Silky GomBoy Professional Folding Saw 270mm Medium Teeth (121-27)

One year of use: I wanted a better saw for general outdoors use and in my hunting / bushcraft / survival pack. I’m responsible for maintaining several hundred acres of woodland and I’m outdoors all the time. When I go via ATV, a chainsaw, an axe, AND this guy are always with me. When I’m on foot, the Gomboy is always in my pack. I’ve got several folding saws; Bahco, Fiskars, Corona, Felco. But this one seems to be always be in my pack. If I change packs, I swap saws so this one is with me. It’s a few grams heavier and a little larger than the others, but after a year of use, I can’t fault it in any way. Things to consider: if you’re looking to pare grams, a smaller saw with all-plastic handle will be a bit lighter - though not much. But I want durability and assurance it will ALWAYS work. In the Gomboy line, you can get smaller (210, 240), but I’ve already got several smaller saws. I wanted to be able to easily cut larger firewood as well as e.g. smaller poles for shelter/furniture construction. And I’m willing to put up with another ounce or two in the pack to get the durability and versatility. Never have regretted it yet. On tooth size, my experience is that the 10TPI (actually, appears to be 10 teeth per 30mm.) is a good compromise. Coarser teeth cut faster in green/soft wood (pine, spruce, green hardwood), finer teeth give smoother (and MAYBE faster) cut in hard/very dry wood (oak, maple, etc.). 10 seems to be a good all-around compromise for me. Cuts plenty fast for my purposes, though the cuts aren’t quite in-shop, power-saw furniture-grade. But that’s not what I’m looking for; I want to get the limbs / logs cut and be done. Plenty good enough cuts for backwoods purposes. You will smile every time you use this guy. Building a log cabin? Get a Katanaboy or a big western-style push-cut crosscut saw. NEED lighter weight (really?!) then consider Pocketboy or a Corona. Wanna’ be SURE you can build a shelter or large fire no matter what the conditions? Get this guy.Oh, and one other thing. If you are considering true long-term wilderness living, you’ll want something much larger ... and then consider a western-style push-cut saw. You can easily learn to refile and sharpen the teeth when it gets dull. Japanese pull-cut saws such as Gomboy or Katanaboy would be, I think, pretty much impossible to sharpen by hand when (if ?!) it gets dull. But Silky’s steel is so good, it will take you a very long time to get it dull.

Excellent Product!I purchased the Silky Folding Pruning Saw as a camp-saw for backpacking. I was motivated by other reviews of its all metal body, Youtube reviews of its blade and cutting action. Upon arrival of this product - I am even more impressed. For a folding saw/pruning saw, The Silky is the best that I have ever seen.I purchased the GOMBOY 270 for consideration of length.It has a good balance; feels good in the hand; has a smooth, positive-definite operation. It is a delight to hold and use actually. As with all pruning saws, and Japanese saws in particular, it is a pull saw and does not need to be bullied on the forward stroke. The cutting action, with the Silky blades is so clean that it can easily be used with just finger tips.The saw I ordered came with the medium teeth. (You can order with the large teeth.) I tried this on a scrap 2x4 -- The medium teeth blade and gentle pressure cut ~almost~ as smoothly as my table-saw.The blades are hollow-ground on the back-bone make up for the teeth having no 'set'. That is; The blade is thickest at the pivot + through the razor-teeth and is hollow-ground thinner up from the teeth towards the blade-back. This affords the blade low-friction kerf-clearance without compromising strength where you want it; in the pivot-joint and teeth.The Seller: Entrata Japan:When I purchased my saw, with medium teeth, I also ordered a spare blade with Large teeth as a hedge against catastrophic user-error in the field. (Spare blade weighs all of 63 grams). A discrepancy in the order resulted in arrival of a Medium tooth blade instead. A single email contact to Entrata resulted in correction with the Large-tooth blade in 3 (three) days. It was a very pleasant experience to purchase from this customer.For this seller, Entrata Japan, and In particular the Silky product line- I will purchase again - And I do recommend.

This is is a dream to work with. From working with those cheaper folding saws sold at big box stores and hardware shops then making the switch to this has been such a joy for me. I would always dread going out and cutting limbs with the other saws that I had as I never seemed to get them to cut well. They were always hard to start the cut and then they wore you out in a short time. This saw just glides through branches big and small. Starts right when you pull back and finishes the cut in half the time as other blades I tried.If I lost this I would replace it with a new one. I also opted for the longer version as it seem to be a good balance for me. I personally bought two sizes and kept the one I liked best. NOT using both but just by feel in hand.They saw is made in Japan and they did a fantastic job. Well built and I don't expect it to get dull anytime soon. They make really, really good blade steel.5 stars!

Each cut is three full blade length pulls through the wood. Both are straight blade, cut on pull only saws. Did three identical tests and got three identical results. Both saws were brand new, and both have 10" blades (Silky is actually 10.6"). The Silky was a little easier to pull through the wood (thinner blade & kerf). But the blade on the Silky is so thin it flexes on each pull, so would be VERY hard to get a perfectly flat / straight cut if it mattered (I was trying on these cuts). They both weigh exactly 10.3 oz.'s, and both have metal locking mechanisms on the blades (the Fiskars locks shut, Silky only locks open).Though they all point out it's NOT the case... I say ALL the youtube reviews are 98% based on which company sends out the most free s*** to people. Be it saws, knives, hatches, EVERYTHING.I still like the Silky, it did cut a little easier and deeper. But for the cost of the Silky, you could get the Fiskars saw AND a kick ass X11 splitting hatchet!