Silky Professional Series PocketBoy Folding Saw 170mm Medium Teeth (340-17)

Great little saw. Quality steel. Comfortable handle. Nice travel case to keep it safe. Cuts well.

Excellent for sawing english ivy vines off trees.

amazing product

Well made, very sharp, easy to use! Perfect for bushcraft, camping, emergency, and yard work! Great gift for the outdoors man

Unfortunately I don't have experience with the other popular folding saws on the market, but I absolutely love this saw. Lightweight, reliable, and very good at cutting. I purchased this over comparable options because of the design mostly. I prefer the texturized rubber grip, and the simplicity of the thumb tab when releasing the lock. Also there are 2 cutting positions, allowing for more versatility. The saw only cuts on pull strokes, but I have no preference. This saw eats wood as others have stated. I remove the plastic case and add a loop of paracord when I take it on trips. I've made hundreds of cuts with the blade that was originally attached, and it is still remarkably sharp. Medium teeth gives more cutting variety I would argue, and I've cut soft, hard, and green woods. Cuts through 8" thick pine in about 180 seconds. Never actually timed anything. My only concern is that when your strokes are too vigorous when cutting, you can end up jamming the blade in at an angle accidentally. I've bent the blade a few times this way. Straighten it out and cut away however; slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.

Superb, lightweight, reliable, fast folding saw. I purchased this specifically for backpacking/camping fire-making/emergency shelter making. It does a very fast and clean job on dried wood up to about 3.5" in diameter. The blade does have flex to it, so larger/heavier branches/wood pieces need to be kept from biting/clamping down on the blade after the pass through or it can stop the blade cold. When cutting down a seasoned sapling into smaller 16" or so segments, I had to let the weight of the long end teeter-totter over a fallen tree. That way as I cut and put pressure on the short end, the weakness in the cut line would force the wood apart instead of together. It cuts fast (if the wood diameter is half the blade length or smaller) and cleanly. It only cuts on the pull, but it's not noticeable when working IMO. I'll take this with me from now on unless I'm on a very extended backpacking trip where every oz. counts. Pros: - Great construction - Nice handle - Excellent locking mechanism and hinge - Dual-position locking point for regular/down-swept and up-swept positions - Fast, clean cutter on seasoned wood of size - Nice case Cons - Not as fast on green wood, but different toothed blade would help here - Flex in the blade and a narrow cut makes blade stoppage a problem in some scenarios Overall an excellent small folding saw for it's designed target wood size. I'll likely be getting a larger version for use around the house or "luxury" camping where larger dried wood might be available. Highly recommended!

The blade cuts without effort. Very little binding. Quality materials. My only issue is that with two hands on the handle it is easy to hit the blade lock mechanism the blade will move up a notch without warning. For this size saw stick with smaller diameter trees/branches.

Purchased in 2021, has been with me on every summer camping trip for the past five summers and is still going strong. This little saw has been the only saw needed for everything from ultralight hiking to car camping. Able to actually handle trees and logs up to its full blade length with very little trouble, but better with up to 5" trees and logs. The lock isn’t exactly in the best place, but once you get used to not over gripping the handle, it’s no longer an issue. Well worth its weight in the pack, even the clear acrylic case.