Best Folding Saw - The Silky

Silky is my favorite field saw that I've tested. Remember that they cut on the pull-stroke and you'll be able to put away some serious lumber. Below are links to the products referenced in the video.
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[@ReviewOutdoorGear]

Thank you for showing our sheath!! Glad you like it!

[@GrayBeardedGreenBeret]

I love it! Still highly recommended

[@pobo6113]

I like that you address complaints that others have with items. Other people that post videos just saw they don’t like something, but do not explain why. It leaves me questioning. You don’t do that. You know of an issue and you address it. Thank you.

[@GEOPUZZLE]

Love my Silky Gomboy. I have many saws but the Silky is the best! Thanks for the tip on carrying the replacement blade.

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Your combination kit featuring this Silky, a leather sheath, and the finer blade is great! So is your instruction on how long a blade is needed on a saw and on the various uses of the 90-degree spine on the Silky.

[@drakkar_night3346]

Only 3 you need: Silky Pocketboy - For small branches. Bahco Laplander - For hardwood that requires smaller teeth and gaps. Silky Gomboy 240 (A little bit bigger than the Laplander) - For wet/softwood and Northwestern Woods. My brother and I pack all 3 for redundancy and efficiency. You can cut pretty much anything with just these 3.

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Thanks for an interesting post!

[@ttteg-tq8ln]

Love seeing the kids around!

[@ericcapell3455]

The Gomboy 210 looks like the perfect size for a great all around saw. Thanks for the review. Keep up the great work. You didn't even flinch when that huge blue snot gobbler came after you!

[@tm5aw357]

Great vid. Glad you showed the replacement blade stuff.

[@kekelaward]

Thanks! The size comparison was very helpful.

[@darellgriffin8177]

Actually been reviewing saws in the past week and leaning toward the silky but wasn't sure about the teeth to length ratio. Also good info about the replacement blade. Thanks for helping me make that decision.

[@standswithfish]

I have a pocket boy and absolutely love it!👍

[@robinluger2884]

I get sheaths make for my gardening tools at a tack shop. They use a reinforced nylon fabric, which doesn't absorb water like leather, and holds up pretty well.

[@jamesmcnamara7484]

Bought this sheath and replacement blade by your recommendation for my Gomboy, couldn’t be happier. Thank you.

[@shanekiser851]

Thanks a lot! That fire steel trick is great!

[@preppedone1006]

Gomboy Curve 210mm Saw, is what I carry in my B.O.B.! Takes up very little space, yet helps process timber and cuts easily thru bone.

[@spider5001]

Really cool presentation 👍🏻 I have the aggressive and fine F180 saws. Something I do with char cloth is tear it in half and put the frayed ends on top of each other on top of the flint

[@jeffrichards5106]

Hey Josh, I have the Silky Super accel 21 and the Pocket Boy. Had them at least 3 years now. Best saws I've ever used! don't go camping without them.

[@arctodussimus6198]

I carried a Woodzig folding saw for over ten years. It only cuts on the pull, so it was easy to change to the Silky. Love my Silky Pocket Boy... Perfect size and very dependable. The Woodzig is in Mumma Bear’s bag now. 😉

[@nikoulph]

I've got my a bit bigger, and is my first tool on my camping trips. Works flawlessly

[@followingafterjesuschrist4782]

I got a pocket boy over a year ago and been hooked on them ever since. Loved how you showed the other uses and Hillsboro? Man its truly a small world.

[@truckerenoch8824]

I bought the Silky 240mm with medium teeth about 4 years ago and I've got a lot of use out of it. I got the medium teeth for a mix of bushcraft, but also to do some pruning on apple and pear trees deep on my property. I've never used the Bako or any others, but I'm more than happy with the Silky.

[@JEEROFUKU]

Use to work as a tree climber for a while and my main tool, beside climber’s chainsaw was Silky Zubat attached to my right lower limb. Since then I’ve become true aficionado of Silky made saws. ATB🙏🏻🍀❤️

[@ron78]

Silky is a great saw. I have pocket boy for now. I love it and use it more then anything else.

