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    Bow saw and axe advice

    ive used el cheapo small pruning hand saw and small axe for a while, thinking as im hitting 50 this year im going to shout myself some decent stuff for a change!

    mainly for clearing around the odd track, batch and clearings for bivy etc

    heard good things about silky bow saws???? but know very little about axes other than one sides bloody sharp and the others good for knocking in pegs / wooden stakes. don't need a massive axe, in fact im guessing a decent tomahawk would do the job?

    happy to buy decent old school or modern what ever, as long as they work.

    Constructive comments happily received, and not really interested in a chain saw, sometimes quiet is good! BUT im guessing that may well be next??

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    After years with a silky saw, I've upgraded to a folding saw, thing of beauty, so much better for firewood gathering, and a Fishers hand axe 24", if I am flying in and weight isn't a problem.
    the folding saw is brilliant for a fly camp, so much easier to gather decent fire wood, as well as make setting up a camp.

    https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop...on-folding-saw
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    I think I read a thread on here about the Husqvarna axes with wooden handles being top notch stuff. Check them out, look like the business to me and on my radar for buying.
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    Probably too cheap for what you want but the bahco triangle shaped frame pruning saw is a great bit of kit around the home.
    https://www.bunnings.co.nz/bahco-bow...51-kp_p0828656
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    mate i appreciate any suggestions!

    Quote Originally Posted by RUMPY View Post
    Probably too cheap for what you want but the bahco triangle shaped frame pruning saw is a great bit of kit around the home.
    https://www.bunnings.co.nz/bahco-bow...51-kp_p0828656

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    I have a couple of old bow saws that I would be happy to give away, no one here uses them...the last time I flew into the bush we took a sabre saw and several batteries so as not to break the no chainsaw rule, never used all the batteries and cut ourselves a shit load of wood.
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    my older Brother has a battery powered chainsaw....dont have to fluff around with fuel...just a little oil for chain....he keeps track open with it WITHOUT spooking all deer in area and by sounds of it cut a trailer load of kanuka with battery and a half!!!!!
    you can do a hell of alot with a set of cicatears (know thats spelt wrong...what mrs uses to prune roses) branches and saplings up to finger sized are easy to whack off,supplejack and lawyer are gone in a wink.
    a handsaw for $10 off the bargain table in mitre 10 etc work pretty good too.and when they blunt......no big deal to replace.

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    I use a Sliky F180 for tidy up around camp and track work. Blades last a fair while if not cutting hardwood and cheap enough to replace.

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    I have a bahco folding saw i use for work. Got one in the tractor for driving the farm and got them on our sxs. Brought it from farmlands and at the time it come with a spare blade, also they sell spare blades there. Cant imagine the quality would be as good as silky

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    Quote Originally Posted by RUMPY View Post
    Probably too cheap for what you want but the bahco triangle shaped frame pruning saw is a great bit of kit around the home.
    https://www.bunnings.co.nz/bahco-bow...51-kp_p0828656
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    These are excellent. I have five
    Some bits of advice to go with them: do not loose the plastic tooth guard, as without it the blade will rip anything it comes into contact with to ribbons, and the guard is easy to misplace. Secondly the blade will need setting from time to time. The plastic hand-guard can be cable-tied in place as this is also easy to misplace.
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    Consider a Silky "Big Boy" 360mm folding saw with a choice of 4 teeth sizes.

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    A link to a video...... https://tinyurl.com/rzoel24
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    @Puffin @RUMPY ok, might go for a wander down to Bunnings and have a look, Will even see what small axes they have, will keep an eye out for a silky as well one for the truck the other for the pack!

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    These are excellent. I have five
    Some bits of advice to go with them: do not loose the plastic tooth guard, as without it the blade will rip anything it comes into contact with to ribbons, and the guard is easy to misplace. Secondly the blade will need setting from time to time. The plastic hand-guard can be cable-tied in place as this is also easy to misplace.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dvk-kp View Post
    I think I read a thread on here about the Husqvarna axes with wooden handles being top notch stuff. Check them out, look like the business to me and on my radar for buying.
    I bought one and did the Akaroa 1 tidy up on it. Great Axe, sort through pick the best handle and head ( alignment to handle) and buy it. A forestry pruning saw is good, but for carrying in an ordinary Bacho double cut carpenters saw is better and has an orange handle so it doesn't get lost in the bush.

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    Another vote for silky saws, have a few of them of various sizes.

    Have had a really good run on my estwing axe, they do a few small camp hatchet and a full size. Got the full size and it's a bit small for 2 hands and full swings.
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    Will read up on that post thanks

    Quote Originally Posted by Moa Hunter View Post
    I bought one and did the Akaroa 1 tidy up on it. Great Axe, sort through pick the best handle and head ( alignment to handle) and buy it. A forestry pruning saw is good, but for carrying in an ordinary Bacho double cut carpenters saw is better and has an orange handle so it doesn't get lost in the bush.

 

 

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