Silky F180 Pruning Saw

[FoxholeAtheist]

My fiancee is a horticulturist (flower grower) and has assorted tools around the house relevant to this type of work. Today while we were prepping the yard for the wedding, I had to cut down a small deadish tree, aprox 3-4 inches in diameter. I had a hatchet available, but decided to try her Silky F180 pruning saw, and boy was I impressed! This thing sliced through the trunk of the tree in about 45 seconds. This experience is definitely making me lean more towards a small knife/medium knife/saw combination for use in the woods.

Anyway, this saw has impressed me.

http://www.silkysaws.com/f180lt.htm

 

[x39]

I like saws too. I think sawing is a far more efficient method of cutting than chopping, at least when dealing with anything larger than small branches.

 

[YoYoMa]

See this thread: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=284326

 

[Cliff Stamp]

One areas where saws stand out a lot is cutting trees in loose soil. I did some comparisons the last few weekends on such trees and it is very difficult to bring the power of a small axe into the wood as the tree just moves, however you can lock it with one hand and readily saw with the other, still neatly cutting the tree. There are lots of nice pruning saws out there, Felco makes excellent ones as does Tashiro hardware.

-Cliff

 

[sparky42]

i am still finding these f180s for under $30, so tempting!
first on my silky wishlist is the ultra accel curved 240mm to compliment my pocketboy170 & bigboy, but wondering if anyone has anything to add here to convince me to buy the f180?

 

[Brommeland]

The F180 is the lightest weight Silky that I am aware of - about 6-1/2 oz IIRC. I prefer it because it is compact and light enough in weight to carry in even a small bag for day hikes. To my way of thinking, a small, lightweight saw with me beats hell out of the Husqvarna chainsaw that I left in the truck a few miles back.....

 

[DocJD]

Silky makes great saws ! I bought one of their very long pole saws years ago and it has served me well . Expensive but worth it .

 

[ThePeacent]

The F180 is the lightest weight Silky that I am aware of - about 6-1/2 oz IIRC. I prefer it because it is compact and light enough in weight to carry in even a small bag for day hikes. To my way of thinking, a small, lightweight saw with me beats hell out of the Husqvarna chainsaw that I left in the truck a few miles back.....

+1
On the outdoors and into the woods I like to carry my heaviest multitool (SOG Blacktip) so I guess I compensate that with the lightest of my folding saws, the F180.
A joy to use! Fits in my cargo pants pocket so nicely, too.

I definitely recommend it!

 

[neeman]

The F180 is the lightest weight Silky that I am aware of - about 6-1/2 oz IIRC. I prefer it because it is compact and light enough in weight to carry in even a small bag for day hikes. To my way of thinking, a small, lightweight saw with me beats hell out of the Husqvarna chainsaw that I left in the truck a few miles back.....

The Silky POCKETBOY 130 is only 5-1/2 oz 0.35 pounds (160 grams) and very compact
I like it very much

The Opinel is even lighter at 4 oz, that I carry backpacking

 

[sparky42]

+1
On the outdoors and into the woods I like to carry my heaviest multitool (SOG Blacktip) so I guess I compensate that with the lightest of my folding saws, the F180.
A joy to use! Fits in my cargo pants pocket so nicely, too.

I definitely recommend it!

great, thanks y'all!

say, the peacent, are those broken teeth on that blade?

 

[sparky42]

still looking at the f180, but the ultra accel went on sale & i couldn't pass it up!

 

[ThePeacent]

great, thanks y'all!

say, the peacent, are those broken teeth on that blade?

They are.
We work around public parks and irrigation systems in old grounds and abandoned gardens, in more than one have we ran into a steel pipe or irrigation tube that wasn't supposed to be there, or that didn't appear on the outdated drawings/info that we had.

Steel vs steel, at full speed, and as a result you literally knock some teeth out ...

 

[DocJD]

They are.
We work around public parks and irrigation systems in old grounds and abandoned gardens, in more than one have we ran into a steel pipe or irrigation tube that wasn't supposed to be there, or that didn't appear on the outdated drawings/info that we had.

Steel vs steel, at full speed, and as a result you literally knock some teeth out ...

Ouch ! I console myself from such damages by reminding myself that tools are to USE - better destroyed than languishing in a vault .

 

[Danke42]

If you push on the first cut instead of pulling you'll break teeth.

Not sure about digging with a saw buy sure; whatever works for you.