Fiskars Saws Any Good?

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Guyon

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Wondering specifically about the 10" sliding saw.

http://www.fiskars.com/webapp/wcs/s...10001&langId=&catalogId=10101&productId=10514

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Forget the saw get yourself a Busse FBM instead, faster and much more dependable. There's even a Busse subforum right here on BF :p:D

Seriously though take a look at Silky Saws.
 
theonew said:
Forget the saw get yourself a Busse FBM instead, faster and much more dependable. There's even a Busse subforum right here on BF :p:D
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Interesting. I have heard of those. There might even be one or two laying around here somewhere.

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Interesting. I have heard of those. There might even be one or two laying around here somewhere.

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Gee I didn't know they made miniature Busses. ;) I guess that is a big stump.

Seriously I have a Gerber saw like the Fiskers and is very light and does a good job at 1/3 the price of a Silky. Silky is probably better/more durable but I have not tried one.
 
I've got the Fiskars saw, a very good way to spend $10. They work efficiently and mine has been reliable, despite the feeling the plastic construction and lightweight give you. I haven't tried the silky saws for comparison, just a bunch of the cheap backpacking folding saws.
 
SpookyPistolero, I wonder where you found the 10" Fiskars for $10. I found it for $17.50 at Ace Hardware Outlet and thought I was doing good. Going rate seems to be in the $20 to $30 range.

I may get a Silky at some point, but I want something lightweight to go in a gear pack. Both my wife and I have gear bags in our respective vehicles, and it occurred to me that she could probably use a small saw more efficiently than a hefty chopper.

I have the Gerber folding saw in my hunting pack and in a kayak break-out dry bag. It works very well, but the blade is a few inches shorter.
 
Guyon said:
SpookyPistolero, I wonder where you found the 10" Fiskars for $10. I found it for $17.50 at Ace Hardware Outlet and thought I was doing good. Going rate seems to be in the $20 to $30 range.

I may get a Silky at some point, but I want something lightweight to go in a gear pack. Both my wife and I have gear bags in our respective vehicles, and it occurred to me that she could probably use a small saw more efficiently than a hefty chopper.

I have the Gerber folding saw in my hunting pack and in a kayak break-out dry bag. It works very well, but the blade is a few inches shorter.
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Oops! I had to go back and double check because I was confused at why you couldn't get one at the price. I got mine for Sportsmans Warehouse for that much, but that's because it's the 6" model! Not the 10". I don't own the 10" and haven't used one, so my opinion here is a little less valid.

Hooked on phonics clearly did not work for me.
 
Any opinion between the Silky Sugoi and Zubat?

Love the lightweight folding saws- using a Corona right now, just looking for a little larger fixed saw.

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Well it is too slow, or complicated, to deploy: you have to unscrew, slide, screw.
Takes some time and may require some dexterity, think you may have to do it with gloves on. Compared to folding saws... Some of them might even be flicked open singlehandly.
Plus I see some possible jamming on the screw.
Sure you may think you open it once when you start working, and only close it once the job is done, but being able to open / close it at will just to walk around/climb/throw it to a buddy/stash it in your pocket... prooves to be more convenient.
The saw blade itself is on par with similar saws.
 
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Guyon said:
Wondering specifically about the 10" sliding saw.

http://www.fiskars.com/webapp/wcs/s...10001&langId=&catalogId=10101&productId=10514

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I have carried one of the Gerber versions of that saw hunting and in the woods for about 7 years and swear by it, I have lashed it to a sappling to clear shooting lanes from my tree stand I have cleared spots in a tree for my tree stand, I have cut shelter poles , fire wood , branches for quick ground blinds ,or boat cover, I use it around the yard and have never had a problem with openning it,

the screw is large enough that grabbing a hold of it even with gloves on is no problem, a bit of playing with and you'll be deploying it one handed in no time.
I have been lucky enough to use mine in all seasons( coyote hunts in northern Ontario in Feburary) and all weather and it has very failed,

well worth the money ,

with that go out and get one....


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I've informally tested a few folding and sliding saws. I mostly cut dead lower or downed branches, about 3" in diameter max., from fir and pine. This is very hard and dry wood. Most of the saw blades quickly and permanently bent. Not surprisingly, durability was most related to blade thickness. The best one I've found so far is the Fiskars 7" Folding Pruning Saw.
 
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