Ultralight Saw Option

[three5x5s]

1 fine 1 large. Thanks

 

[three5x5s]

Trying a curved balde, its said to be 15-20% faster than the flat blade. I'm not sure if it will work with this ultra lite handle. Will post up when everything arrives. $23.90 from here plus 8 shipping.

Silky Saws Replacement Blade | Pocketboy 170mm | Large Teeth (347-17)

This blade cuts on the "pull" stroke which gives the effect of applying down pressure to the blade, without the need to actually exert any energy-sapping pressure. Incredibly efficient cutting power that you can take almost anywhere! Mirai-Me technology offers four cutting angles along its...

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Put a couple in your cart and wait a day or 2 and see if they send you 10% off.
Needing an ultra=light knife now.

 

[doctor_dirt]

I just got my handles in the mail today. One each of 130 & 170mm. My plan is to keep the 130 with a bone blade in my kill kit at all times. I’ll bring the 170 with large teeth as well if I plan on making fires (a lot of my backcountry trips are early archery and I usually don’t do fires in aug/sept). Bringing both will still be less weight than a pocketboy.

I was wondering if anyone has experience/recommendation for the silky fine vs extra fine blades for bone? Trying to decide which one for my kill kit.

Also @three5x5s any word on if the curved blades fit?

 

[three5x5s]

The curved blade fits, where the curve is some of the teeth are exposed on one side and it may cause things to hang on them in your pack. I may try a cardboard sleeve or maybe a piece of tape to cover the blade. I'll get some pictures up tonight.

 

[Carrot Farmer]

Got mine a few
Weeks ago… love it!


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[Desk Jockey]

I ordered one. Jan was very responsive.

will large teeth not work for bone? I am thinking I cut more wood than bone and I don’t want to carry two saws.

 

[Alaska2025]

Getting ready to make some sort of purchase for a bone/wood saw and came across this thread. Hoping that someone can shed some info for me.
Caribou ribs and skull plate: Would you prefer the 130 or 170 mm, and why?
Bringing 2 blades to swap between wood and bone: Is there a way to store the extra blade? In the handle or some other packaging?
TIA

 

[three5x5s]

no way to store an extra blade in the handle.

 

[three5x5s]

The 170 blade wont fit the 130 handle, but I don't know if the 130 blade would fit in the 170 handle. Just in case you were thinking of having 2 different sizes.

 

[mtwarden]

I use the extra fine for bone.

Mine is carried with the wood blade on, bone blade in the kill kit. Switching out the blades is easy with a small multi tool (which is on my kill kit to insure swapping Havalon blades doesn’t induce a loss of blood )

 

[Jesse Jaymes]

RE; Blades.....$39 for the entire saw, or $30 for just the blade? Ouch!

 

[mtwarden]

eBay sometimes has better deals on blades (coming from Japan), that’s where I’ve sourced mine, albeit a couple of years ago

 

[Shraggs]

Mtwarden, have cut bone with the fine and extra fine?

 

[mtwarden]

only with the extra fine, the fine might work too?, but the extra fine works very well

 

[Shraggs]

I have the fine, but no bone yet. Deliberated on this and hopefully those fine teeth do well as I felt the fine cuts hard or old dead wood way better than medium teeth.

For those interested, the large aren’t going to cut bone at all. I have done a skull cap in the medium - it got done but those teeth are also to big for bone in my experience. Best size for mixed green and dry and hard wood tho.

 

[JordanM]

Awesome find. The slide always has the best gouge. Thanks gents.

 

[Afhunter1]

I just got my handle and two blades in the mail. My extra fine is not as thick as the medium blade and it wobbles a little in the handle. I think a small washer will fix it. Has anyone else noticed a blade thickness difference on the extra fine?

 

[mtwarden]

I just got my handle and two blades in the mail. My extra fine is not as thick as the medium blade and it wobbles a little in the handle. I think a small washer will fix it. Has anyone else noticed a blade thickness difference on the extra fine?

my fine blade is a little thinner than my wood blade; I took the wood blade off and put the fine blade on- just had to tighten the screw a little more

are you using it on the original handle or one of Jan's? if it's Jan's try tightening the screw a little more

 

[trogers861]

Can you guys post a link to the different blades? I did some searching and can't find the blades sold independently. Thanks.

 

[alpinej7]

Appreciate this thread and all the great info!