Hand saw for bushwalking

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Re: Hand saw for bushwalking

Postby stry » Fri 10 Apr, 2020 8:29 am

Thanks MD. Mine is now hopefully on the way. :D

I'll never put the sheath on a belt, but the sheath will be a significant improvement on my usual cardboard and duct tape lash up guards.
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Re: Hand saw for bushwalking

Postby Moondog55 » Fri 10 Apr, 2020 1:31 pm

It was the many online comments on the sheaths being the best there was that made my go with the Silky rather than any of the competing brands.
I'm now wondering how the Sukoi would go as a snow saw too
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Re: Hand saw for bushwalking

Postby stry » Fri 10 Apr, 2020 7:15 pm

I think you'd do better on snow with a simple panel saw style. Straight edge, norhing at the end and probably coarse teeth.
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Re: Hand saw for bushwalking

Postby Moondog55 » Sat 11 Apr, 2020 9:38 am

You must have some different panel saws to mine, mine all have ultra fine teeth, perhaps you mean rip saws?
Or do you perhaps mean plasterers plunge saws? Those have coarse teeth but very short blades.
I'll ask my mate in the USA for a possible answer
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Re: Hand saw for bushwalking

Postby stry » Sat 11 Apr, 2020 11:56 am

Agree. I was thinking more of the general configuration of the saw.

Have no idea where one could get something coarse enough for snow, particularly our soggy stuff.

Surely there is a commercial option in the northern hemisphere that could be copied ?
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Re: Hand saw for bushwalking

Postby Gadgetgeek » Sat 11 Apr, 2020 6:29 pm

I don't know a whole heap about snow saws, every one that I've seen in the far north was an old dead rip-saw because in the cold you want to limit chances of cutting yourself. On the mountains I've seen some specialized gear, but honestly I think it all comes down to who's buying the gear, and who's carrying it. No reason it can't be some nice light material, just so long as one of the crew doesn't leave it up the side of a mountain. I've seen lots of igloo work done with basically a wooden machete.
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Re: Hand saw for bushwalking

Postby Moondog55 » Fri 17 Apr, 2020 6:14 pm

The saw arrived and it is a beast.
Also bonus in that the blade can be sharpened but I might have trouble finding the proper jig and very thin file
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