UL folding saw

^ cool!

Will a 130 extra fine blade fit in the 170.I want to carry a fine just for some bone.

I bought a few of these and handed them out to friends. One of them put a fine tooth 170 on his for cutting bone. He also carries a coarse 170 for wood. I compared one of my saws with a 130 blade to my 170, and the locking notches, center pivot location, etc. seem identical, but I could not tell you absolutely 100% without taking both apart. But why not just buy the extra fine tooth 170 blade? These are obvious all Silky Pocketboy blades I am talking about.

These are amazing little saws and we are enjoying ours quite a bit.

Hi Quinton,
the small (130 mm) blade can be used with the larger handle (for 170 mm blades), the locking mechanism is exactly the same. This is, however, true only for the Pocketboy series, other Silky saws such as the larger Gomboy are different.

Before i order a new one anyone in the USA have a newer 130 version they want to trade for a 170.
I have a new unused 170 i got from Jan but I think for my use of mainly a bone saw the 130 will work better for me.

I bought a handle from Jan for my Silky 170, and I couldn’t be happier with it. Such a light and capable saw!

I recently wised up enough to realize a medium tooth saw makes more sense where I live in the Northeast where deciduous hardwood forests predominate. So I got the 270mm Silky Gomboy with medium teeth which is about the biggest size I can carry on my hip off a belt loop without it feeling awkward to hike with. I can fit the dangling end of the saw in my cargo pocket so it doesn’t flop around while I hike.

This allows me to carry the 270mm Silky – which is 12″ long folded up – without having to store it in my pack. This gives me the cutting power of a 10.6″ blade without having to add any weight to what I’m carrying on my back. I can easily slice up nice thick chunks from a 2-4″ thick downed tree. And I can still baton them if needed with the Mora Garberg on my other belt loop.

Relatively thick pieces of firewood make for a fire that requires less tending. And it’s easier to balance a pot of water on them too – without ditching.

270 is the sweet spot for me, too. And at that size I prefer fixed. 270 is a big handle, it’s in the way often. Ive seen big folder knives where the handle folds in half. Gotta be a way to do that with saw handles. Until that exists, I stick with my 2.9oz fixie. But dang I’m jealous of Jans products.

Hey Stefan, cool saw! Rugged, simple & long blade. What brand saw blade did you use? The handle looks like aluminum bars, or is it something else? Those fasteners look interesting too. Did you make a sheath for it? Thanks!

and how long is the blade

SWAG: Maybe 10”/254mm ?

The number (e.g., 270) refers to the blade length in mm

My saw blade is a Samurai Taisho 270. Variable sized teeth. Cuts as well as my silkys. The handle is a bit of aluminum c channel that was part of an adjustable framing square, wrapped in 7/64 dyneema. The fasteners are some hollow aluminum ones from the hardware store, kinda like a threaded rivet, not sure what application they are meant for. I used 3/8″ black irrigation tubing and some dyneema twine as a sheath….wish it was prettier and quicker to deploy. But it keeps my gear safe from those teeth.

I really want a folding saw because as much as I obsess about weight, I obsess about the number of separate items, clutter, fidgety stuff. Pretty easy to misplace a knife or saw sheath amongst limbs and stuff when cutting. But when I used a big pruning saw at work, I found the foot long handles pretty annoying. And so far, weight is a bit much. If the handle folded in half, I would take the weight cuz that would make me happy every time I deployed it.

Here’s an example of the handle that folds in half. That, about a foot long with angled handle, would be my dream saw.

Corona folding saws have blades that look the same.

I bought several but the 6.5 inch model has been obsoleted, so I have tried resharpening.  I need to work on the technique a bit, but it seems to cut better after I “sharpen” it.

I just discovered these Silky saws and replacement blades. I especially like the 330mm/12.99″ Zubats that come with sheaths and offered with fine, regular and coarse teeth options. They are a bit weighty at 12.8 oz including sheath, but it would not be difficult  to make a UL handle. The 330mm Zubat blade by itself weighs 4.7 oz. I don’t know the weight of the grip or sheath by themselves, but my guesstimate is that with a UL cork/neoprene/bass wood grip you can probably get the total down to something like 7-9 oz, and it’s a sweet set up.