Wire Saw - Multiple Use Essential Tool
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2021
- Alan Kay discusses one of the best multiple-use essential tools you can have: the wire saw.
He provides the reasons why you should have one with you at all times and its purpose. Alan also explains the differences between wire saws, how to use use them properly, and why you want to use a specific type that won't tangle and can cut through bone, wood, and PVC pipe.
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Alan is a wealth of knowledge I can listen to him for hours .
I was reorganizing my plumbing box the other day and remember staring at my wire saw. It's moving into my Truck Bag.
Great tips for using a wire saw. Light weight and perfect for quick jobs. Like Alan pointed out, it’s only useful if you have it with you. Great addition for a bob.
Back in the 80’s I carried one of these inside the draw cord of my SAS smock for evasion. They will cut through non hardened steel (use slowly) and we were told they were used by surgeons for cutting bone. The great thing about these today is you can carry them on a plane
Glad to be seeing more of Alan Kay! I like his explanations and humor. Keep up the great content!
Concise, clear, informative; many thanks.
Straight pull technique
(That's the kind of knowledge you get after all the messing around and time wasting stuff)
Alan, I'm glad you're putting out videos again. Really enjoy them. Rob
I used to do HVAC and plumbing, these saws are a lifesaver when trying to cut PVC in a tight spot and they will cut like a hot knife through butter. Never thought of using them in the outdoors or much less in a survival situation, thanks for posting this, I must have about three in the garage. Definitely need to get ones with barrel swivels, didn’t even know they had them.
That's actually quite relevant: the fact that wire saws will cut through multiple materials (as mentioned here) is considered one of the most widely-cited reasons for carrying them for survival in the first place.
All great information to keep. Thanks
Big dog! I have that jacket!😁👍. Picked mine up back when I was running a drill rig. It's an FR model.
Anyone have a link for the one he used?
Proper guidance! Thank you.
My friend, you obviously spend time outdoors, use the product, and know more than 90% of the reviewers on UA-cam. Thanks for spreading some truth.
You’re awesome, Alan. Thank you! 👊🏼
Thank You for this informative video to aid me in my research to find a good wire saw for my lvl 1 kit.
Excellent tutorial! Now I have to find a good one to add to my EDC kit.
Great information
Brilliant. Nice to see good advice relating to a useful item often discredited due to ignorance. Useful and enjoyable video. As Americans would say, keep em coming! Warm regards and stay safe.
Not to mention but, it could also be used as a garrote in a pinch, not ideal, but it will work, great vid an thx.
I have one
thanks ever so for the experiences you recalled here
yeah good to know this stuff.
Thanks for the video. Bring back “Vlad”. :)
Great video!! Goat horn. What a great idea!!!!
I like your style. Good info.
Was sitting here watching and keep asking myself why this guy looks so familiar, he was the season one winner of alone. That's awesome, I love that show
Hi liv the channel I'm 16 and already have a survival kit built from the knowledge I learnt in this and many other channels 🎒⛑️
One video and you changed my mind forever
Excellent video on wire saws! Appreciate the tips/advice on how to use these! :)
Thank you. I had some misconceptions about wire saws. I was gonna use it for camping but I'll go for a folder.
This seems like a vedy useful tool for survival
Thank you! I would have never thought of not wrapping it around the object, but it makes sense. All the other tips also make sense, though I never need to be stealthy (knock on wood), unless I have to cut off a branch at night and don't want to wake up the neighbors :)
Great content. Tnx!
I believe that the intention of the original rings is for you to put a stick through each ring to use as handles, but I guess the paracord could work for that too
Great video!
If you've got a reasonably stout but flexible, right length bit of branch and you cut notches in each end, you can fashion a makeshift bow saw (also known as Swede saw, Finn saw or buck saw) using a wire saw. It does a better job of keeping the wire saw straight than holding it taught by hand and is less tiring to use. Calories are a commodity in survival. :)
I'll be honest though. While it doesn't roll up like a wire saw, I find a hacksaw blade more durable and versatile.
I've found that out too, fashioning a wood bow for it works great.
Thanks Alan!
I thought that was Alan Kay, his voice is very distinct
Thanks, Mr. K..... how can you not want a ninja-level stealth saw
Me thinking it was for strangling people from the back seat. Too many movies. Thanks for learning me something new.
Thnxs
I have tried wire saws and everyone and all the ones I've used the first time I used them for some reason.
I like the Best Glide ASE wire saws (NATO issue) because if the wire breaks you can re-attach the toggles and continue sawing, albeit with a shorter saw.
Ok well now I’ve got my eye on one of these lads for an oh shit moment
Thanks for the info and advice on the wire saw. Although I have other hand saws I will definitely be adding one or two of these to my gear.
