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Which small saw?

woodsdog2 said:
I also carry this saw in my quiver when going into new spots it also works to reach out and pull a branch to you to tie it out of the way if you can’t cut. Mostly but not always, this is what I take with me… 4 Broadheads and this saw in my five arrow quiver.View attachment 84991
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Need more pictures of this contraption please sir.
 
Made by Limbuc corporation from Vermont but I don’t think they’re in business anymore unfortunately. Not 100% on that. This is a very cool device for the bowhunter.
 
Red Beard said:
Does it as actually work?
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Very well! It's not for major limb bucking but to pull a liimb out of the way or saw off a few small ones it for sure works. It also has the 8/32 male thread on the other side so you can attach it to another arrow to extend your reach. I'll have to snap a picture of that later when I go home for lunch.
 
Red Beard said:
Always wanted to try one of these things. Lots of haters hating on them throughout the web though.
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This thread made me just order one. I'll report back.

My plan is to keep it in my pack. I'll cut a 6 inch or so section of carbon arrow, epoxy an insert in both ends, and then wrap that arrow with grip tape. I'll keep that stowed in the sheath the saw comes with. I'll use that short arrow when I need it for a regular, close in saw and then transition to an arrow as needed. I guess I'll carry a small broadhead wrench to remove the head and then maybe a piece of foam to stick the head in while in use (don't want a sharp thing in my pack/pocket and also don't want to have to leave this on an arrow all the time). I am a bit nervous about cutting myself while in a tree.

I have had many times when a little branch in my way was just out of reach. This thing was cheap, so I'm willing to roll the dice on it. Honestly, a piece of cord with something to grab a branch to pull towards me might be just as good (I can't see being able to trim small branches with this thing if you aren't holding them because (hence the hook on the saw) they'll just shake around). Come to think of it, a hook you screw into an arrow might be better (weld a close hanger hook onto a field point?).

As far as people on the internet crapping on stuff, half of them probably haven't tried it and a lot of people negatively react to new things/things they didn't think of first.
 
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raisins said:
This thread made me just order one. I'll report back.

My plan is to keep it in my pack. I'll cut a 6 inch or so section of carbon arrow, epoxy an insert in both ends, and then wrap that arrow with grip tape. I'll keep that stowed in the sheath the saw comes with. I'll use that short arrow when I need it for a regular, close in saw and then transition to an arrow as needed. I guess I'll carry a small broadhead wrench to remove the head and then maybe a piece of foam to stick the head in while in use (don't want a sharp thing in my pack/pocket and also don't want to have to leave this on an arrow all the time). I am a bit nervous about cutting myself while in a tree.

I have had many times when a little branch in my way was just out of reach. This thing was cheap, so I'm willing to roll the dice on it. Honestly, a piece of cord with something to grab a branch to pull towards me might be just as good (I can't see being able to trim small branches with this thing if you aren't holding them because (hence the hook on the saw) they'll just shake around). Come to think of it, a hook you screw into an arrow might be better (weld a close hanger hook onto a field point?).

As far as people on the internet crapping on stuff, half of them probably haven't tried it and a lot of people negatively react to new things/things they didn't think of first.
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Right on. It'll be good when we get feedback from you sir. Everybody knows saddle hunters are legit product reviewers.






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I've had good luck with Fiskars saws from Home Depot. They've got quite a range. I bought a larger folding saw for pre-season tree prep, and wound up just leaving it in the bottom of my pack. Massively overkill but who cares? I also like the HME and similar ratcheting pruners. They fit in an M4 mag pouch and will clip thumb-sized foliage with ease, and I've cut both rib cages and pelvic girdles with them, but bone takes more work.
 
Andrew said:
Anybody had any experience with the Outdoor Edge Flip N' Zip saw? It's small but looks like it would handle most limbs that I have to fool with. https://www.outdooredge.com/products/flip-n-zip-saw-fw-45
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Not that saw in particular, but I've got other Outdoor Edge knives (their SwingBlade and ZipBlade... can't quite recall how I wound up with both but oh well) and am quite impressed by them. Good steel, holds an edge, comfortable in the hand. I'd be willing to take a chance on one.
 
I ordered a Silky pocketboy 130 yesterday.
Couldn't decide on the straight blade or the curved. I ordered the curved which, as far as I can tell, only comes in the version with coarse teeth. It's supposed to be delivered tomorrow.
I also have a Wicked brand saw. It's not bad. But the tip of the blade broke when it got bound during a cut. I ordered a new blade, only to find out the company was bought out and the new blades wouldn't work in my handle because the goof-balls changed the size of the hole for the bolt. Idiots!
 
Allegheny Tom said:
I ordered a Silky pocketboy 130 yesterday.
Couldn't decide on the straight blade or the curved. I ordered the curved which, as far as I can tell, only comes in the version with coarse teeth. It's supposed to be delivered tomorrow.
I also have a Wicked brand saw. It's not bad. But the tip of the blade broke when it got bound during a cut. I ordered a new blade, only to find out the company was bought out and the new blades wouldn't work in my handle because the goof-balls changed the size of the hole for the bolt. Idiots!
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is it smaller now and you can drill out?
 
raisins said:
is it smaller now and you can drill out?
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I tried drilling it...steel was harder than my bit.
I did complain to the customer service of Wicked and they sent me a new saw which was nice of them but the should have just kept the blades the same when they took over.
Change, just for the sake of change, bothers me.
 
Allegheny Tom said:
I tried drilling it...steel was harder than my bit.
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I wonder if a conical grinding burr or stone would open it up enough. Or something to sleeve the bolt hole in the handle.

If the blade is good you could cave out a handle from hardwood and attach it to that. Wouldn't be folding but for pre-season tree prep, or working in the yard, a sheath saw - especially on a longer handle - is pretty handy. I had a Sawzall blade brazed to 18" of scrap copper pipe I picked up on a jobsite years ago that my brother swiped out of my tool box once upon a time. I still miss that saw.
 
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