Pruning saws ?

[Stere]

Samurai are 90% as good as silky imo.

 

Alot better than wolf garten or bacho etc.

 

 The zubat and this one  felt near than same..... maybe abit more flex in blade for the samurai

 

Samurai 8230615&nbsp Curved Saw Plastic Handle 330 mm : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

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Samurai 8230615&nbsp Curved Saw Plastic Handle 330 mm : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

 

 

Folding saws for under £10:

 

Hand Saws - Buxtons

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Buxtons pruning saws come in all shapes and sizes. Available from great brands like Silky and Samurai, in folding, straight...

 

Higher tpi ones  smoother finish on small diameter branches  fruit trees etc....

 

 

 

 

[Peasgood]

I think Silky are only worth the money if you can teach yourself how to sharpen them, otherwise they are not cost effective compared to cheaper versions. I haven't had a folding version so I am only guessing the same applies.

I honestly think a Bahco triangular bowsaw is a very close alternative other than it won't fit in your pocket. I have used both extensively and the Silky is loads better for carrying around but not loads better at cutting. This is using it as a pruning saw in commercial orchards, at the top of a pine tree may well be different but not somewhere I would be likely to venture.

[Steve Bullman]

16 hours ago, waterworks said:

What brand of folding saws is equal cutting ability to Silky saws but at lower cost?

 

 

The simple answer to your question is there isn't one.

[Steve Bullman]

1 hour ago, Peasgood said:

I think Silky are only worth the money if you can teach yourself how to sharpen them, otherwise they are not cost effective compared to cheaper versions. I haven't had a folding version so I am only guessing the same applies.

I honestly think a Bahco triangular bowsaw is a very close alternative other than it won't fit in your pocket. I have used both extensively and the Silky is loads better for carrying around but not loads better at cutting. This is using it as a pruning saw in commercial orchards, at the top of a pine tree may well be different but not somewhere I would be likely to venture.

I think that depends how much you use the saw. Personally I only ever used my silky for really small stuff and each blade would last me well over a year. I've seen people trying to power their way through 6-8" stuff in the past which i think is an absolute pointless exercise and a complete waste of energy. If you're one of those types then yes you're going to need it razor sharp at all times.....don't be one of those types!

[Peasgood]

My electric secateurs do up to 1.5" and chainsaw above 4-4.5" (depend how far away the saw is). Don't do many cuts above 5" anyway, that is the nature of the job.

[waterworks]

Ordered a Silky. 

[Dan Maynard]

11 hours ago, Peasgood said:

I think Silky are only worth the money if you can teach yourself how to sharpen them, otherwise they are not cost effective compared to cheaper versions. I haven't had a folding version so I am only guessing the same applies.

I honestly think a Bahco triangular bowsaw is a very close alternative other than it won't fit in your pocket. I have used both extensively and the Silky is loads better for carrying around but not loads better at cutting. This is using it as a pruning saw in commercial orchards, at the top of a pine tree may well be different but not somewhere I would be likely to venture.

 Bahco triangular bowsaw won't fit in my sawpod very well. The zubat isn't designed to be sharpened either, hardened teeth.

 

As a climber my silky does a lot of reduction work, haven't worked it out exactly but many thousands of pounds per blade. Don't tell Silky but I'd still buy one if they cost twice as much.

[Peasgood]

4 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

The zubat isn't designed to be sharpened

No they are not but that does not mean you can't. A diamond feather file is about £3 off ebay and takes 10 minutes or so to bring a dull blade back to new. Can be done more than once.

Probably not for you if you are happy to pay twice the price though.

[Dan Maynard]

23 hours ago, Peasgood said:

No they are not but that does not mean you can't. A diamond feather file is about £3 off ebay and takes 10 minutes or so to bring a dull blade back to new. Can be done more than once.

Probably not for you if you are happy to pay twice the price though.

 

I tried sharpening with a diamond file that I had a few years ago and while it was sharper wasn't really happy that it was back 100%. Maybe a better file would help.

 

Did a search for diamond feather file on eBay and seem to be about £8 now - are these the ones?

 

[openspaceman]

18 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

 

I tried sharpening with a diamond file that I had a few years ago and while it was sharper wasn't really happy that it was back 100%. Maybe a better file would help.

 

Did a search for diamond feather file on eBay and seem to be about £8 now - are these the ones?

 

I did  a few, less now  that used ones don't come my way, but I didn't get them as good as new by a fair margin, such that I would never expect a climber to use them again but fine for a bit of pruning.