Saw for children

[anthonyhughes]

Hi everyone

Sorry if this has been discussed before but I can't see it.

I am trying to find out what is the best saw for a child(5) to learn to use.

She has used a Laplander with help but I'm trying to find out if there is something better maybe a small bow saw?

Anthony

 

[William_Montgomery]

Silky pocketboys are good saws, and quite small. My 6 year old niece used mine and seemed to get on all right with it.

 

[TeeDee]

Hi everyone

Sorry if this has been discussed before but I can't see it.

I am trying to find out what is the best saw for a child(5) to learn to use.

She has used a Laplander with help but I'm trying to find out if there is something better maybe a small bow saw?

Anthony

Regardless of the saw - I think the focus should be on safe cutting technique ( probably very obvious ) - Saws can jump and create some really nasty cuts on adult gnarled callused hands - hate to think what they could do on very young hands and tendons.

I would also suggest a Silky pocket boy because they are super sharp - so less force needed to be applied , hopefully meaning less chance of the saw 'jumping' - but they are sharp and my point above makes me shudder.

 

[Broch]

I have seen more accidents and bad (jagged) cuts with bow saws than with chain saws - nasty bits of kit. I'm with TeeDee but I'm sure you've already been there with the 'good practice' processes.

My personal experience is that the draw saws (as in Silkys) are far less likely to jump out and do damage but that won't teach good technique using a bowsaw.

 

[demented dale]

I often wear a glove on my non sawing, holding wood hand when using my bow saw. this is good practice for all children aged.up to 100

 

[Toddy]

I'm inclined to think that if she's struggling with a laplander I can't really see it being any easier with any other saw.
The Silky's are good tools, but they don't do cack handedness well. They snap. At least the laplander takes being bent and straightens out again.

Wee junior hacksaw with a coarse blade was the first saw my brothers and I were taught to use. Then we got let loose with a tenon saw.

Perhaps we ought to be asking what she's trying to cut ?

M

 

[Toddy]

I've just been googling looking for the junior hacksaw....the old wire handled one, but there's an upgrade that might be just the job.
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[MrEd]

Silky pocketboys are good saws, and quite small. My 6 year old niece used mine and seemed to get on all right with it.

I was going to say a pocket boy. Excellent saw as well

 

[Damascus]

Pocket boy is expensive, Amazon do a cheap version, I bought one for my fishing gear, to be honest it’s not bad, £6.99, not silky quality though.

 

[Kadushu]

I was tempted to suggest a hacksaw too. Something with smaller teeth and less bite is easier to start a cut, less likely to jump and requires less power. The Laplander is already at that end of the scale for folding saws.

Maybe something like this?

Amazon.co.uk

 

[anthonyhughes]

Thanks everyone, I might get a new blade for the Laplander and see how it goes she use it very rarely and with a lot of supervision

 

[stonepark]

Have a look at Opinel Knives, No12 folding saw, perhaps going down in scale is the answer... less pressure, less power......

 

[Chris]

I saw the title and thought maybe you were practicing for a magic show, but I see this was a serious misunderstanding.

 

[Pattree]

Have a look at Opinel Knives, No12 folding saw, perhaps going down in scale is the answer... less pressure, less power......

The Opinel #12 is a handy pocket saw but it is still a thin gauge pull saw and buckles easily if you push when it jams.

I like it but I don’t think it’s for children.

I like the idea of a junior hacksaw or a short length of standard hacksaw in a handle. I use these for cutting corks on my flute workshops - but then I have to say I’ve seen more cack-handed adults than children.

 

[grainweevil]

I used a junior hacksaw as a little girl; worked very well. As I went on to do quite a bit of woodworking, build a bit of furniture, and acquire lots more saws, both hand and power, that may possibly count as testimony to its efficacy. Or a dire warning of Little Miss Anthony's future should she also get the bug...

 

[anthonyhughes]

I used a junior hacksaw as a little girl; worked very well. As I went on to do quite a bit of woodworking, build a bit of furniture, and acquire lots more saws, both hand and power, that may possibly count as testimony to its efficacy. Or a dire warning of Little Miss Anthony's future should she also get the bug...

She already wants lots of knifes so wanting lots of saw isn't to far away, there are worst things for her to want