SilkyGomBoy Professional Folding Saw 270mm Medium Teeth (121-27)

Excellent Product!I purchased the Silky Folding Pruning Saw as a camp-saw for backpacking. I was motivated by other reviews of its all metal body, Youtube reviews of its blade and cutting action. Upon arrival of this product - I am even more impressed. For a folding saw/pruning saw, The Silky is the best that I have ever seen.I purchased the GOMBOY 270 for consideration of length.It has a good balance; feels good in the hand; has a smooth, positive-definite operation. It is a delight to hold and use actually. As with all pruning saws, and Japanese saws in particular, it is a pull saw and does not need to be bullied on the forward stroke. The cutting action, with the Silky blades is so clean that it can easily be used with just finger tips.The saw I ordered came with the medium teeth. (You can order with the large teeth.) I tried this on a scrap 2x4 -- The medium teeth blade and gentle pressure cut ~almost~ as smoothly as my table-saw.The blades are hollow-ground on the back-bone make up for the teeth having no 'set'. That is; The blade is thickest at the pivot + through the razor-teeth and is hollow-ground thinner up from the teeth towards the blade-back. This affords the blade low-friction kerf-clearance without compromising strength where you want it; in the pivot-joint and teeth.The Seller: Entrata Japan:When I purchased my saw, with medium teeth, I also ordered a spare blade with Large teeth as a hedge against catastrophic user-error in the field. (Spare blade weighs all of 63 grams). A discrepancy in the order resulted in arrival of a Medium tooth blade instead. A single email contact to Entrata resulted in correction with the Large-tooth blade in 3 (three) days. It was a very pleasant experience to purchase from this customer.For this seller, Entrata Japan, and In particular the Silky product line- I will purchase again - And I do recommend.

One year of use: I wanted a better saw for general outdoors use and in my hunting / bushcraft / survival pack. I’m responsible for maintaining several hundred acres of woodland and I’m outdoors all the time. When I go via ATV, a chainsaw, an axe, AND this guy are always with me. When I’m on foot, the Gomboy is always in my pack. I’ve got several folding saws; Bahco, Fiskars, Corona, Felco. But this one seems to be always be in my pack. If I change packs, I swap saws so this one is with me. It’s a few grams heavier and a little larger than the others, but after a year of use, I can’t fault it in any way. Things to consider: if you’re looking to pare grams, a smaller saw with all-plastic handle will be a bit lighter - though not much. But I want durability and assurance it will ALWAYS work. In the Gomboy line, you can get smaller (210, 240), but I’ve already got several smaller saws. I wanted to be able to easily cut larger firewood as well as e.g. smaller poles for shelter/furniture construction. And I’m willing to put up with another ounce or two in the pack to get the durability and versatility. Never have regretted it yet. On tooth size, my experience is that the 10TPI (actually, appears to be 10 teeth per 30mm.) is a good compromise. Coarser teeth cut faster in green/soft wood (pine, spruce, green hardwood), finer teeth give smoother (and MAYBE faster) cut in hard/very dry wood (oak, maple, etc.). 10 seems to be a good all-around compromise for me. Cuts plenty fast for my purposes, though the cuts aren’t quite in-shop, power-saw furniture-grade. But that’s not what I’m looking for; I want to get the limbs / logs cut and be done. Plenty good enough cuts for backwoods purposes. You will smile every time you use this guy. Building a log cabin? Get a Katanaboy or a big western-style push-cut crosscut saw. NEED lighter weight (really?!) then consider Pocketboy or a Corona. Wanna’ be SURE you can build a shelter or large fire no matter what the conditions? Get this guy.Oh, and one other thing. If you are considering true long-term wilderness living, you’ll want something much larger ... and then consider a western-style push-cut saw. You can easily learn to refile and sharpen the teeth when it gets dull. Japanese pull-cut saws such as Gomboy or Katanaboy would be, I think, pretty much impossible to sharpen by hand when (if ?!) it gets dull. But Silky’s steel is so good, it will take you a very long time to get it dull.

Wow, is this saw sharp! It is beautifully made and comfortable to handle. I bought it for pruning around the property. I cut off a 2" limb in about three pulls, clean as a whistle. The blade is thin but not too thin, made out of some steel alloy that makes it strong and not flimsy. The teeth are not offset, so the kerf is as narrow as the blade. The teeth design cuts both on the pull and the push, which probably accounts for why it is so fast at cutting. The blade does close into the handle completely with no teeth exposed, nice for storage and carrying with no danger to person or saw. When opened, the blade locks securely.I like this 270mm length for its reach without being too long and for a good pull, not lengthy sawing action with a really short folding saw. As long as I don't hit nails sawing something, the blade should remain sharp for some time. At least replacement blades are available. I like the saw enough myself that I ordered a second one to give to my handyman son-in-law. These saws are somewhat expensive relative to others, but the quality I see as value over other cheaper hand saws.

This is is a dream to work with. From working with those cheaper folding saws sold at big box stores and hardware shops then making the switch to this has been such a joy for me. I would always dread going out and cutting limbs with the other saws that I had as I never seemed to get them to cut well. They were always hard to start the cut and then they wore you out in a short time. This saw just glides through branches big and small. Starts right when you pull back and finishes the cut in half the time as other blades I tried.If I lost this I would replace it with a new one. I also opted for the longer version as it seem to be a good balance for me. I personally bought two sizes and kept the one I liked best. NOT using both but just by feel in hand.They saw is made in Japan and they did a fantastic job. Well built and I don't expect it to get dull anytime soon. They make really, really good blade steel.5 stars!

Kaum Kraftaufwand.

Outstanding product! I have nothing but great things to say about this saw. Reasonable price for an amazing product.

nice product

Für Obstbaumrückschnitt - die beste Klappsäge die ich jemals hatte.Hab' mittlerweile 3 verschiedene Größen und eine verschenkt.Herzlichen Dank!

Silky fox I heard was good, but while pruing a cherry tree 4inch branch,15 feet up, I know it's brilliant. Very useful piece of equipment. Because it's foldable it's easy to carry without endangering yourself. Very sharp leaving a neat cut. I would recommend silky fox, I know it's more expensive but you no longer have to drag a unwieldy bow saw to cut small branches.