Handsaws

[Tom Dunlap]

What brand and model handsaws are climbers using?

I used to use a Fanno 13" curved. In February I started climbing with a 13" curved Silky, can'e ven pronounce the name The scabbard is as nice as the saw.

Sharp saws and snug scabards!

Tom

 

[sonny]

We tried them all, well most of them. My favoriate was a 26 in.
ORSA saw. Our supplier as of around 4 yrs. ago does not carry them any more. Been looking everywhere, well almost everywhere, Just cant find them.

 

[treetrunk]

I also use a fanno 13" curved blade but I find they blunt very quickly. My personal fave is the silky gomtaro2 330. Beautiful saw.

 

[monkeypuzzle]

The Corona curved pony here.Think I'll ask Santa for a Silky this year.

 

[treeman82]

i have got for my hand saw scabbord a big i think 26 or 23" tri cut blade with the raker teeth. and then i just got an oregon hand saw about 1 year ago and i must say that i love it. the oregon saw is about 13" nice handle and its got a curved blade.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Fanno handle with mondo blades. I seem to bend blades alot. I break pole saw baldes too often.

 

[treeclimber165]

JPS- You just gotta use a smoother stroke!

Reminds me of an old joke about 'Dr. Bennett'!!

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I get a bind on the blade and I don't know it till the branch moves. Bull in china shop thing. This is why I'd rather climb to make a cut. I end up doing it anyways.

 

[John Paul McMillin]

I like the finger grips on the fanno tri cut handsaw and have been using it exclusively, but now i will try out the silky and the origon and do a comparison . Hey John Paul Sanborn, how many times have you found golf ball up in the trees , stuck between tight crotch branches ? Ive found a few I wonder what all those scar marks are on the beech trees along the fairways. Is it some new disease

 

[jsirbasku]

Tom how is your silky scabbard holding up?
the little plastic locking tab on mine broke off almost immiediatly. I found that getting the saw back into the scabbard is not as easy as what i was used to before ( a leather one). now i still use my silky but i use it my old scabbard.
I also have the smaller strait blade version"gomtaro", it too is nice but the blade is a little thin and can bend fairly easy. a good crabapple saw.
After using these new silkys i dont know how i did it before, even a new blade of comparisan doesnt seem to cut like the silkys do.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I've looked at a few silkys and the teeth were burned (blue) from the factory. How long do they last?

JPM, I was taking a snag down a while ago, and found a ball embeded in some punky wood. I've a buddy with a Woodmised and he wants some of the hardwoods I'll be removing to see what the grain looks like on the tee side of the log.

Today I came in and was told that a tree had cought fire! It was an old half dead coon house norway maple that I think some one dropped a stoggie in a cavity. The "mulch" was so dry it smoldered till it ignited and burned half the trunk out. Now I got a pile of spalted maple to play with.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I've looked at a few silkys and the teeth were burned (blue) from the factory. How long do they last?

Today I came in and was told that a tree had cought fire! It was an old half dead coon house norway maple that I think some one dropped a stoggie in a cavity. The "mulch" was so dry it smoldered till it ignited and burned half the trunk out. Now I got a pile of spalted maple to play with.

JPM, I was taking a snag down a while ago, and found a ball embeded in some punky wood. I've a buddy with a Woodmised and he wants some of the hardwoods I'll be removing to see what the grain looks like on the tee side of the log.

 

[treetrunk]

I find that a silky gomtaro is sharper than my fanno when new, and stays sharper a lot longer, the only drawback is the blades are not as robust, so you have to be a little bit more careful, and the replacement blades are a little bit more expensive.

 

[treeman82]

The oregon saw that I use is the one with the chainsaw type teeth, I had forgotten to mention that. It has a nice and strong blade though.

 

[John Paul McMillin]

where can you get a silky, i deal with sherrill and American Arborist Supply which is close enough to drive to .

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Sherrill had them hanging at their booth last week.

Got all my toys in!

 

[Joe]

Hi, guys;

I currently use the silky zubat hand saw. I take a little time to clean it daily, as recommended by the manufacturer, before the start of the day. I usually brush off the loose saw dust and spray it wih WD40.

The tab on the pastic scabbard broke off mine also but I still prefer to use it instead of a leather scabbard. For me the plastic scabbard stays clean of saw dust and twigs more so than a leather scabbard.
It's also lighter but without the tab the scabbard will rotate and the saw will fall out of it.

The handle on the zubat is a soft, firm rubber and the replacement blades are made to fit deep into the rubber handle.

When the saw seemed dull and I felt it was time to replace the blade, it was still cutting more efficiently than other hand saws I've used. I think the way I take care of it may have something to do with it's extended performance. It's nicely balanced too.

I'm certain the silky zubat hand saw can be purchased through Sherrill Arborist supplies.

Joe

 

[sgreanbeans]

I bought the Stihl PS 70, in the catalog it shows the blade with cleanouts. when i got it it did not have them, i called my dealer and the checked in on it ,Sthil said that was the right blade, they dissapointed me with that, so now im thinking of getting that 21" corona saw.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Silky Handsaws ???

I'm considering buying a Silky handsaw. With so many models, which one is the preference. Do they cut better, last longer and worth the extra money over a Corona or Fanno? Rich.

 

[treeman82]

Rich, I used to have a silky hand saw. I LOVED that thing. Not sure which model I bought, but I do know that it was a folding type and the blade wasn't super long or anything. I can say that just in comfort alone they are worth the purchase. They definatley cut well and are easy to use.

On a side note, do any of you guys use the chain saw style hand saws? I am using one when I climb and it works really well for me.