The Bahco is definitely convenient and not a bad option at all. That said, I've never understood the role of these types of saws. For less money and a lot more versatility, you can pack any of a number of saw blades for whatever mission-specific task you'll be performing, or carry an array of blades to handle whatever might come up while also giving you some spares...just in case. Take two pieces of threaded PVC that can be married together, long enough to store your blades and wide enough to store some wing nuts (washers are optional). Go ahead and tap some holes on both ends of each piece as well as in the middle. Again, you can always add grommets or whatever, flatten out the PVC around the tapped holes, etc. - however "nice" you want to make it. Make sure your wing nuts are long enough to be threaded through a blade and the PVC with enough protrusion to get a solid torque going when assembling. To assemble, twist open, pull out blade and hardware. attach blade to both handles using the aforementioned wing nuts. At the top of the PVC, thread some 550 cord through the holes you created and tie the ends together, effectively making a loop. In the center holes, go ahead and tie another piece of 550 cord or whatever else you want. This will only be used to brace the tension tool, which I'll explain now: Place darn near anything into the loop you made with your 550 cord and turn it as much as necessary to freely twist the cord as taught as needed for the task at hand. You'll need to find something long enough that at a 90 degree angle with the paracord, the end of the improvised torque tool catches on the 550 cord (or whatever) brace you placed in the middle of your PVC handles, but short enough that it can twist the top 550 cord freely, as mentioned. Once tension is achieved, rest your tension tool on the side of the 550 cord brace to keep your bow saw tight until the work is done. Sounds complicated, but it's definitely not. The great benefit here is versatility. PVC break? No problem, go get some sticks. Blade snap? If you escaped uninjured - no problem, grab your spare. Want to carry a wood blade, a metal blade, a diamond file string blade, a honing blade, blah blah blah, with this method, all that is more than possible. Buy a Bahco if you're looking for something on the novice hobby level. It's perfect for that application. If you're looking into B.O.B. options or similar, however, I think the PVC version is a better piece of kit. Another way to bring a saw along is to bring a Fiskars axe or something similar. The blades can be stored in the hollow handle. With that handle on the sheath they come with, you could just drill the necessary holes and then attach the saw blade to the axe head sheath and the bottom of the axe handle. Boom, now you got a basic wood saw for precision cutting, safety cutting (kids and such that don't know how to use an axe safely just yet, etc.), or chopping fatigue, should you be processing A LOT of wood.
Say Heah Tim, Instead of getting the Bacho Laplander I went with the Wicked Tough Saw and no regrets, But recently I bought some Mora Knives including the Mora 2000 and the Mora Hatchet. But I got my set is in the Olive Green. So natch I like to match my gear, I decided to get the Laplander, although it does come in Orange and that set would even be a little less. Also by luvk, which I already have, my Bokor Plus Black Vox Rold fits right in because on the black Rold the handle is sort of green with a red liner but it does match which worked out in my Fav's. Oh, when you test the saws, Try testing tge Wicked Tough Saw I think it's a good one.
Nice, really looking forward to your folding saw shoot-out video!
I'm happy I got one now. I think my 10 " Corona cuts good too and so is my Wooden handle Fiskar's with the Power Teeth.
The Bahco, Corona, and Silky saws are pretty the go to folding saws in the market.
This is one of those great low price, high value items. Looking forward to the comparison video...
The Bahco is definitely convenient and not a bad option at all. That said, I've never understood the role of these types of saws. For less money and a lot more versatility, you can pack any of a number of saw blades for whatever mission-specific task you'll be performing, or carry an array of blades to handle whatever might come up while also giving you some spares...just in case.
Take two pieces of threaded PVC that can be married together, long enough to store your blades and wide enough to store some wing nuts (washers are optional). Go ahead and tap some holes on both ends of each piece as well as in the middle. Again, you can always add grommets or whatever, flatten out the PVC around the tapped holes, etc. - however "nice" you want to make it. Make sure your wing nuts are long enough to be threaded through a blade and the PVC with enough protrusion to get a solid torque going when assembling.
To assemble, twist open, pull out blade and hardware. attach blade to both handles using the aforementioned wing nuts. At the top of the PVC, thread some 550 cord through the holes you created and tie the ends together, effectively making a loop. In the center holes, go ahead and tie another piece of 550 cord or whatever else you want. This will only be used to brace the tension tool, which I'll explain now: Place darn near anything into the loop you made with your 550 cord and turn it as much as necessary to freely twist the cord as taught as needed for the task at hand. You'll need to find something long enough that at a 90 degree angle with the paracord, the end of the improvised torque tool catches on the 550 cord (or whatever) brace you placed in the middle of your PVC handles, but short enough that it can twist the top 550 cord freely, as mentioned. Once tension is achieved, rest your tension tool on the side of the 550 cord brace to keep your bow saw tight until the work is done. Sounds complicated, but it's definitely not. The great benefit here is versatility. PVC break? No problem, go get some sticks. Blade snap? If you escaped uninjured - no problem, grab your spare. Want to carry a wood blade, a metal blade, a diamond file string blade, a honing blade, blah blah blah, with this method, all that is more than possible.
Buy a Bahco if you're looking for something on the novice hobby level. It's perfect for that application. If you're looking into B.O.B. options or similar, however, I think the PVC version is a better piece of kit.
Another way to bring a saw along is to bring a Fiskars axe or something similar. The blades can be stored in the hollow handle. With that handle on the sheath they come with, you could just drill the necessary holes and then attach the saw blade to the axe head sheath and the bottom of the axe handle. Boom, now you got a basic wood saw for precision cutting, safety cutting (kids and such that don't know how to use an axe safely just yet, etc.), or chopping fatigue, should you be processing A LOT of wood.
Say Heah Tim, Instead of getting the Bacho Laplander I went with the Wicked Tough Saw and no regrets, But recently I bought some Mora Knives including the Mora 2000 and the Mora Hatchet. But I got my set is in the Olive Green. So natch I like to match my gear, I decided to get the Laplander, although it does come in Orange and that set would even be a little less. Also by luvk, which I already have, my Bokor Plus Black Vox Rold fits right in because on the black Rold the handle is sort of green with a red liner but it does match which worked out in my Fav's. Oh, when you test the saws, Try testing tge Wicked Tough Saw I think it's a good one.
Great video!
First I thought u could just snap those twigs and save a lot of time and energy but than I came to 4:30 😅
Does WD-40 help or hinder the blade in reducing friction when using this saw?
In general I wouldn't do that.
Extra saw