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I've carried a bow saw in our camper since day 1 .... have used it over the years a few times but all too often find that for trimming limbs overhanging a campsite it is somewhat cumbersome to use .... after considerable research I bought a Silky BIGBOY 2000 as shown in this link ====> https://www.amazon.com/Professional-BIG ... 163&sr=8-1 .... it carries a most impressive 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 1,537 ratings .... I've tested it on some hardwood tree limbs in our yard and have found it to be one heck of a saw .... Silky saws are designed to cut on the pull stroke, not the push stroke .... when used correctly, this design prevents bowing the blade .... it makes chips fly with only the weight of the blade .... I've never used a handsaw that requires less physical work to use .... anyone interested can easily find bunches of favorable YouTube videos .... even folded it is a good size .... for use while hiking or hunting I'd probably go with a smaller model

Will it slice through a tomato without ripping the skin after cutting through nails like a Ginsu knife?

I've had a similar one for years. It goes through limbs like butter and folds up like a pocket knife.
That model looks really nice! I think the one I got was less than $20.00 ( at the time ) from Lowes.

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Sun Nov 01, 2020 11:45 am

Will it slice through a tomato without ripping the skin after cutting through nails like a Ginsu knife?

wouldn't think so .. .. I do find the way the Japanese heat treat the teeth on their saw blades and the fact that they design those teeth to only cut when the blade is being pulled back toward the person whose hand is on the handle ....

Looks like it will work well for you. I had a folding blade saw years ago. Don’t recall the brand. The blade was straight and cut in both push and pull. I must have loaned it to someone who never returned it. I have had a bow saw for years since that worked great with the limitations of its shape. I had to sharpen it last year and now it seems to dull after two or three uses.
I just might have to replace it with one of these.

if you can get your hands on one and make a cut, I'm pretty sure you will be impressed .... do note that Silky offers several blade options .... the one I have has what they call XL Teeth .... they are very aggressive and do make chips fly

the Silky we ordered is larger than the one in this video ====> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD7VLvfHuqU but the potential uses would be the same

I decided to order a case (AKA : sheath) for our Silky BigBoy .... it arrived today as can be seen below it fits .... its made out of thick plastic .... its belt loop can easily be unhooked from the case .... first impressions are favorable but somewhat reserved .... no provision for any type of strap to ensure it stays in the case .... expensive yes but when its the only game in town, I guess that is to be expected

Nice! I like it!!

our Silky BIGBOY 2000 has proven to be a very handy saw .... it most definitely will not replace a chainsaw for cutting big logs or clearing large tracts of heavy forestation .... on the other hand it performs very, very well sawing hardwood up to 6" in diameter, and truly excels taking care or 4" ones .... for me its biggest drawback is its physical size .... I've run into a few task that would have been somewhat simpler to take care of it it had of been a bit more compact .... after once again doing a considerable research, I settled on the Silky Utra Accell ===> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B1 ... =UTF8&th=1 .... a couple of videos below show it in action .... with the two Silky folding saws and 2 Stihl chainsaws in the garage, we should be ready to handle tree pruning, firewood and tree cutting that I'm likely to undertake


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gOqiOK7zlI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU7i9c7OtW0&t=290s