Who has a knife with a saw blade? Why?

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I searched and came up empty and also have read a lot of threads, so direct me elsewhere if I've missed what I'm looking for.

Knives with multiple blades including a saw have always held an attraction for me. I've used a few and tried to use quite a few. I now have a Browning Big Game, a 5" Wenger, a Sog Revolver, a 4.5" Weidmannsheil, a few Remingtons and "Camilli", and a camo Buck Crosslock (Buckcote?). The only one that has gone beyond marginal for really cutting bone and small wood is the Revolver which is about the size limit that I would carry. I also use a Spydersaw that is very good and suitable for pocket carry. The others are either too short or use poor saw teeth grinds.

Does anyone else find these types to be really useful enough to carry regularly or has anyone found one that really works well that I've missed? I stupidly traded a 5" Schrade with 4" clip and saw without even trying it.

Be forewarned: I may also ask about the dreaded "gut hook" too.
 
I have three different ones. A SAK with saw, a Buck Alaskan Guide crosslock with saw, and an Eye Brand sodbuster with saw. I find them to be very handy in the woods.
 
only thing i have with a saw is a Leatherman Wave. i used it to make an emergency walking stick once, so i like the idea of having one even if it is not a big or really high-quality one. i think they can be very useful
 
My SAK Huntsman (my fav SAK) has one and has been used in woodcraft and around camp chores. I also have a Camillus woodsman which is a double lock back and is just plain cool.
 
i like the look of serrations on knives, and have a leatherman with a saw.

i dont imagine ill be cutting down any trees, but the serrations come in handy for certain types of cuts.

haven't used the saw on the leatherman, though.
 
The sawblade on my Wave has been used more than the plain and serrated knife blades put together. I wouldn't carry it if it didn't have that saw. I have never had occasion to cut bone with it, but it has gone through wood, particle board, Formica, PVC and ABS plastic, and a number of other materials (including some of my skin :eek: ) It is the only sawblade I have found that works better than the current Victornox, and as well as the one on my old SwissChamp (from back when they were drawcut).
 
I use the saw on my Leatherman more than the blades also. I actually wish that there'd be a multitool made without the knife blades so they can instead put in a replaceable metal cutting saw blade along with the wood saw.
 
I like to have a SAK with a saw handy. When I lived in NYC, I walked through Central Park a lot, and got in the habit of using the saw to prune broken branches, then using the spear point blade to trim the edges smooth.

I also used the saw to cut walking sticks when I went up to Van Cortlandt Park for a day of hiking through the woods and fields there.

Even now, my standard for a "full service" SAK is: saw, file, scissors. The Ranger is the smallest with all of these.
 
I carry a WSK that incorporates a Sawback and the gut hook. The saw back on Our WSK is primarily used for notching not actually sawing thru entire piece of wood. Although Notching can be accomplished without the saw but can be real time saver.
If I need to saw thru something I would prefer to use a pack saw vs. knife anyday. But you use what is available at the time.
Our gut hook works very effectively, but not as efficient as a blade designed for that sole purpose. But it will get the job done with minimal effort.
 
I Have A leatherman Wave that has seen alot of use as a saw (it will cut a hockey stick in about a minute)

A Sak with a saw which is great for the woods,

A Schrade Buzz saw trapper which is a really nice little knife for a PSK The saw is about the same as the saks.

I have a Buck Crosslock with a saw that I dont really use. I confiscated it from a drunk, The few times I have used it it has performed well on small branches (the guthook on this has only been used once to cut a seat belt)


A saw is the equalizer, it allows a relativeley smal light knife to cut stuff would normally require a bigger blade, and it does it more quietly leaves a smoother finished product and saves your main blade for other things.

Of course I still often carry a chopper because Well I Like Knives :D
 
I have an old Leatherman that has, or had a saw blade, I used it a lot,.. till it broke off, I also used the serrated blade a lot,.. till it broke off, those two blades were very handy for odd cutting jobs that a regular knife blade doesn't do well.
(I also broke off the tips of 2 screwdrivers, and screwed up the wire cutter,
In fairness to the Leatherman, there was some abuse that a multitool just can't handle,.. but did the job.)
 
My EDC is a Vic farmer, i haven't been out in the bush recently but it comes in handy alot for that. I've helped an art student friend of mine cut up some wood scraps for a project while i was in the city and it will see similar use soon.
 
I carry my vic farmer because it has a saw. I find that the saw comes in very handy for small cutting tasks where a square more percise cut is required. I have never used it for bone but I assume it would work quite well. Some saws are made for cutting bone. I also have a schrade buzzsaw(when they were still made in the USA) and find it to be a nice knife. I don't carry it anymore because it would be hard to replace because it is stamped with the ducks unlimited logo. I find that knives that have a (well made)saw blade incorporated into them can be indispensible in an outdoors/survival situation.
 
If I go outdoors for anything longer than overnight, I take a SAK with saw. It's great for low impact camping, and easier to carry than most alternatives.

Around the house, a SAK type saw will do so much in remodeling and construction no handyman should be without it. The last handsaw I bought had the same style teeth and it's going strong 12 years later.
 
I carry a SAK Farmer outside a lot. They're handy knives. With the saw it's easy to construct the frame of a shelter without needing to carry a large fixed blade capable of chopping.
 
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