Silky Gomboy

NDWoods said:
I bought both, tried both, and the Silky outcuts the Bahco hands down. The 2 positions is a bonus as well. And finally, since the side by side pic above will show you what I am talking about, I MUCH prefer that the Silky handle does not interfere with the cutting edge. You can clearly see the difference above where the Bahco handle extends beyond the teeth and the Silky does not. It may not seem like much but when cutting it was very noticeable to me and made the shorter Bahco cutting edge seem even shorter.
The Bahco is a great saw and I have no plans to throw mine away, but compared to the Silky it is just not even a close contest.
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I have seen a lot of reviews on these folding saws and they seem to be the best out there. But for someone like myself that just wants a light weight occasional use folding saw, the Bahco is still fine with me. There is no doubt that these are top shelf saws, have fun with them. :thumbup:
 
I have the Big Boy 2000 (360MM, 5.5 TPI), the smallest Pocketboy (130MM Large Tooth, 7 TPI) and the Super Accel (210MM 6.5 TPI).

I use all of them for trail maintenance & volunteer work. I am never without the Pocketboy away from home while hiking, backpacking or work.

If you are thinking about purchasing one, the folders come in curved and straight blades. The Pocketboy and Super Accel are straight. The Big Boy 2000 is curved. They do have the Big Boy in straight blades also. The other thing is that the color of the saw will be determined by the teeth. I bought my pocketboy in a finer teeth than I wanted, but I got the red handle that I liked. If you go buy the Pocketboy with the coarsest teeth, you'll end up with a black one and maybe harder to see if you drop it in the woods.

They have a learning curve; they are all somewhat delicate. You have to keep it in your head that they cut on the pullstroke. If you push them forward without thinking you will probably bend the blade or break it. You don't want bind them either. The blades are not cheap, especially the one for the Big boy 2000. Just take your time and let the saw do the work.

If you can't tell, I really like these saws. They are expensive, but work well and save time.
 
I have the large tooth model of the Gomboy and also have the Wicked Tough, The Bahco Laplander, and the Silky Pocketboy. The Gomboy goes through 8 inch cedar logs in a minute and 20 secs. Hands down the best saw I have next would be the Pocketboy, then the Wicked Tough The Bacho is last not only because its is slow cutting but I can't find spare blades for it.
 
Cutting on the pull stroke seems a little weird to me, I don't think I could get used to that.
I use a collapsible sawvivor, how do the silkys compare to fiskars axes though?
 
I'm an arborist here in winnipeg Manitoba and me and every other climber here almost exclusively uses silky saws.
 
r-winter said:
I'm an arborist here in winnipeg Manitoba and me and every other climber here almost exclusively uses silky saws.
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Are Bahco's used at all or are they a weak second in your line of work ? I haven't had any issues with the Bahcos myself.
 
When doing youtube reviews on my folding saws the Silkys outperformed the Bahco so much that I decided not to do the review on the Bahco. The coating on the blade and the blade design itself makes the Bahco much less efficient.
 
brizbane said:
Reading in this forum several years ago, I picked me up two Silkys and they cut like nothing else!

One word of caution: Be careful of the blade. Even lightly touching the side of the teeth will cause a nasty cut. Ask me how I know.

Anyway, good luck with the Gomby and give a follow up after you use it.
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My silky super accell 210 gave me more cuts than all of my knives.
Be aware when closing it and don`t even dare to play with it.
 
outdooredge said:
My silky super accell 210 gave me more cuts than all of my knives.
Be aware when closing it and don`t even dare to play with it.
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I will resurrect this because no matter how good Silky cuts, has some design flaws:
- the blade even closed still scratches the inside of whatever-place-you-put-it without a sheath.
- there is no firm closed position - you have to tie it with something.
- the handle is too thin and sometimes pinches and some users reported the handle as flimsy.

They addressed most of these and they came out with something very close to Bahco in design. Check their Silky Top Gun series.

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Derzelas said:
I will resurrect this because no matter how good Silky cuts, has some design flaws:
- the blade even closed still scratches the inside of whatever-place-you-put-it without a sheath.
- there is no firm closed position - you have to tie it with something.
- the handle is too thin and sometimes pinches and some users reported the handle as flimsy.

They addressed most of these and they came out with something very close to Bahco in design. Check their Silky Top Gun series.

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I've never had any of those problems, but I'm a sucker for a new Silky. Is this in fact a new product?
 
Not a back packer saw these but they are Silkies and exceptional tools -





The yellow sheath one is the Silky SUGOI 360mm. The tall one is the Katana Boy with a 19" blade.
If you work in the woods they are excellent companions. The Katana Boy is not a chainsaw but I do not hesitate
to cut through 8" soft wood trees with it (especially if they are already fallen over as for clearing trails). Oak and maple are a different matter - 5" is an effort for this guy.

I keep them sharp with patience and a fine thin file. I love my Silky.

Ray
 
r-winter said:
I'm an arborist here in winnipeg Manitoba and me and every other climber here almost exclusively uses silky saws.
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Coincidence ... my friend Tomaso in Lethbridge is an arborist too, and he has several Silky saws as well. About 10 years ago I retired/moved from Winnipeg to near the Crowsnest Pass and have a Gomboy 240 from MEC. Add in my $100 Camillus Bushcrafter and $27 Fiskars hatchet (both from Canadian Tire) and I am good-to-go for most reasonable stuff in the woods.
 
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Derzelas said:
I will resurrect this because no matter how good Silky cuts, has some design flaws:
- the blade even closed still scratches the inside of whatever-place-you-put-it without a sheath.
- there is no firm closed position - you have to tie it with something.
- the handle is too thin and sometimes pinches and some users reported the handle as flimsy.
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To that I'll add the following...
- Blade stock is thin and flimsy, at least on the Pocketboy it is. The tip on mine snapped off the third time I used it.
- Support is nonexistent. I tried contacting them about the above issue, via email and phone, but they ignored my every attempt.

The overall size worked quite well for me, but between the quality issues and the lack of support I'm looking for something else now.
 
theJman said:
To that I'll add the following...
- Blade stock is thin and flimsy, at least on the Pocketboy it is. The tip on mine snapped off the third time I used it.
- Support is nonexistent. I tried contacting them about the above issue, via email and phone, but they ignored my every attempt.

The overall size worked quite well for me, but between the quality issues and the lack of support I'm looking for something else now.
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I've never had any quality issues - probably because I have only used the bigger saws but I have realized that if I ever needed warranty support it would only come from the store purchased. Too bad!
 
Silky F180 is similar, and works really nice for me. Carriable size, multiple positions, folds nice and centered, sturdy and obviously cuts like the Dickens!

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Fuori said:
I've never had any of those problems, but I'm a sucker for a new Silky. Is this in fact a new product?
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Actually, after 30 minutes on Google, I think the Silky "Top Gun" (that you are asking about, mentioned from/in an earlier thread #29) is an old/discontinued design.
 
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