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Wanting a sturdy foldable quality bone saw to replace my old man’s cheap rusted one. Was wondering what you guys think the best is....
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Brother, I’ve been through them all. From Gerbers, Wicked’s, others, and the one you see in the pic below (SOG). Most will break when you really start sawing on an elk’s skull cap (it’s just a matter of when), and, none of them cut that well. I used the SOG on my bulls skull cap a few months ago and it held up, but, it’ll come “unlocked” if you’re not careful. Tech tip: the wood saw blades work much better than the bone blades on these for skull capping (they don’t gum up with goo and stop cutting). Do yourself a favor and just get the small Wyoming Saw, you won’t have to go thru all the less expensive folders before you get PO’d and move to the WY saw.
I’ve had a WY saw for years but keep trying the various, lighter folders; finally I think I’ve learned
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Re: Best Folding Bone Saw
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Wyoming has always gotten the job done for me with no problems whatsoever.
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Re: Best Folding Bone Saw
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December 19, 2019, 05:10:18 PM »
Stay away from the small Gerber one, it broke on my first animal.
I have the Outdoor Edge Flip n Zip for deer, it would probably work on elk. It's super lightweight and easy to pack around all the time. I have only used it twice and it didn't break, but it has some flexibility to it.
For larger jobs, I have the Outdoor Edge foldable, I don't think they make it anymore. They have a Griz Saw, or you could go with Wyoming if you want to also cut wood. That option is nice because it would work on ribs, pelvis, skull and cut wood but is much larger and heavier than the Flip n Zip.
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I like my Wyoming Saw a lot.
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Re: Best Folding Bone Saw
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I’ve used the Gerber bone saw for years on many animals with no problems. It is light and compact which is nice.
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Sswviver works great and only weighs about 9oz.
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Re: Best Folding Bone Saw
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Silky saw from Japan.
Pricey, superb. Pull saw. I have the Pocket Boy, too small to cut off elk antlers but incredibly sharp and quick to cut. Mine has coarse teeth, great for wood and works on bone. If my primary use was for bone I'd go for medium teeth, in a Big Boy size for cutting antlers from skulls.
I have half a dozen other daypack saws: Sierra, Gerber, Knap sport saw, various compass and small hand saws (best I've found for cutting off antlers). A Knight and Hale lock blade folding pull saw lasted about 2 minutes of use. A small Black and Decker pull saw finally wore out but was very good and I have never seen one like it since. Best larger back pack folding saw (for me) is the Coghlan folding saw, similar to Sven saw but much better design with no parts to fall off and lose in snow etc. It is a wood saw, don't know if you can get a finer tooth bone blade for it.
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Re: Best Folding Bone Saw
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I have Gerber and Outdoor Edge versions and they work fine for light duty like sternums. For serious work I use a Wyoming Saw.
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I will second the Wyoming saw. I have had mine many years and cut allot of animals with it.
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Definitely the Wyoming Saw is the way to go. Yes a little heavy but super heavy duty
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Another Wyoming vote here. I have 2 of the compact ones and love them.
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Thanks for the info gentlemen.
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Re: Best Folding Bone Saw
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Good post, I have always carried one of the short Stanley cross cut saws in my pack. They work great, but not as compact as I would like. I’ve never seen the Wyoming saw. Ordered one last.
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