Silky on sale
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pantheraba
More biners!!!
Those are very excellent saws...excellent price, too. I have two.
Some folks grouse about the scabbard...I haven't had any trouble with it...except when I tried it on my leg. I think that was the only time I have lost my handsaw in a tree...the climbing rope snatched the handle when I was shaking the rope off a limb and the saw took a 40 foot fall. Luckily, nobody was below me.
Some folks grouse about the scabbard...I haven't had any trouble with it...except when I tried it on my leg. I think that was the only time I have lost my handsaw in a tree...the climbing rope snatched the handle when I was shaking the rope off a limb and the saw took a 40 foot fall. Luckily, nobody was below me.
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Hobby Climber
Guest
Thanks for the heads up V, but I recently bought a replacement blade for my handsaw from okietreedude's going out of biz sale.
I'm waiting for the Hayauchi pole saw replacement blades to go on sale!
SILKY ROCKS!!!
HC
I'm waiting for the Hayauchi pole saw replacement blades to go on sale!
SILKY ROCKS!!!
HC
sotc
Dormant hero!!
i bought my first silky from okie tree dude and am not impressed. its got broken teeth and seems way to flexible to me. .02
gonna stick to my fannos
gonna stick to my fannos
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
You broke the teeth? How?
sotc
Dormant hero!!
swattin dead wood
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Man, Fannos have the cheapest steel there is. I'm on my 4th Silky and I haven't broken any of them.
Seriously, Fanno is just about the worst saw made. At least go with Corona.
Seriously, Fanno is just about the worst saw made. At least go with Corona.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
Damn! If/when we ever meet remind me to keep my mouth shut lest I get swatted.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
i break fanno teeth to but not till theyre used a bit. other than that i havent had any complaints
SkwerI
Treehouser
I broke some teeth on my first Silky Zubat blade a few years back. It was an early batch, lot #107 or something. No problems since.
Paul B
I dig hammocks.
its a saw dude, not a hammer. How well does your hammer cut wood?swattin dead wood
sotc
Dormant hero!!
the one with the hatchet on the back?
Paul B
I dig hammocks.
oops, sorry, didnt know you had that model!
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Koa Man
Guest
I have found Kanzawa saws stay sharper far longer than the Silky. You need to buy the better quality saw, as they make a cheaper model that is also pretty good but does not stay sharp as long.
The better model has a green handle, the cheaper one a red handle. I don't even use my Zubat anymore. Kanzawas are also a lot cheaper.
The better model has a green handle, the cheaper one a red handle. I don't even use my Zubat anymore. Kanzawas are also a lot cheaper.
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JonnyHart
Guest
What about the one with the green and red handle?
Much cheaper than the cheapest Silky.
Much cheaper than the cheapest Silky.
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MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Who sells Kanzawa?
rumination
Migratory Hippie Arbolist
I know Bishop sells them. I'm not sure who else.
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Koa Man
Guest
Zenith Cutter also sells them at great prices. I bought 7 saws and 10 replacement blades at the 2006 TCI. I have been using their best quality blade for the past 8 months and it still is very sharp. The Silky blades after about 4 months I feel the need to change them.
Burnham
Woods walker
I swat deadwood, tooswattin dead wood
...try the bigazz Silky Ibuki and use the back side of the blade, ya maroon .
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Bounce
Guest
Before I got my Silky Ibuki I used a Fanno 17" for 8 years. I liked it because I could do one pull stroke and then use the enclosed handle like a pair of brass knuckles to smash off the rest of the branch. It was faster than cutting it the rest of the way. Now that I have my Ibuki though, I can't do this anymore because it doesn't have an enclosed handle. In spite of that, I still like my Ibuki better because it cuts faster and stays sharp longer. IMO, nobody makes better handsaws than Silky.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Me too, so far. Have you tried Kanzawa?
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Bounce
Guest
I've tried the Samuria brand, who I think makes the Kanzawa. I thought they were a close 2nd to Silky, but not quite as good.
I'm gonna check out the Kanzawa this season. I agree with Koa that the Silky blade wears out pretty fast.
Silky has been the best saw for me to date, though the Sugoi is too aggressive for my uses.
Zubat has a beautiful finish cut !
Silky has been the best saw for me to date, though the Sugoi is too aggressive for my uses.
Zubat has a beautiful finish cut !
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Frans
Guest
Zenith sells chipper knives at a price which cannot be beat. However, every product I have bought from them has been very very low quality. The chipper knives I bought (for example) lasted a very short time. (they are made in Vietnam, prob. from old Buicks or some other American car or product.) They where crap and required more sharpening than any other North American sourced chipper knife that I have ever bought!
Zenith just sells crap in terms of chipper knives. Over the long term they are the most expensive chipper knife supplier company.
Yes Zenith are cheap to buy, but they just dont hold up so they end up being even more expensive over the long run.
But maybe these handsaws are different?
T
top hopper
Guest
Ive never noticed any problems with their knives Frans.
Are you chipping dynamite?
Are you chipping dynamite?