SAWS: Leatherman VS. SAK

Neither.

the winner here would be the Gerber multitools, with the jigsaw coupler.
 
I have never seen the SAK saw. The saw on my SuperTool 200 is NASTY. I think you could cut down a redwood with this thing.
 
Neither and both.

The SAK's sharper and a little more efficient (my Huntsman), but the Leatherman (my Wave) does the job. They are for those little jobs in the world when only a saw will do but the one you ought to use is back at home.

No different to a professional pair of plyers that will out do anything found on a multi tool.
 
Never tried the SAK but I sure like the saw on my Wave. That is one multi-tool that I always take along. I hear alot of good things about the SAK.
 
I've found the SAK saws to be quite efficient and very handy. I've used them for cutting pelvic bones, antlers, and sternums on deer, as well as making trap triggers, tent poles and stakes. BTW, the back of the sawblade makes a very good ferro rod striker.

I haven't used the one on my SuperTool 200 yet, but it looks about the same.

Mike
 
I've always said that Victorinox was the only company that made a truely usefull saw on a tiny tool. That was until I recently picked up a Gerber Tool-lite. As mentioned above, they have a coupler that takes conventional jigsaw blades. I can change from rough wood to non-ferous metal, to ferous metal in about thirty seconds. Pretty darned nifty if you ask me.
I still swear by my SAK Hunter though.
recondoc
 
I have done runs comparing the saw on my SAK Rucksack against two different Supertool saws. The SAK easily outcut it in terms of number of cuts required, even when it was more than a year old and being run against a new Leatherman saw. To be specific, the Supertool saw (new one) took 59 +/- 4 cuts to go through a one inch hardwood dowel, the SAK only took 34 +/- 5. The difference becomes very obvious on large wood. For reference a Felco Pruning saw only needs 9 +/- 2 passes. Even if you factor in the difference in edge length the Felco is about 125% more efficient. It is also only cutting on the pull, factor that in and you are looking at a cut depth increase of over 250 %.

-Cliff
 
I'd have to go with Ciff on the this one. The SAK saw will easily out cut the
Leatherman. Then again my Gerber Folding Saw will out cut any saw I own.
The Leatheman & the SAK saw are both INTENDED as "once in a while"
saw and for this use they both will do the job. When I can't carry my Leatherman
you can bet there's a SAK (with saw) in my pocket. I see no sense in not having
at least the basic tools on me daily. Ya' never know what the day will bring to you.
 
Gotta go with the SAK on this one. I had mine for years before it grew feet and walked off:mad: Even after years of hard use on numerous backpacking trips it still cut extremely well. Also, Unlike some American style portable saws the SAK cuts in both directions.
Lagarto
 
When I first got my Leatherman ST200, my first multi-tool, I noticed how aggressive the saw blade appeared. Perhaps it was merely more than I expected. I have never seen the SAK saw before. I can't imagine it being more effective, but so many say it is...so I no longer doubt it.

I cut a 3/8" dowel (end of one of my wooden spoons) with my Leatherman saw and it went through it relatively easily. It did bind a bit on the the other stroke (back or forward?), but it still went through in good enough fashion. Still a great saw considering how many other tools are in that thing.
 
Hi,

I would go for the SAK especially the larger saws on the SAK Swisstool or the larger SAK's like the Hunter etc.

I had a look at the Gerber legend and although I like the idea of changeble blades these blades are just to short. Also it's nice that yoiu can change the jig-saw blades but I like to carry one tool/knife to do the job and not an extra pouch with replacement blades.

I once cut up about 2" thick tropical hardwood planks from the side of a wooden boat that had gone under or at least lost a large portin of its side, it had washed ashore and I cut the 10" wide and about 2" thick planks between the "ribs" that they were attached to.
I used a standard sized SAK with the saw and it only was 1/2" longer then the thicknes of the planks.
It took some time but when I drove home from my holiday at the seaside I had my trailer stuffed with 4-5' long nice hardwood planks.
No way you'll do that with the Gerber jigsaw blade because it's just to short.

SAK rules in my opinion.

Best Scouting wishes,

Bagheera
 
I have not tried the saws on the Swiss multi tool but I have tried the ones on their knives. They are super. Are they the same? The long one on the Hunter is very nice.
 
Once used my SAK to saw branches off a pine tree when car was stuck sand. Pine was the only wood around, a particularly resinous variety, too. While I got the gum all over hands and clothes, the saw blade did not gum up and easily cut thru 1 1/2 - 2" branches. Cleaned up later, it is still as sharp as ever.
 
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