Small saw to go with hatchet

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The Silky 270 folding saw is the best I've found. The Tajima 240 folding saw is almost as good and a lot cheaper. Either of these will fit nicely in the left side pocket of your Carharts or Dickies. If you don't mind carrying it in your pack then the Silky 360 is great. I've found I don't want to stop to get a saw out of my pack. That's why I choose a pocket folder.
 
My Bahco, hands down. (*although it usually accompanies a very large knife)
 
Silky f180 is my favorite, but I also love my Super Accel and Katanaboy 500.
 
JLRubicon said:
They all look so clean. Have you used any of these??
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I took all 3 saws out and cut a small branch with each and discovered I preferred the Silky. I have used it several times. Have not used the hatchet as I have many others. The Council is just too purdy to mess up.
 
I'm a fan of the Sven saw. I like the compact (when collapsed) size, the light weight, and the low cost and ease of blade replacement. I carry the 21" in my truck along with a Wetterlings HB for downed trees and car-camping firewood duty and I have the 15" paired with an older model Fiskars hatchet for backpacking (in the event I'm going somewhere I can gather firewood). I can carry a spare blade for either one with only negligible added weight.
 
Anything Silky, but the pocketboy 170 is a good size.

w said:
The Council is just too purdy to mess up.
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Sounds like you bought the wrong hatchet, if that's the case!
Seriously though- use it. You'll like it more the more you use it.
Bang it up, fix it up, carry on. Make the the most storied tool you have!
Wall hanger axes are for Cracker Barrel and similar restaurants.

I've come around to seeing the value of saws like Silky makes, but at the end of the day I can easily sharpen a hatchet.
 
Alocksly said:
I'm a fan of the Sven saw. I like the compact (when collapsed) size, the light weight, and the low cost and ease of blade replacement.
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I still have one of those around here somewhere. The think I don't like about them is that the bow limits the size of what you can cut. That's why I like the Silkys and Tajimas better.

The Sven saws are light and they do cut very well.
 
I forgot to post a picture of the fanno no.2.
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I like the fanno no.2 because they're made near me and my local hardware store carrys them.
I haven't tried many others so maybe I just don't know the difference, but the performance has been just fine for me.
I don't have a picture of mine because I can't find my stock example and the other I heavily modified.
 
As someone who has been in the tree care industry for pretty much my entire adult life, silky is definitely a cut above everything else I've used. ARS, another Japanese company is a strong contender as well. Fanno products are ok, but I've found them to be a bit brittle. I've snapped more fanno blades at the tang than I can count. I've bent a couple of ARS blades to where they can't be straightened, but never broken one, and while I've worn out plenty of silky blades I've never broken or irreversibly bent one.
 
One of these:

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Wild Willie said:
As someone who has been in the tree care industry for pretty much my entire adult life, silky is definitely a cut above everything else I've used. ARS, another Japanese company is a strong contender as well. Fanno products are ok, but I've found them to be a bit brittle. I've snapped more fanno blades at the tang than I can count. I've bent a couple of ARS blades to where they can't be straightened, but never broken one, and while I've worn out plenty of silky blades I've never broken or irreversibly bent one.
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100% agreed..... Silky is king!!!! Stopped climbing big stuff about 10 years ago!!! Sux getting old... And being broken. Started in 89'....Loved it......Absolutely fantastic to get HIGH everyday😜!!!!
 
jfk1110 said:
100% agreed..... Silky is king!!!! Stopped climbing big stuff about 10 years ago!!! Sux getting old... And being broken. Started in 89'....Loved it......Absolutely fantastic to get HIGH everyday😜!!!!
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It's an enjoyable profession for sure, but definitely not easy on the joints... Still, it gives an excuse to accumulate cool rigging/climbing gear. Not to mention the bits and bobs like saws and whatnot.

Our repair and fuel expenditures are murder though...🤷‍♂️
 
Wild Willie said:
It's an enjoyable profession for sure, but definitely not easy on the joints... Still, it gives an excuse to accumulate cool rigging/climbing gear. Not to mention the bits and bobs like saws and whatnot.

Our repair and fuel expenditures are murder though...🤷‍♂️
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Not to mention insurance😭....After I got my CDL in 91 went full time Teamsters Union..... Did tree work on weekends for cash......Made a mint in Florida after Andrew!!!! About 600,000 in 4 months!!!!!! Partied for a year after that😵.... Always a fun job but I've seen some scary crap!!!! I'm sure you have too!
Stay safe!!
 
By the way J jfk1110 you started cutting the year after I was born... 😛 I worked with (and still do, looking at you S Sheikh Of The Forest ) that started in the late 80s and early 90s. The days of pre super safety concern were where a lot of the best knowledge of how to do the job both safely and efficiently still lays. I'm fortunate to have had mentors from that time to shape my current methods.

For the record I started in 2010 at the tender age of 22. It's been an interesting ride to say the least.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I forgot to post a picture of the fanno no.2.
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I like the fanno no.2 because they're made near me and my local hardware store carrys them.
I haven't tried many others so maybe I just don't know the difference, but the performance has been just fine for me.
I don't have a picture of mine because I can't find my stock example and the other I heavily modified.
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I'd bet that's a re-branded Corona.
 
Square_peg said:
The Silky 270 folding saw is the best I've found. The Tajima 240 folding saw is almost as good and a lot cheaper. Either of these will fit nicely in the left side pocket of your Carharts or Dickies. If you don't mind carrying it in your pack then the Silky 360 is great. I've found I don't want to stop to get a saw out of my pack. That's why I choose a pocket folder.
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If you don't want to spend the money for a Silky then a Tajima 240 with a replacement fluoro-coated blade will give you the same performance as a Silky saw.

In the 240mm length I prefer the straight blade of the Tajima over the curved Silky 240. But as I stated earlier the Silky 270 (with straight blade) is still my favorite overall. The straight blade saws are far superior if you cut lumber as well as branches. Either of those two saws will cut a 2x4 in seconds.

And for dry hardwoods get the fine tooth blade. Medium is OK but coarse tooth will have difficulty with dry hardwoods.


 
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