Felco pruning saw

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Cliff Stamp

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Have had this saw for a while, it is a great little saw, very packable, solid lock, ergonomic handle, bright so its easy to find, and cuts very fluid and aggressive.

The only downsides are like all japanese patterns it takes some getting used to, as care needs to be taken not to push too hard, and the teeth can't be filed - but the edge retention is *many* times longer than file ready blades.

Comparisons against other japanese saws, SAK and swede saws, as well as chopping tools :

http://www.physics.mun.ca/~sstamp/knives/felco_saw.html

Aside from the sawing ability, due to the very acute tooth pattern these saws can even be used to cut plastics, ropes etc., something which is near impossible for most wood saws. Really nice gear to have, I keep this one in the glove compartment.

They are also a lot less technique based than axes, I showed my 11 year old nephew some basics and he was readily cutting 2x4 sized pieces of wood with good efficiency in a few minutes, it would take a *LOT* longer to be comfortable with a small axe/hatchet.

-Cliff
 
Thanks for the review. I read it with interest, as I just finished testing a Silky saw last week. I am most of the way done writing up the review and will post it shortly. I wonder if these saws are made by the same company, as the technology seems to be very similar.

Must be saw testing season...:)
 
Japanese saws are very common now, a lot of brands are out, and a lot of patterns have switched from the western teeth to the japanese ones. I would not be surprised if SAK's started sporting japanese toother saws soon.

The only real downside is they are fragile on the push, once you get that mindset passed I doubt you would move back to western blades, the next step up are the large swede saw blades, though quite frankly based on some sawing I have done lately, I would not put it a clear win for a swede saw vs a larger japanese pruner.

Yeah, lots of sawing starting shortly, the winters wood will start coming in in september with lots of bucking to follow. I think I'll pick up a large japanese pruning to try it out on some larger pieces of wood.

-Cliff
 
Cliff Stamp said:
I think I'll pick up a large japanese pruning to try it out on some larger pieces of wood.
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Sounds good, I'll look forward to seeing the results.
 
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