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Yeah, I've had a go with some others but I do fancy having a go with a big one, that 1000mm one is nuts!! Not that you can buy them or I can afford one! The 650's are £210 that's a lot of money for a folding saw...
 

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I've used a Silky Katana on a Natural England nature reserve where they would not let me use a chainsaw.

It was okay, but I would not really jump at one, even if it was given to me. I found it got stuck a lot and the blade like to slip and bend to much, you had to cut completely level, straight over the wood to get the best results.
 

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I've used a Silky Katana on a Natural England nature reserve where they would not let me use a chainsaw.

It was okay, but I would not really jump at one, even if it was given to me. I found it got stuck a lot and the blade like to slip and bend to much, you had to cut completely level, straight over the wood to get the best results.
There is a knack to the Japanese pull saws, I’d imagine the KatanaBoy takes that to the extreme. Mate of mine snapped the blade on the BigBoy towards the end of a log cut as the wood pinched.
 

gra_farmer

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There is a knack to the Japanese pull saws, I’d imagine the KatanaBoy takes that to the extreme. Mate of mine snapped the blade on the BigBoy towards the end of a log cut as the wood pinched.
I've been using pull saws for years, there was just to much flex with the one I tried. Possibly not helped by twisted wood grain. Cyprus genius
 

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