By the way, you are gorgeous! :)
Mr Kay: “…you could amputate a leg with it, so you know, to me, that’s worth having in a kit. And this saw’s performed that task several times”
Me: *looks to make sure he still has two legs*
I do bright orange stuff also for the same reason, even my esse knife, I can find it if I drop it and its so ugly I don't think anyone will walk off with it. Also I hate camo, to many people trying to fake the funk getting all "camoed" out LOL. Thanks for the info. I'm gonna order a few of these and might toss a couple in my packs
Great advice. What about bow saws with them?
Had you had the opportunitty to compare to Silky saws? I have the Outback edition 240 and it is great for hunting - it is ment to be used on wood and bones.
Can this be used to separate liquid nails that has been applied between two pieces of press board?
Having owned many, I prefer the handheld chain saws. Last a MUCH longer time in a survival situation.
The problem is that then you’re getting into the size and weight of a small folding saw...
@@thopkins2271 I disagree, but a wire saw doesn’t last very long, but I mean, it’s better than nothing
@@lazerusmfh Certainly. They’re not a sustainable or long term solution. But the reality is in the overwhelming majority of instances survival situations are a few days? A week?
It’s not a replacement for a saw when you’re going deep. But as an item that can fit in a very small kit that never leaves your day pack? They make some manner of sense, even if they’re significantly worse than the chainsaw style or folding hand saws(which I agree that they are much worse.)
For nearly zero weight penalty, I can stick one of these in my Outdoor Research Backcountry organizer that comes with me on every hike, every hunt, and every fishing trip anywhere I’ve been in the world. From Venezuela and Brazil, to New Mexico, to Alaska I take a kit that essentially covers most of my survival bases as well as animal processing/headlamp, repair, and so forth....and this goes in it with almost negligible size and weight.
I like both. A wire saw is more convenient for some smaller tasks, like cutting a piece of pvc. But for camping or outdoor work, a handheld chainsaw blade is much better. So I keep both.
@@thopkins2271
Not even close. A handheld chainsaw blade is much smaller, more versatile, and easier to use. I ditched folding saws a long time ago.
Would you tell me which knot you use to tie the paracord onto the wire saw please? Or maybe a video demonstrating it, if it's not too much hassle?
Ah that's very useful info. Does it make a thinner cut than a regular saw? i.e. is it good for precision woodworking?
What would be better for an EDC saw. Victorinox with wood saw or wire saw?
I never even knew that wire saws existed until I seen a guy cut a horn off with it today.
how do I adopt this guy as my grandpa?
What about using a branch to make a bow saw?
Or two short 1" thick sticks as toggles?
How long should the wire saw be?
JMHO. I feel like carrying a leatherman or SAK with a good saw makes a wire saw obsolete.
Are they directional? I bought BCB and different size rings causes this question.
Different size rings are probably so the small one can be threaded through the larger one and the saw used as a snare. I remember seeing that somewhere.
@@doubleganger2 good catch.when backpacking everything must have at least two jobs maybe three.
I hope you can sleep well at night after killing all of those trees you mean mean tree killer. Trees are people too. Could you imagine being a tree, just walking around and minding your own business and someone comes along and cuts your trunk in half? Hahah, just kidding, very informative video.
Can that saw be sharpened?
I wonder if that wire saw can cut through a lock.
His old one got all messed up so he had his elves make up a brand new one...
Then you can use the goat 🐐 horns as a saw handles to cut more goat 🐐 horns!
Dig this but why not actually keep a key ring but take 550 cord guts out and slide around the ring?
As an electrician, we would just use twine to saw through pvc
Yo,where the best bugout locations in Florida??? Hahaha
We call them dem saws by we I mean me. Dem short for you know.
I HATE the wire saw! Has anyone else ever had one break in the middle of a semi-decent size log and had the HOT wire spring back and wrap around your hand?? That sh*t ain’t no joke!
I picked up a pocket chainsaw on a whim one time and will never use a wire saw again! It is a piece of an actual chain from a chainsaw but the teeth alternate directions every other tooth and it has really 3/4” nice nylon webbing pull loops. I bought 4 more after the first time I used it!
I did try to make my own from an old chainsaw blade once. It DID work, however since it only cut on one stroke, it wasn’t as fast but is still better than those damn wire hand traps!
To clarify, for cutting hard wood. There is definitely a place for them and still have them. I just pay the extra money for the nicer, best quality one I can find.
he said go slow so the saw doesn't heat up and break. smdh Also a pocket chainsaw won't fit in a pocket kit and they are heavy.
Yeeeahh wire "saw". Definitely not piano wire to sneak up on your enemies. I read you loud and clear sir _taps nose_.
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Bedroom eyes.
I guess you cant sharpen it?
Wonderful garrote