Saw recommendations

[NM13]

Corona 7" folding saw. 6+oz. Replaceable blades. $20 at Home Depot.

 

[NealMustard]

The coarser blades from Silky are great for wood, suck for bone. I keep a fine blade in my kill kit; the extra blade weighs 0.2 oz.

The saw with wood blade only 2.1 oz

I’m using a similar setup

Fine tooth 170mm silky blade
Handle 3D printed by Jan Rezic in backpacking light

The total setup is a few ounces and works well on meat, bone, and wood.

I think bone density has already been discusses in this thread. Game animals tend to have a denser bone than cattle or other farm raised animals. Cutting them requires a finer tooth blade.

That being said the fine silky blade works amazingly on vertebrae, skull, and ribs. The coarse (wood) blade I used to have on my custom silky worked for ribs but it was chattery. The Wyoming saw is definitely nicer for cutting through shanks, but you can get away with the silky saw.

I’ve used four different bonesaws on hunts with friends this fall.
1. Wyoming saw
2. Short fine silky
3. Long coarse silky
4. Gerber exo mod
Everyone loves the 3d printed 170mm silky with a fine blade. The only person who didn’t want to swap to that setup is a moose hunter who will never give up his Wyoming saw.