[@jeffdickinson6765]

Bought a big boy a couple years, fantastic!

[@jamesmcnamara7484]

I have used a gomboy to trim my oak trees in my yard, and keep it in the clunky plastic case in my get home bag. I didn’t know about the availability of the fine tooth blade, and that sheath would save space, and weight in my kit. Thanks again man!

[@talkingwithtrash8879]

I love the Silky series. Always a reliable cutting tool when properly maintained. Keep it up GB2, loving every video. Liked the junior bushcrafter working his way in.

[@dragogt3505]

I got my dad a big boy pro and he absolutely loves it, going on 7 months now on the stock blade. The zubat pro is on my shopping list.

[@tunnelrabbit4293]

The Bacho Laplander is good enough as well. A 20" D-saw with the type 51 blade cuts dry pine so well, I'll even use for cutting dimensional lumber. It is that clean of a cut. A d-saw in the woods makes a lot of shelter possible.

[@000207poosh]

Being a retired Canadian Forces soldier, I absolutely respect your no shit reviews and knowledge. You guys are some of the smartest toughest soldiers I have had the honour of serving with. Thanks for your service and love the channel!

[@GrayBeardedGreenBeret]

I enjoyed working with you boys in Kandahar myself, brother!

[@000207poosh]

@@GrayBeardedGreenBeret 🤘🍻

[@jamesbaldwin9969]

Another great video. Hope you guys have fun at your event. I hope to be there one day.

[@feralgrandad4429]

The Gomboy has been my go to for a while, but didnt think to add the second blade with different tooth count. Top tip, cheers mate.

[@gringo3009]

Agreed. Silky's rock.

[@mathewhenderson5757]

Solid video. Valuable content for the community. Good explanation of variety and application

[@Exist_Outdoors_]

I love my sugoi, don’t know how I ever got by without it. Definitely a fan of the brand. Thanks for sharing

[@wooki_in-the-wild]

As has been touched upon , I love my KatanaBoy 550, its a staple on all my camping trips as it is light enough to carry on a pack ,can be used single handedly as I have found out this summer due to injuries and surgery .This saw is great for the woods of New England . I have been looking at other models for smaller kits like the Sugowaza, and for folders either the Bigboy, or the Gomboy 240, thank you for a great Video Gray Beard !!

[@ld2706]

Love my silky. One of the best purchases I made for me and my son. Helped him enjoy learning how to build shelters. Just a rec. Check out the FSP and BigBoy pouch from centerline systems. Centerline makes the MDP for bss. Two awesome pieces of gear that hold both large and smaller sized silkys, also holds a wood axe or hatchet along with it. Highly recommended

[@ZRN1986]

Another outstanding review Josh! Thank you for breaking down the uses for each size tool. This video helped me make my decision for my purchase.

[@johnwilliams8654]

I went with the silky ultra accel with the curved blade. It's a beast!

[@abelgerli]

I use the gumboy 210 in combination with Okatsune mid size pruners. Okatsune has a dual scabbard where the pruners and the gumboy are stacked over each other. The perfect combination for me to trim fruit trees. Okatsune and silky has the same distributor here in Europe in the Netherlands so this is a no brainer. The gumboy curved 210 has also the advantage that the saw is narrower at the tip than the normal gumboy. That makes sawing in tight spaces in the garden much more convenient.

[@jasonjoseph3975]

I carry a very similar saw to Gomboy in my bag and just last week I was cutting 6" logs at our camp site

[@AndrewSmith-rp6ee]

I have used the bigboy to cut through up to 10” softwood logs when I had to clear a trail. It is an amazing saw!

[@toddgibson9861]

Great video BTW.....!!! Love the versatility/multiple uses for the silky you demonstrated...

[@etnrutledge8461]

Silky big boy is fantastic

[@Caintuckee64]

*For the small price... Silky delivers a big result! Built tough and well engineered. LIKE!*

[@76Stankfinger]

Awesome video. Just ordered the 210 on amazon. Should be a great addition to my hiking/camping pack.

