Rant: tried a Silky saw vs a cheap hardware store saw on a big oak limb

Last weekend I was cutting a 10-inch limb off a red oak and my $30 saw bound up halfway through... switched to a Silky Sugoi and it went through like butter in one smooth pull. Has anyone else had that night-and-day difference with a better blade?

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sageross29d ago

Same thing happened to me with a maple branch, my cheap pruning saw got pinched bad and I had to fight it out. The Silky's blade geometry is just on another level with those big raker teeth that clear sawdust way better. It's not just sharpness either, the tooth set on those Japanese saws is designed to cut on the pull stroke so you get way more control.

hart.cora29d ago

Oh man, exactly @sageross, I had the same fight with a wet oak limb and my old saw just gummed up and stuck... the way the Silky clears the chips on the pull stroke is night and day, makes cutting so much easier.

elizabethn5625d ago

Yeah that cheap saw binding up mid cut is the absolute worst feeling, especially when you're already committed and can't back out. I've been there too many times with those $20 hardware store specials and it just makes you want to throw the whole thing in the trash. The difference with a Silky is honestly hard to explain until you feel it yourself, like the saw just knows what it's doing and glides through. It's not just the sharpness either, the whole way the teeth are arranged and the pull stroke action just works better with how wood actually cuts. Once you go Silky you can't really go back, it ruins you for anything else.