A good saw blade?

[Outdoordude]

I want to make a buck saw for my trip to sweden.
Would thios be a good saw blade for it. It seems pretty course however it says its for green wood and i would probably be cutting dead standing or such.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bahco-23-...t=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item1e7bfb58f9

Thanks
Jacob

 

[Albus Culter]

Should work fine. Peg tooth is dry wood option, but Raker will still cut and clear the cut well so should suit either wood type. IMHO.

 

[maddave]

What Albus said, and don't skimp on no name brands. Bahco and Sandvik are about the only brands I bother with

 

[Outdoordude]

Yeh I'm going with banco on grounds of my wonderful Laplander.
Thanks for confirming that.

 

[ozzy1977]

If you are going to Sweden why not get the blade there, afterall Bahco/Sandvik are Swedish

 

[grey-array]

Most of the wood you will be cutting will be crosscutting, a Raker tooth style blade is one often used for crosscutting, the rakers tooth are the double side ones, and their main function is clearing the cut from sawdust etc but these are mixed with either crosscut or Rip teeth, usually these will be crosscut teeth,
and the only difference with a "Greenwood" designated saw would be the set of the teeth and the depth of the blade, so it wont make to much contact with the wood as otherwise it will jam.
in other words, with that saw you would be good, I do advice you to treat the saw blade with Beeswax, it will help a tad with cutting but also keeps allot of the moisture away from the steel.
Hope that helps
Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[Wayne]

As already said hard to go wrong with a bacho saw. All my bow saws are bacho and the highly regarded Laplander is made by them as well. Alternatively Silky saws are very good at removing wood fast. Although the spring steel can shatter if abused.

 

[Outdoordude]

If you are going to Sweden why not get the blade there, afterall Bahco/Sandvik are Swedish

Because i want to do a proper take down one here and take it out there. I wont have time to make one while im out there.

 

[Outdoordude]

Most of the wood you will be cutting will be crosscutting, a Raker tooth style blade is one often used for crosscutting, the rakers tooth are the double side ones, and their main function is clearing the cut from sawdust etc but these are mixed with either crosscut or Rip teeth, usually these will be crosscut teeth,
and the only difference with a "Greenwood" designated saw would be the set of the teeth and the depth of the blade, so it wont make to much contact with the wood as otherwise it will jam.
in other words, with that saw you would be good, I do advice you to treat the saw blade with Beeswax, it will help a tad with cutting but also keeps allot of the moisture away from the steel.
Hope that helps
Yours sincerely Ruud

Thanks Ruud that really helped to explain things. Ill go with this blade then and make my buck saw in the next few weeks.
Thanks
Jacob

 

[Outdoordude]

As already said hard to go wrong with a bacho saw. All my bow saws are bacho and the highly regarded Laplander is made by them as well. Alternatively Silky saws are very good at removing wood fast. Although the spring steel can shatter if abused.

Yeh bahco make some great stuff!