[@dirtysouthbushcraftandmma9784]

Very versatile tool. Just added a new gomboy 240 to my pack. I agree about the professional being unnecessary, never broken a regular and they cut a more narrow kerf. Outstanding video

[@richardcolman9043]

Great video Buddy. Survival Russia used his silky whith flint a couple of years ago, to prove it could. Loved the box of charred material. a new one for me. been trying to decide which silky to get for a while now. Decision made. Thanks....

[@Eric-ew8jt]

Silky is awesome, I have the big boy 2000, Katana boy 500, and a few F180'S I've used them in all sorts of weather right down to -30 Celsius/-22f Never broke or bent o blade yet.. Great video brother, enjoy the weekend and the gathering

[@nightrainnightrain8031]

Real world information at its finest 👍🏻

[@crisz3845]

Love my Silky Big Boy. Thanks for the vid!

[@joaquin-jacknava2696]

Thanks for sharing. Great info and demonstration.

[@peterkinberger9741]

Thank you for the source information and teaching. I always check my knives and saws for flint sparking. Hack saw blades work nicely also. I bought a British military fire steel that had a high quality carbon steel hacksaw blade for scraping the firesteel. Both fit on my dog tag chain along with my P38 and P52 along with a dog tag shaped bottle opener made in stainless and a stainless military issue cross or crucifix, also in stainless. I bundle them with rubber to silence them. The British firesteel and it's hacksaw striker are great. I spark flint or firesteel with the hacksaw blade and use the hacksaw blade to cut grooves and notches in wood. It is just large enough to lash a handle on with tarred twine giving it the ability to cut small diameter pieces of nmetal. The teeth can abrade hand cuff links of standard cuffs to make the links weaker so that I can free my hands or feet, you know the drill, being a Green Beret and you know I am a Jarhead from my past notes to you. Thank you again for all you do for us who watch, listen and learn then practice it after you've helped us. You are a good man and were probably an even better soldier. I love you brother, take good care and God bless you. Will talk at you later. Semper Fi, do or die ! Oorah ! MAGA KAG ! One and all ! Bye !

[@GrayBeardedGreenBeret]

Thanks, brother!

[@timwaldroup9654]

Will be checking into that..

[@justythrasher]

Im not the best skill wise and have broken the tips off of both silkys i owned. I bought a Komelon folder and am super impressed. Way cheaper, smooth and fast and havent broken it after a lot of use. Pocket boy, was an awesome little saw for the size. Loved the reverse angle blade position lock as well.

[@jeepnicc]

Great video on some great tools... Thanks for sharing!!

[@journeyman7189]

Great stuff Josh. Never knew about the striker for flint and steel. I was a Boreal 21 guy for a while then won a Silky pocket boy. Blew my laplander away. Now have the gomboy curve and the Bigboy curve. Awesome saws! Nate

[@jbutzi]

Silky Ultra Excel 240 with curved blade is my favorite. Also like to light weight F-180!

[@Jeffs40K]

Sweet I have the Silky Gomboy but I didn't have the Sheath or that 210 Blade, I will now though thank you sir.

[@bobesselstyn4917]

good saw thanks josh

[@rogerbeckner6419]

Silky 240 Gomboy and Silky Ono. Best team for processing lumber into burnable material.

[@markhopkins9309]

I like the compact and folding grandchild for the field

[@rickgoggins6517]

I have a silky katana boy with extra large teeth. Amazing how easy it is to use. I camp in a nationally protected wetland swamp where no public access is provided. I know an old road taken off the map in 1948 and a way to get my truck in discretely. I have only seen 2 fisherman out there in all my years camping there on the river. The katanaboy has single handedly bucked up so much rotten wood the wetlands are starting a new. The girlfriend and myself have removed several dozen bags of garbage from the river and surrounding area. We've bucked up the dead fall and rotten laying trees. It looks like a different world from when I first started helping the land rejuvenate itself. It just needed some love. Conservation of the land doesn't always mean isolating it and leaving it to rot. We have brought a lot of the area back just by loving it and taking care of the dead fall. Some endangered plant life has arisen a new and it really is a great place now. Thank you katanaboy and thank all of you who practice "positive impact camping". I use this term to describe leaving the land in a better way that it will prosper after you have left.

