Silky Ibuki

[Kneejerk Bombas]

This saw is a piece of junk, it's common knowledge, but some don't know the scabbard is dangerous. Made of low impact plastic, it falls apart just sitting there. If you are dumb enough to actually hang the scabbard on your saddle, it's about two minutes until it falls to the ground. Then, after you duct tape it to your thigh, you might cut your hand guiding the saw back into the scabbard, not that I would do anything as dumb as that.
The saw itself is...well...crap. Two little screws, "kind of" hold the blade to the handle, and if you are lucky, they stay tight for about two or three strokes of the saw before coming loose and falling out.
It is really unimportant, because the angle of the blade is so steep, only about two teeth actually do all the cutting, so on each stroke, the huge blade might as well be two inches long.
Speaking of being heavier than one of the manure trucks leaving a GWB speech, it is heavier than that!
If none of those things discourage you from buying one, there is a big hook on the end of the handle so each time a rope is even a mile away, it will hook the saw and tug on it, either breaking the scabbard, or if the scabbard is already broken (most likely), it will pull the saw out and drop it on the nearest target (read: groundman, customer, gutter, expensive lawn ornament, whatever).
If you own one of these saws and like it, take comfortin the fact, you are an idiot.
These points made, I use and like the Silky Zubat. It will however, take another thread to say why my Zubat is carried in a Buchingham scabbard.

 

[BostonBull]

So it sounds like youre happy with your purchase?

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Let's just say I'm as happy as I was when I bought that "all natural" penis enlargement cream and it turn out to be poison ivy.

 

[TreeJunkie]

That's great!!!
LmAO

I;ll give you $5 bucks for it, maybe then i could do a nice write up also.

 

[jimmyq]

My Ibuki is heavy and resides in the bottom of my toolbox at home. and I am a Silky devotee, go Zubat and you should do ok.

 

[Ax-man]

I hope today was better than yesterday at work Mike, sounded like you were pretty steamed.

I must be the odd man out, I like the Ibuki, does the work quickly and easily where a chainsaw would be some what of an overkill. The Ibuki is not a tool for doing fine pruning, but for branches over two inches it is hard to beat, walks right through bigger deadwood, no problem. Does this make me an idiot because I like it??

I will go along with you on the scabbard, Silky has yet to make a good scabbard for any of their saws. I got a different scabbard right off the bat after I got my Ibuki.

Never had a problem with a rope grabbing that pointed handle or any screws coming loose. I carry my hand saws a little more forward on the saddle closer to the dee than back by the hip.

I tried a Zubat, didn't care for it that much, good cutting saw, it was the handle I didn't like.

I have three different hand saws I use for different types of pruning. The Ibuki is for the coarser type cutting or when doing a removal, the others fall into line as the cuts get smaller or the need for detail is critical.

Larry

 

[rahtreelimbs]

I never even gave the Zubat scabbard a try, POS. I use the old belted standard.

 

[kf_tree]

I never even gave the Zubat scabbard a try, POS. I use the old belted standard.

what the hell is this crap? a modded saw guy climbs with a hand saw? sheesh now i heard everything.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

what the hell is this crap? a modded saw guy climbs with a hand saw? sheesh now i heard everything.

Why not???

I often leave my saw hanging on a branch. The Zubat often does away with the need to carry 10 lbs. or so of climbing saw through the tree!

 

[kf_tree]

ok ok your too funny......stop stop........lets get serious now

 

[rahtreelimbs]

ok ok your too funny......stop stop........lets get serious now

Nope................100% serious!!!

 

[treeman82]

I've got no problems really with my Zubat scabbard. The only problem I ever really had with it was the chips collecting in the bottom, but I fixed that with a razor blade. As for the Ibuki, I don't really care for it too much, IMO it doesn't cut all that well. Also, the scabbard on that is DEFINATELY junk.

 

[Tree Machine]

I've retired my scabbarded saw to a permanently mounted place off the back zone of the chipper. I've find it very handy there for when an unwieldy fork busts my groove.

For the reasons mentioned above, and a couple others, I've quit climbing with scabbarded saws and have become a big fan of the the folding series.

Has anyone yet heard of the Katana Boy? A folding saw with a 500mm blade, YOW!

 

[jimmyq]

my first silky was a 130mm pocketboy coarse teeth, that was the saw that started my collection! I used a gomboy for a while but found the blade too flexible and I tended to snap the tip or end off when cutting aggressively or not paying attention to pinching.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Zubat in a Buck leg scabbard here. I leave my 020 on the ground quite often, or never take it out of the truck. Though I do a lot of fine pruning and deadwood only jobs in big trees.

FWIW Sean G. likes the Sugoi even better then the Zubat.

 

[NickfromWI]

I've been satisfied with the Ibuki. I use the Zubat most, but when just taking out big deadwood, or when doing a removal, I like having the ibuki on my side.

The scabbard for both the zubat and the ibuki have been working well for me, too (after modifications to make them exactly what I wanted!).

Mike, it takes a little while to get used to using the ibuki. You have to use a different stroke than when you're carrying around the Zubat. If you move your arm like your holding a Zubat, then only 2 teeth will do all the cutting. Move like your holding a bigger saw and all the teeth will to their fair share!

love
nick

 

[Lumberjack]

You ARE still alive sisboobidyhoora!