Silky Handsaws

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rico

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I spent nearly 40 yrs using Fanno handsaws and don't remember ever breaking a saw blade. Limbing, busting stubs, banging on wedges in a pinch, and generally beating the shit out of them. No matter what, they always seemed to take it all in stride. That all changed when I started using Silkys a little over 2 years ago. 3 busted blades in 2 years, all while babying these highfalutin, overpriced, overhyped, fragile, arborist saws. Fucking garbage!! Back to a good ole Fanno for me, thank you very much.

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rico said:
I spent nearly 40 yrs using Fanno handsaws and don't remember ever breaking a saw blade. Limbing, busting stubs, banging on wedges in a pinch, and generally beating the shit out of them. No matter what, they always seemed to take it all in stride. That all changed when I started using Silkys a little over 2 years ago. 3 busted blades in 2 years, all while babying these highfalutin, overpriced, overhyped, fragile, arborist saws. Fucking garbage!! Back to a good ole Fanno for me, thank you very much.

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Where you buying your Silky's from?
There's a ton of counterfeit versions on line.
I have my Zubat for going on 4 yrs now and I'm rough on it.
Never had any issues other than it getting dull.
I just ordered a replacement blade for it yesterday.
 
Only silky blade I broke was on a long boy pole saw which was being thrashed around. And I use the super skinny one too, tsurugi I think. I don't pound wedges with it tho!
 
dsptech said:
There's a ton of counterfeit versions on line.
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I seem to remember that one of identifiers was the red screw heads for a genuine. There were some out there with gold or silver screws that people were questioning. I think someone actually found that the gold screw version was actually thinner metal. But, I think it was actually a legit silky made for another country.Please check my memory on this.
 
They were all the Zubat Arborist Edition with the larger teeth and were. purchased from Wesspur and TreeStuff. This last one broke while limbing some Reds and you couldn't give a handsaw an easier task, but the Silky once again wasn't up for it. A replacement blade is 60 fucking dollars and I can buy 2 Fanno Mondo's for the price of one Silky replacement blade. You guys can hold your breath trying to talk me into another Silky because I'm done giving them my hard earned $. Fuck em'. I miss my old trusty Fanno with that big 15"-17" blade that takes a lickin'. That big wood handle that feels so comfy and protect my knuckles. I also like the fact that I can get 2 hands on it when I really need to bear down. As a bonus the Fanno is built right here in NorCal by some really great folks that have been doing it for a very long time.
 
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They were all the Zubat Arborist Edition with the larger teeth and were. purchased from Wesspur and TreeStuff. This last one broke while limbing some Reds and you couldn't give a handsaw an easier task, but the Silky once again wasn't up for it. A replacement blade is 60 fucking dollars and I can buy 2 Fanno Mondo's for the price of one Silky replacement blade. You guys can hold your breath trying to talk me into another Silky because I'm done giving them my hard earned $. Fuck em'. I miss my old trusty Fanno with that big 15"-17" blade that takes a lickin'. That big wood handle that feels so comfy and protect my knuckles. I also like the fact that I can get 2 hands on it when I really need to bear down. As a bonus the Fanno is built right here in NorCal by some really great folks that have been doing it for a very long time.
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I’ve heard that some folks in your neck of the woods put a edge on the back of the blade of handsaws to pop redwood limbs.

I love my silkies, and silky saws too. But whatever floats your boat. I’d be pissed too if I broke that many. So far in the past 12 years I’ve broken two longboy blades, one of which was my fault. The tisurgi or whatever they call it (the skinny one) has a much thicker blade.

I hear ya on the price, but I can make a silky blade last 4-5 times as long as a fanno
 
Birdyman88 said:
I seem to remember that one of identifiers was the red screw heads for a genuine. There were some out there with gold or silver screws that people were questioning. I think someone actually found that the gold screw version was actually thinner metal. But, I think it was actually a legit silky made for another country.Please check my memory on this.
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I bought one of them with the gold color on the scabbard.
The blade was thin as hell and inconsistant across the length of the blade and the laser writing on the blade was sketchy.
Sent it back.
A ton of them on ebay and Amazon.

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I hear ya on the price, but I can make a silky blade last 4-5 times as long as a fanno
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That's the thing with the Zubat, the sucker keeps cutting and cutting.
Still cutting but taking more strokes then it used to so I finally gave in and ordered another blade.
Cost me $50 shipped.
Might be them new fangled big toothed "Arborist Editions" have some issues?

@rico
Are they breaking on a straight pull?
 
@rico you need to invent your own saw line. Dude, you're way ahead of the curve when it comes to using a hand-saw. I like the wedge banging feature. Just use those red screws some screws shaped like gold teeth on the handle so we know it's legit.
 
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So I'm thinking a head on the back for pounding wedges, a scrench on the handle for working on your saw while aloft, and making the handle hollow so as to double as a water bottle. I'm still trying to get authorization from Apple to integrate an iPhone for selfie's?
 
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Put a selfie stick off the end of it to mount a go pro.

Make 3 chambers in the handle...need gas and oil for the chainsaw. Of course, if it is any better than a silky, won't need that or a scrench because a chainsaw will be unnecessary.
 
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Put a selfie stick off the end of it to mount a go pro.

Make 3 chambers in the handle...need gas and oil for the chainsaw. Of course, if it is any better than a silky, won't need that or a scrench because a chainsaw will be unnecessary.
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I thought about the 3 chambered handle for water, gas, and oil but decided against it because the likelihood of getting a mouthful of bar oil or saw fuel would be very high.

Also pondered the idea of a GoPro mount, but had to stick to my guns as I am not a fan of the GoPro perspective.

I am in the final stages of developing a solar powered handsaw which will negate the need for a chainsaw altogether.

Something like this-
 
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