[@mem7048]

I have seen several gomboys blades break, where I have never seen the Laplander blades break. That being said, I live and grew up in the Adirondacks and have found the Katanaboy to be hands down the best manually operated firewood producer ever.

[@asmith7876]

Breaking the blade on a Silky is universally a user-problem. It absolutely is not an intuitive tool to someone used to using Western style tools but if you pay attention until you perfect your technique they're amazing. I have several Laplanders, but I acquired them many years ago when there were made by Sandvik so I don't if the Bahcos are as good. Amazing saws and the only one I ever considered bringing, until I saw the Silky. I have a Gomboy 240 with a straight blade, my friend has a larger Big Boy with a curved blade. The curved eats firewood while the straight blade is good for crafts. Awesome tools if you use them right.

[@andycoppes]

Saw the Brits on TA Outdoors using the katanaboy to cut through a downed tree trunk that had to be at least a foot thick, maybe better. I was expecting a lot more sweat and huffing- looked incredible.

[@jameswilliams7420]

outstanding review. I'm going to have to get one of those saws. It would come in handy for a tree in my yard as well as outdoors.

[@ndubstar]

cool saws. I usually just carry a bahco laplander for a pocket saw, but the best saw, for me, is a 21 inch bow saw. the fiskars one is nice, for $10. and a swap of the blade for a dry wood blade. perfect.

[@kentondurrant8017]

You do such a great job in your presentations and I really enjoy all of your videos. I have bought three saws prior to this video that I need to test out for myself. The Corona is the largest one and the handle is very soft and flexible. I decided to try it because of forty plus years of experience with the brand. Their quality has gone down hill in recent years. The other one is a Walmart camping saw I decided to try even though it too is a low end saw. The last saw is a bow saw for in my truck if I go camping using the truck it should he handy. Well keep up the great job. I am looking forward to your future videos.

[@mltaylo]

I love my pocket boy!! Great product

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

Sold just ordered mine on amazon $26 99 👍🏻

[@cantstartafire]

Outstanding! Man, that was a cool way to start a fire... Oh yeah, the saw is neat too.

[@texashillbilly6148]

Excellent information. Silky is the best, unless you enjoy exerting yourself for a long time cutting wood. ;) Thanks for the video!

[@chrismurphy5204]

I have a Gomboy Curve 210. The 4th time i used it, about 3 inches snapped off the end. I use my machete now.

[@MichaelR58]

Joshua, thanks for sharing, Silky saws are bad to the bone . I learned to always wear gloves , as they are very sharp , even when being extremely careful. ATVB brother 👍

[@rojostardarkstone3128]

Always enjoy the content you produce, Thank You! I was out in the woods recently but was a bit confused, I thought it would be filled with guys making KZbin Videos. Couldn't find any; It must have been the wrong season ;-)

[@GrayBeardedGreenBeret]

😂😂😂 I run into Dave Canterbury, Corporals Corner, Black Hat Bushcraft, and Coalcracker Bushcraft all the time in the woods

[@alf3553]

I’ve had a few saws over the years. My first Silky was a 240 and it’s a great saw, but I didn’t like it as an EDC bush tool. I don’t mind carrying the 240 if I’m going to use it, but it’s a bit heavy and bulky just to have with you. I picked up a 130 and it’s a great saw size to just leave in the pack or haversack. Normally all I’m doing with the saws is getting firewood for a small stick stove or fatwood hunting.

[@steveklick]

I've got a "hooyman" extendable saw with detachable folding blade. Prob not near the best but I like that it has a ten foot extendable light weight pole.

[@stewartrv]

Way better than a buck saw IMO, can reach up to cut stuff almost out of reach. As long as the blade is a bit longer than half the wood diameter you can cut stuff bigger than the blade length if really needed by cutting around from multiple angles/sides.

