Silky Katanaboy

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Well this Silky Saw came in today. If one cannot have a chainsaw with them but able to carry something of this size, then maybe it'll do for what it's intended for.

Weight and Measures



Halfway Safety Hard Stop Before Closing

Saw Blade

GOM Rubber Handle Grip



The Straight of Silky

At My Six

In Hand

Specifications

Length : Overall 46-3/8" (1,185mm), Blade 19-4/5" (500mm), Closed 26" (665mm)
Weight : With Sheath 2 lb (920 g), Operating 2 lb (920 g)

Material : Aluminum Alloy, GOM Rubber, Steel

Metal : SK4 High Carbon Steel

Blade Thickness, mm : 2

Kerf, mm : 1.75


Initial Counter Top Impressions

[FONT=verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]This Silky Katanaboy feels quite solid in hand. Something one has to try for themselves, if there's a dealer in the area. Nothing about this feels or hints of being cheap, of course that's from my POV. Everything on this saw is metal except the GOM Rubber encasing the metal handle and the black plastic covering the metal safety screw. Regarding the safety mechanism, Screw Up = Unlocked, Screw Down = Locked. The blade is replaceable. The case is built nicely and is thick, appears waterproof, extra pocket at back maybe for extra blade.[/FONT]

Now this one is really inciting me to give it a go at sawing something!

 

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Here's what I could find on this Silky Katanaboy on YouTube.

This one is in Japanese

[video=youtube;imasNYR8dp4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imasNYR8dp4[/video]

A MTB'r Using to Clear Trail(?)

[video=youtube;hCQY3-OVBMc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQY3-OVBMc[/video]

That's all for now.

 

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Size comparison with the Silky Gomboy.

 

[neeman]

What an awesome saw
How much lol

What is it like to use
It is a pull saw, with no push and it is longer than buck saw
So it must be quite different to use than a buck saw

 

[Dirtskirt]

Heavy,
For Outdoor hiking a little bit Tod big but for Woodworking very cool.
Thanks for The Pics.

Dirk

 

[CWL]

That safety screw was the first thing I noticed about it. It looks like the easiest point of failure after the joint. If that gets stripped, lost, or the plastic knob cracks (I've had something like that happen), then you are left with a non-functioning tool.

Any way to improvise something better to replace that?

 

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Here's a fellow using it for construction work.

[video=youtube;OQZWFe9APXY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQZWFe9APXY[/video]