New bow saw at Woodlore

[Les Marshall]

Has any one else seen the new bow saw for sale at the woodlore site? it looks beutifully made. I was hoping to get her in doors to get me one for crimbo, but would like to hear from anyone that has got one from them so they could let me know if it is a good buy or not.

 

[Aaron]

85 quid for a bucksaw - it should be gold plated for that money ! Have a look on ebay mate - there's a bloke selling them for £20 quid. Or make your own

 

[scanker]

Blimey. £85. He's come up in the world since the programme I saw when he had a blade rolled up in the inside of his billy and he fashioned a handle as he needed it.

Looks nice though - I suppose that's the price you pay for something hand-crafted.

 

[Pignut]

That said it does look nice!

[Edit: Cross post there Scanker]

 

[alpha_centaur]

£85 quid for a hand saw. I've got one that uses petrol for not much mor than that.

Seriously you could make your own for under £15.

 

[ArkAngel]

As said, a lovely looking bit of kit but £85 :yikes:

I prefer my laplander...in one of rapidboy's sheaths it looks the biz...damn site more compact too

 

[Limaed]

Hi Les Marshall
Though you might be intrested in the Buck Saw made by Vaude ive had mine for about six months now its a great bit of kit and packs into its own handle. Vaude also do a couple of other designs.
Sadly not many folk in this country selling them, I got mine from Island Outdoors in Portree on the Isle of Skye 01478 611073 their about £30.
Not to great for extreme cold being metal but brilliant to pack away.The blades about twice that of a Laplander and has been so far really robust despit looking flimsy.Heres the link http://www.vaude/public/hxfront/index.hbs/outdoor/en Ed

 

[g4ghb]

link dosn't work mate!

 

[Limaed]

Sorry
Try www.vaude.com then catalogue, mountain sports, stoves + hydration, accesories Ta Ed

 

[mikesknives]

barefaced bloody cheek thats what I call it. £25 quid for a laplander I was in the local ironmongers today and the laplander was £14.99 and to cap it all the un-woodland cool black and orange one (exactly the same saw) was £13.99 with a free extra blade.

And that saw lovely but if you can cut a basic mortice and tenon, getting a really nice piece of wood and a blade and a set of chisels you'd still save yourself about £50.

Or better yet getting into the woods and using your carving skills make one for the price off a blade!!

I quite like Ray but he knows how to take the **** that's for sure.

 

[OldJimbo]

The saws at the Vaude site are the Trailblazer Products Sawvivor and Trailblazer. Prices seem double what they are here in Canada, but I guess transport costs. They're excellent products and have served me well with a LOT of use over years.
The wood framed take down saws can either be bought for a lot less than 85 pounds (I'm having trouble believing that figure) - or made up. There must be a lot of carpentry fanatics who would love to offset the cost of all their expensive tools by making up a take-down frame saw - pretty simple. you might even find someone with a saw set and files who can really tune blades for either hardwood or softwood.

 

[MagiKelly]

My favourite buck saw is the Quick Buck Saw

http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/quick_buck_saw.html

Comes in at about £20 plus postage. Sets up in seconds and uses standard 24 inch blades.

Still like the look of the wooden ones though

 

[andyn]

Although I'd rather make my own as i think £85 is a lot of money for a saw, I have to contradict what everyone else has said about the price. Yes its expensive, but your buying a hand made item from raw materials. That means that not only are you paying for the materials but your paying for someones time to make it. Yes, there probably is a bit of mark up on it after all it does have a logo on it, but £30 for a machine manufactured bit of metal that probably cost £5, if that, to produce is also a markup.

So personally i'd say that if you have the money burnging a hole in your pocket, why not buy an item that has been made by someone with the reputation like Chris Boyton, ok its not a bow , but im sure the craftsmanship is first class. I think it would have to end up as an art piece though after spending £85 on it.

Failing that..make one

 

[dwardo]

I like the look of it and agree that the price is a bit but as also mentioned its handmade and these days labour is the cost of everything as materials cost nawt.

The only thing that puts me off this kinda saw is the size and weight, add this to the axe, knife, folder and all the rest of yer kit its starting to get a bit heavy. I can see this being cool if you have a lot of sawing to to at home but as far as luggin this thing around or trying to find room for it in my pack no thanks.....

I allways take an axe and a small folding lap lander type of saw that was about 5 quid and weights nothing

 

[redcollective]

My favourite buck saw is the Quick Buck Saw

http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/quick_buck_saw.html

Comes in at about £20 plus postage. Sets up in seconds and uses standard 24 inch blades.

Still like the look of the wooden ones though

That saw looks like the dogs dangley John- Group buy! - any masochists want to organise it?

 

[OldJimbo]

That Duluth saw is highly regarded and seems like a good deal at 20 pounds.
The frame just has to be rigid on a take down saw. The place to put money or effort is in sharpening and proper setup of the blade, because they don't come very sharp any more. Just remember that while a sharp and properly set up blade is vastly more efficient, it also is capable of really wicked cuts.

 

[CM Burns]

to be fair to RM the laplander saw is sold at the same high price on nearly every other bushcraft site. RM has help to make bushcraft highly popular but he's not the only one cashing in - its quite noticeable how other woodlore knife type makers have jacked up their prices quite markedly this year.....

 

[andyn]

That saw looks like the dogs dangley John- Group buy! - any masochists want to organise it?

Well volunteered!

 

[Hoodoo]

A good bucksaw can be made pretty easily. Threaded rod works great as a tensioner. This one takes down and stows nicely in a canvas bag. Very solid too, with no wobble.

 

[dommyracer]

to be fair to RM the laplander saw is sold at the same high price on nearly every other bushcraft site. RM has help to make bushcraft highly popular but he's not the only one cashing in - its quite noticeable how other woodlore knife type makers have jacked up their prices quite markedly this year.....

agreed. Its not like anyone is holding a gun to anyone's head.

Most things that are sold in shops these days are 'overpriced' - if you look around, shop around you can find it cheaper online or somewhere else.

There's a reason that some outlets can charge more - because they have a better brand name, history, reputation, whatever.

Ray Mears loves what he does, sure, but he also has to earn a living, provide for his family etc. etc. I don't begrudge him using his name and reputation to make a higher profit margin, its smart business.

I'm pretty certain he would still use his rolled up blade in a billy can if he's travelling light.