[@kendicus4518]

I knew that the Silky Pocket boy had a 90% spine but I did not know that it could be used as a striker. Thanks

[@BushcraftRidge]

Thanks for the info, brother!

[@drytool]

I recommend checking out the curved blade versions. Amazing.

[@magistradox39]

Most of my silky saws are curved blades. Awesome. Less effort, faster, more efficient. And you get into tide places.

[@para1324]

Thanks GB. I subscribed not long ago. Good info. 👍🇺🇸

[@GrayBeardedGreenBeret]

Welcome to the channel!

[@cardinaloutdoors7774]

Josh, hey bro I'm bummed I missed the gathering! Anyway, great review of the Silky Gomboy! I absolutely love mine!!!! I will tell anyone from my own experiences, specifically if you're taking a class with Josh in the Adirondaks, and in cold weather, the Gomboy IS the saw to have....... Especially considering the paces/expectations/and teachables Josh puts you through. You need a real saw to do real skills. Glad I had mine! Perfect size, perfect construction and perfect results! Just need to get that sweet sheath now. You always find a way to get me to spend money bro haha...My Gomboy and I will see you for the intermediate class in Pensacola man!! Stay cool out there!

[@GrayBeardedGreenBeret]

With any luck you all will have some snakes and catfish to eat down in Florida for that class. See you then, bro!

[@cardinaloutdoors7774]

@@GrayBeardedGreenBeret Looking forward to it!

[@samday6621]

Nice lookin saw. Appears completely metal which must make it durable. I have a plastic handled folding saw by Bahco (French). Not as durable but light, so great slipped into a leg pocket, for it doesn’t flap around. Handle feels more ergonomically designed. Same interchangeable steel blades of varying teeth. - weight option.

[@mikem8145]

Bahco is not a Swedish company?

[@samday6621]

oh, maybe so Mike.

[@danielturk497]

Thank you. In the market to get the right saw! Have you ever found it necessary to have a hand chain saw as well?

[@madhatter355]

I need one ASAP

[@PlayaSinNombre]

All the critters want a bite of the Grey Beard!

[@davidsomerset8411]

You always give great reviews thanks much

[@TOM20000]

Great video mate,

[@ttteg-tq8ln]

Nice vid as always!

[@billygarfield5520]

On one outing with two friends over on St. Catalina Island my stove broke and the others did not bring a stove. We cooked on buffalo chips. No additional flavor; just use the dry ones.

[@toddgibson9861]

I use the gomboy curve professional 240....it's a cutter for sure...!!! Still like my bacho for crafting though....the silky's blade is too aggressive at times for the crafting...lol

[@GrayBeardedGreenBeret]

Yes it is, the fine tooth blade is really good for crafting, though.

[@abep5535]

Haha I got two of the pocket boys one in bag and one in the garage best hand saw made.

[@DTS16]

Great Video as always! Thank you for serving us :-) how do I access your Amazon store?

[@GrayBeardedGreenBeret]

amazon.com/shop/cornerstonesurvivalschool, thanks for the support!

[@marksellers5992]

No way! I live in Hillsboro, Ohio. Any chance you'll be coming back?

[@Mtlk77]

Thanks for this! Did yours come black? All that I see right now is yellow handled saws

[@one4thebigguy]

Found the saw, it’s awesome, just what I was looking for. No link to that cool sheath, hope you can put that up.

[@GrayBeardedGreenBeret]

Its up now!

[@TheTrailDancer]

Great vid as usual!

[@cephasmcpher67peteroutdoorspip]

I think it's a matter of preference from one saw to the next, from one person to the next.

[@asmith7876]

No, it isn't. Given identical wood to cut, the proper Silky will easily out-cut most any other saw. My poor Sandvik Laplander gets no love anymore!

[@seanyouknowwho798]

Nice review and demo! But you may have cost me some dough when I look at the saws and want to buy one😉

[@thomasnugent7602]

Very good, Thank you very much