Which Silky Pocket Boy?

[Wallenstein]

Looking to get a Silky Pocket Boy, but there are 4 versions - not sure which is best for woodland cutting?

They Pocket Boy comes in 130mm or 170mm lengths, with 10 or 8 teeth per mm.

No idea what the difference will be - any recommendations??

Cheers

 

[Mesquite]

They Pocket Boy comes in 130mm or 170mm lengths, with 10 or 8 teeth per mm.

No idea what the difference will be - any recommendations??

Cheers

I think you actually me 8 or 10 teeth per cm rather than mm.

The difference is mainly the more teeth per cm the finer the cut and tends to be for harder/dryer woods and the lower teeth per cm means a coarser cut and is ideal for green woods and would be a bit quicker when using.

As for recommendations it all depends on what you're planning to cut.

 

[addo]

The longer length -170mm meens you can cut a greater amount of items and not worry about the blade popping out the cut if your cutting quickly. It dosent weigh that much more.
The 8 teeth per cm cuts most stuff with ease.

 

[Wallenstein]

Cheers both - I did indeed mean 8 teeth per cm!

I guess I'll mostly be chopping green / recently fallen wood for campfires etc - can't see myself chopping too much properly seasoned wood - the sort of thing we tackled at the Midlands Meet recently, so fallen boughs and the occasional hazel branch etc.

Will go for the 170/8 and see how I get on

 

[Peter_t]

definately go for the bigger saw but it doesn't reely matter which blade you get because you can always replace it with the other blade if you want

 

[Wallenstein]

Pocket Boy arrived yesterday - looks a great bit of kit

It was £25.45 (incl. recorded delivery) from www.qualitygardentools.com

I went for the 170mm with "large teeth" (i.e. 8 teeth per cm) - will try it this weekend at the Midlands Meet and put a mini-review if I can find a Laplander against which to compare it.

 

[andyn]

8 teeth per cm??? Thats incredibly close together for a pruning saw. You sure about that?

Does it lock closed as well as open?

 

[Wallenstein]

8 teeth per cm??? Thats incredibly close together for a pruning saw. You sure about that?

Does it lock closed as well as open?

It doesn't lock closed, but it has a lightweight, clear plastic carrycase with a belt loop to keep things tidy, and it's a snug closure to can't see it opening acceidently.

It's actually 8 teeth per 30mm, rather than 10mm... my error

 

[Andy2112]

Will this new toy be having a coming out party at the midlands meet ??

 

[Wallenstein]

Yep!

I've also knocked up a "strap-hinge tripod" from this thread...

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26692

...which I'm keen to road-test!

Might also give a test to my version of Tim's (SOTP) "DBC":

http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=10673

 

[Silverback]

They Pocket Boy comes in 130mm or 170mm lengths, with 10 or 8 teeth per mm.

Cheers both - I did indeed mean 8 teeth per cm!

It's actually 8 teeth per 30mm, rather than 10mm... my error

I would strongly advise against pursuing a career in dentistry

 

[Wallenstein]

I would strongly advise against pursuing a career in dentistry

It's been a long week.