saw blade on sak farmer

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retired city cop

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i am wondering if the saw on the farmer can perform reasonably the same functions as those serrated blades found on other folders. for example...can the farmer saw cut thru seat belts?:jerkit:
 
I'm sure it could, but a fully serrated edge would probably work better in a situation like that where seconds could count.
 
it is a saw blade and not a serrated knife.. they're very handy and work great.. i am never in the woods without a SAK with a saw..:thumbup:
 
Although I haven't tried it, I doubt a SAK saw would work very well at all on a seat belt. I'm guessing the teeth would get caught and would stick.
 
I am guessing the same, they would grab, puncture, and stick. You might get them to work by pressing them against the flat of the belt and running them across it with less pressure. Let us know if you get a chance to test it on a wrecked car. :)

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Hi,

Seat belt webbing cuts pretty easily. The plain edge of your knife blade, if it's reasonably sharp, will easily cut it.

dalee
 
the SAK sawblade is great for cutting wood and other stiff materials.
It does not do well on fibrous materials like cloth or nylon webbing. (i.e. seat belts) the needle sharp saw teeth snag on the fibers.
It will however unzip a thumb in no time flat - thanks to those same needle-like saw teeth.
 
I too don't think the saw is very suitable for cutting seat belts, a saw isn't a serrated blade.
 
nope... saw for sawing and knife blade for cutting.... saw isnt a subtitute for serated blade...

you'll be dissapointed to use saw as seatbelt or rope cutter... its considered an abnormal use (abuse)

if you really want a serated knives that open easily and work perfectly since its main designed to cut seatbelt... get a RESCUETOOL... its gonna serve you well.
 
The RescueTool is great, I keep one in my car all the time. The Dual Pro and Dual Pro X also have the belt cutter blades. I've never used that blade yet. There's one on my Dutch army knife too - which is a military variant of the Dual Pro X.
 
Any decently sharp pen knife will cut a seat belt. Contrary to popular opinion nylon webbing is not a hard material to cut. I've seen it cut with everything from a Vic classic to a Buck stockman.

Carl.
 
I just tried the saw on my Farmer on a piece of rope - one end pinched in a bench vise, the other end held by hand. Disclaimer: I understand this is not a seat belt, but some of the findings may be applicable. (Or not).

1) The tighter the rope was pulled, the better it worked. (Duh). ;)
2) Less pressure on the saw was better than more pressure.
3) A series of draw cuts worked best - using a "swiping" motion. Using a sawing motion or a push cut didn't work very well.
4) No matter what subtle variations were tried, the saw teeth did want to snag and "catch" the fibrous material.
5) The knife blade easily cut the rope with one cut; the saw took multiple passes or swipes to cut through.
6) IMO, the saw is not a viable substitute for a serrated edge blade.
7) Pretty much what everyone has said so far is "spot on".

Bottom line (?): In an emergency situation such as cutting a seat belt, I think there are better options out there than the saw blade. The saw would work, but .....

P.S. to retired city cop: I saw in another thread that you carry an alox Soldier in the watch pocket of your jeans, and were wondering if a Farmer would work there, too. Yup! It's a little thicker than the Soldier of course, but the only time you'd notice that is when reaching down into the main pocket to get something.
 
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thanks to all for their helpful and informative replies. must say that during the 30 years of duty as a major city cop, i never had to personally cut seat b elts as this was usuallly done by emergency medical personell or coroner as the case might be. i'm still thinking a sak farmer would still be a great urban edc tho' the 08 alox soldier serves me well.
 
The 111 mm SAK's like the OHT and 2010 Soldier have a saw and a large serrated blade. More of a sheath on the belt kind of knife though.
 
I've cut webbing with saks and other plain edged knives, like Jackknife stated, its not all that hard to cut, it may dull a knife relatively quickly but a half sharp Victorinox could handle all the belts in a car with ease :)
 
retired city cop said:
thanks to all for their helpful and informative replies. must say that during the 30 years of duty as a major city cop, i never had to personally cut seat b elts as this was usuallly done by emergency medical personell or coroner as the case might be. i'm still thinking a sak farmer would still be a great urban edc tho' the 08 alox soldier serves me well.
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There was a post some while ago by an EMT responder who wrote that he had been present at hundreds of auto accident scenes and never once had to cut a seat belt. In all cases, pressing the release mechanism did the job.

I believe that the need to cut a seat belt is the kind of thing that, while theoretically a possibility, happens far too seldom for all the attention paid on this and other knifely forums. That said, I carry a ResQme with my car keys anyway. :D
 
retired city cop said:
thanks to all for their helpful and informative replies. must say that during the 30 years of duty as a major city cop, i never had to personally cut seat b elts as this was usuallly done by emergency medical personell or coroner as the case might be. i'm still thinking a sak farmer would still be a great urban edc tho' the 08 alox soldier serves me well.
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I've carried a Victorinox Huntsman in my pocket for 20+ years.
It's the smallest version I could find with both the saw and the scissors.
Before that I carried a Camper.
 
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