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Folding saws

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Knoll:
Silky seems to get near unanimous thumbsup from the online bushcraft community.

DC:
Are any of these sharpenable? Or is it throw away blades?

Pat B:
You can resharpen the Japanese push/pull saws with a triangular file but they usually stay pretty sharp even after heavy use. If you try to saw too fast in hard wood the blade can heat up some and I think in some of those instances I think the teeth loose set rather than getting dull. Be sure tio wear good gloves. Those blades will cut to the bone before you know it(from experience). 

slowbowjoe:
I have a Silky and a Wicked saw, also a cheap Coughlan's. The Silky is very well made, feels good in the hand, and cuts clean and fast (I think it's the medium teeth). I've had the lock release a couple of times when I choke up on the handle, and the blade is VERY flexi. I guess the thin blade helps the cut, but it sometimes needs a tweak by hand to straighten it.
The Wicked is easily the strongest and most durable. The lock is easy and totally positive. The blade is solid. It cuts neither as clean nor as fast as the Silky, but it's a better workhorse. I only use the cheap one if none of the others are around.

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