwoods.com/servlet/Detail?no=413
Class!
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If you look hard enough at this saw you can make one. It looks to be made from wood that one can carve from board lumber from your local lumber place. With the addition of a bunch of the wingnuts and bolts to attach the blades; the hardest part to find may be the top 'bolt'. But www.mcmaster-carr.com should have it too!

Looks like a great project for a WSS Gathering of a few days....Everyone starts with raw stock and assembles their own personal saws, then cuts some wood for the fires with them.

Like I said, I too looked hard at the Sears brand bow saw, and blades, and the one at my local True Value Hardware store. But upon inspection doubted I could put much confidence in that blade 'nub' securing the blades to the saw. It's one reason I do shop at my local True Value Hardware store, they accept returns graciously and like to know what did not work out for me. Hopefully it leads to better products down the road. Unfortunately with the offshore manufacturing of so many hard goods these days I think American craftsmenship is going to be a thing remembered only by a certain age group from here on out.
 
Anyone else besides me likes the Sawvivor? The folding buck saw is great as well but the Sawvivor is smaller and lighter for camping.
 
I have the Kershaw branded Bahco Laplander, which I quite like.

And, I have owned and will own again a Bahco Bow Saw, very nice if you can carry it.

Marion
 
thegeneral said:
Anyone else besides me likes the Sawvivor? The folding buck saw is great as well but the Sawvivor is smaller and lighter for camping.
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It's actaully one of my go-to saws when I know I need to split enough wood for a fire. It's quite light and also carries a second blade; quick to put into operation and if you can rotate the log, I've been able to saw up to 8-9" logs.

It also folds down enough to slip in a long pack pocket or inside without being bulky.

For day hikes or over-nights (especially since we can't have open fires here in TX:mad:), I prefer the Silky or Kershaw Bahco. They are mostly used for cutting walking sticks, cross-poles for shelters, etc.

ROCK6
 
For a pack saw I feel the Silky line can't be beat. I use them at work and in the woods. They're just that good.
 
Ive got a fiskars sliding saw that is great, as well as a folding corona saw I got at lowes that is really good.
 
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