hatchet, saw or kuhkri?

[WilliamCody]

Tried a kukri for hiking and backpacking and it is hands down way too heavy.

The saw is a great option, fast quick and light. Its downside is that it is not very versatile.

I now carry a G&B wildlife hatchet, it's an in between option and I love it.

I guess we have very different definitions of heavy. I carry a machete sometimes because it's lighter than my Ontario SP10. Both much lighter than a hatchet or axe, but like you said the saw is much lighter yet. So that's why Baskin Robbins has 31 different flavors. Lol

A GOOD saw, that is.

I used to scoff at this advice, even after trying a number of saws. Then I bought a Silky, and boy was I proved wrong. A folding Silky saw with large teeth will chew through small wood as fast as a cheap chainsaw. They're ridiculously good cutters, pose no risk of missing fingers/toes, and weigh much less than a hatchet or khukuri.

Man, screw you guys! I use an axe and/or hatchet almost daily, and now this thread made me go and spend 75 bucks on a Silky Saw. I must admit I'm a little bit too excited to try it. Just cracked a rib so I guess I'm vulnerable to the "low impact" aspect of it.

This forum costs me entirely too much money. And it shows no inclination of slowing down.

 

[JayGoliath]

and now this thread made me go and spend 75 bucks on a Silky Saw.

ONE of your best investments made for a saw.
I didn't stop at one but now have used 4 Silky saws exclusively (with BIG BOY 2000 strapped to my trailpack all the time)

I'm just going to derail here a bit. My choice of blade would be a parang Pira as tested in the rainforest and paired by a stainless bushcraft blade for food processing, on top of a Silky.
I do carry a ceramic folder for food processing as well as compact sharpening stone.
That pretty much sums it up.

 

[ThePeacent]

Big blade + SAK saw or MT saw

or Silky + MT

Khukuries are fun, Silky are awesome and workhorses

these cover 99% of what you may need at a relatively low weight

 

[GooberBoober]

A GOOD saw, that is.

I used to scoff at this advice, even after trying a number of saws. Then I bought a Silky, and boy was I proved wrong. A folding Silky saw with large teeth will chew through small wood as fast as a cheap chainsaw. They're ridiculously good cutters, pose no risk of missing fingers/toes, and weigh much less than a hatchet or khukuri.

If you google around a bit you'll see that there have been a number of people with smaller and larger injuries from snapping the thin Silky-sawblade, so it's not fool proof by any means.

For this reason alone I'll stick to my trusty Laplander personally. It might take a few more strokes to get there but it has never let me down yet.

 

[neeman]

If you google around a bit you'll see that there have been a number of people with smaller and larger injuries from snapping the thin Silky-sawblade, so it's not fool proof by any means.

For this reason alone I'll stick to my trusty Laplander personally. It might take a few more strokes to get there but it has never let me down yet.

That is because the silky and the opinel are PULL saws
when you push and they get stuck, they snap

and folk don't know

 

[Grease]

Man, screw you guys! I use an axe and/or hatchet almost daily, and now this thread made me go and spend 75 bucks on a Silky Saw. I must admit I'm a little bit too excited to try it. Just cracked a rib so I guess I'm vulnerable to the "low impact" aspect of it.

This forum costs me entirely too much money. And it shows no inclination of slowing down.

Heheh. As others have pointed out, they are smaller saws. They won't cut rounds from a 18" tree like a big saw can. But for 6" and smaller, they're awesome. Being a pull saw, you hardly have to put any pressure on the blade. The teeth do nearly all the work, you just move your arm back and forth.

 

[BillyJoeBobJim]

I carry a wood stove for cooking and/or boiling water, so I carry either Silky Super Accel (straight blade) or Ultra Accel (curved blade) most of the time.

I really like tomahawks, hatchets, and axes but carry them rarely unless I specifically intend to use them.

 

[Daniel L]

Saws are boring lol

But yes, I use the Fiskars Powertooth 10" - it is amazingly efficient. Even seems to outperform the Bahco Laplander.
Either saw is usually readily available at the local hardware store.