What do you actually use your saw for?

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If you have a multi-tool (including SAK) that has a saw on it, do you use it? What do you use it for? How often.

Looking for actual use cases, not theoreticals.
 
Harvesting bow material and natural forks for slingshots. Crafts like shaping these broomstick rotary burnishing tools. Once I made a 4x5 large format pinhole camera out of MDF using nothing but my SwissTool X and wood glue..
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I volunteer as a mentor for a high school FIRST Robotics team (my old team). We use a lot of plywood for proof-of-concept and prototyping at the beginning of the build season, and there is always some bit of wood that needs to be trimmed off, but which is awkwardly located for cutting with a band saw or saber saw. My Leatherman Wave and Curl saws have no trouble trimming a corner or an extra 4 inches off of a piece of plywood that's oriented vertically (because it's already part of a structure). This happened twice in one day this season.
 
For years I have used it to cut down through the brisket of deer or elk when field dressing them in the woods. When hunting if I’m just going to set up in a brushy area I’ll use it to trim some branches out of my way of if there’s a broken branch that needs to be trimmed so I don‘t get stabbed leaning against a tree. When I bring back a Christmas tree, inevitably I always have a few branches at the bottom that need to come off to make it fit in the base I use.
 
I do a lot of day hikes. So when I come across a branch or tree. I score them around so I can break them off to clear the trail. Yes. I do carry a saw too. But what fun would that be!!
John 🏁
 
When I lived in Michigan I'd spend my lunch hour walking the woods and prairie behind the office. At one end was an old pine tree farm that had been long abandoned. It was part of a prison farm from probably a hundred years ago.

The stumps from the trees that storms took out out would turn out fatwood. I'd use a Farmer saw to harvest some when I'd find a good piece.

Lately, I don't have much use for one but still carry a Leatherman Wave in my work bag.
 
jmh33 said:
I do a lot of day hikes. So when I come across a branch or tree. I score them around so I can break them off to clear the trail. Yes. I do carry a saw too. But what fun would that be!!
John 🏁
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Why a saw? Why not just cut or hack them with a knife/machete/hatchet?
 
Personally ..., cutting wood and plastics up to the 2" thickness range. There is zero kerf set to the teeth, so the cut path is very narrow meaning little material loss and that also means effective energy to performance ratio (same types of bennifits as Japanese pull saws). Yes, they are short-stroke-saws LOL BUT they are very aggressive cutters.

Also, the backside of the saw on my SAK is very sharp and makes a great scraper for shaving materials.
The flat cut path makes it excel at cutting notches, dovetails, etc.
Fashioning up a spindle and fireboard for friction-fire is easily & quickly accomplished.
Cutting up antler into coins for buttons, dog chews, etc. or even a bearing block for the above friction-fire set.
All types of uses once you actually start using it.
Took me a few years of carrying, thinking it was useless until I realized the potential.
 
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Personal I don’t have and carry a multi tool for a primary use tool. I carry one for the times I don’t have the primary tools with me and I’m in a pinch to cut or saw something that I otherwise would not be able to. They may not be the most efficient tool that could be used but the idea is that if that’s all you have you can make do. I was surprised how that 3 inch saw blade on my LM Wave could cut a piece of 1/2 x 3 inch hard oak.
 
When I worked as an electrician and handyman I used the saw mainly on wood (2x4's, plywood) and PVC tubing. Simply worked the best and made quick work of the item being cut. Like Victorinox scissors their saw is one of the best.
 
paulhilborn said:
When I worked as an electrician and handyman I used the saw mainly on wood (2x4's, plywood) and PVC tubing. Simply worked the best and made quick work of the item being cut. Like Victorinox scissors their saw is one of the best.
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That was the hiker model?

Hey if you were an electrician, did you ever use that saw on drywall? If so how did it do?
 
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