Pruning saws

[geordief]

Has anyone got any advice as to the best purchase regarding these?

I used to use Silky Saws and they were fantastic but they were so brittle that they would snap very easily if you tried to use any sawing action (it was all pull and no push).

That was over 10 years ago . Have things changed since?

I am talking about the small hand held pruners with a blade around 6 inches long perhaps.

 

[British Red]

Silky are still the best - just use on the pull as you know. The "Pocket Boy" meets your size requirement. Bahco Laplanders are a good economy choice.

 

[geordief]

Thanks.Yes they were unbelievably good. Are they still as easy to snap if you are clumsy and are tempted to "push" the odd occasion?

 

[sunndog]

Yep, silky is best but delicate compared to a nigh indestructible bahco or felco. My felco is better than a laplander but I'm not sure if you still get them

 

[Harvestman]

Seems to be a trade-off. Silky is the best cutter, but Bahco Laplander will take more abuse. I suppose iot depends on how you treat your tools.

I'm a Laplander man

 

[Kerne]

Laplander - used and a used mine for years and it's still going strong.

 

[geordief]

My local store is telling me they only have Wolf brand .

Might they be alright if I don't want to order over the internet?

 

[drliamski]

Don't some of the silkys have thicker blades. Zubat??

 

[British Red]

Wolf are okay. Not professional use but a "garden centre best seller"

 

[atlatlman]

I bought a cheap pruning saw from Asda's garden section for 4 quid 8 years ago. It's a brilliant little saw and still going strong.

 

[atlatlman]

Just found a review vid of pruning saws and the guy is using the exact same Asda one as mine. It's the first saw in the vid.

[video=youtube;EWCjecdnPYI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWCjecdnPYI[/video]

 

[Dave Budd]

to my mind its either silky or anything else. I use silky's all of the time (have done for 6+ years) and have never snapped one! I guess I remember which way to move them

If you don't want to use the industry standard (and by industry I mean arborculture and forestry, not playing in the woods!) Silky saw, then the bacho or any no-name bargain basement saw. i've used the bachos, opinel saw, Felco saw, Wilkinson sword and the florabest from Lidles (I keep them on hand to lend out). I can't say I've noticed much difference between them to be honest. The more expensive ones tend to be a bit more solid in the handle construction and if the blades are chromed then it stays on rather than peeling off.

 

[humdrum_hostage]

the super accel 21 is slightly bigger than the pocket boy if you want something mid range and foldable. gomtaro's are larger and the zubat has the curved blade for ease of cutting.

 

[R3XXY]

IMO there are only three real choices when it comes to saws.

Silky, Silky or Silky.

 

[Robbi]

don't forget the Silky !

 

[woof]

IMO there are only three real choices when it comes to saws.

Silky, Silky or Silky.

They are rubbish, in my opinion you should get a silky...

Rob

 

[Macaroon]

I'm surprised there's no mention of the Silky???????

 

[leon-1]

I have used a few saws over the last few years. I normally carry an Opinel either the No'12 or the No'18, which I prefer over my Bacho laplander. If I want something a little larger that students can use, I use a cheapy from ebay like one of these, which is actually surprisingly good. The only other saws that I use that fold with students are Silky F180, which are a cheaper model, but they still do the job well enough. The cheap ones leave a rough cut like the Laplander, the silky and the opinels both cut nice and cleanly.

 

[Shinken]

Laplander because mears is my hero

 

[Pockets]

Been using a Friskars SW73 for a while now and had no issues with it. Mate has a Bacho Laplander and he has beat the hell out of it over the years, tough saw.