#246754 - 06/08/12 09:47 AM
Re: Bahco Laplander Saw
[Re: Ronin]
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Registered: 03/14/08
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Loc: BC, CANADA
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i'm looking for a source for this saw. i looked at mec, but apparently it turned out to be a cheap chinese ripoff saw. i looked into tools plus, but the shipping to canada is more than the saw! anyone know where i can get a bahco in canada?
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#246759 - 06/08/12 03:28 PM
Re: Bahco Laplander Saw
[Re: TrailDemon]
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i'm looking for a source for this saw. i looked at mec, but apparently it turned out to be a cheap chinese ripoff saw. I doubt that. MEC is a credible outfit.
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#246783 - 06/08/12 07:54 PM
Re: Bahco Laplander Saw
[Re: TrailDemon]
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MEC carries more than one folding saw, including the Bahco Laplander. Just be careful which one you look at.
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#246787 - 06/08/12 09:36 PM
Re: Bahco Laplander Saw
[Re: Ronin]
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Bump a 5 year old thread? If you just searched "bahco laplander canada" you would find what you are looking for in 10 seconds.
Did you look at the one next to your "knock off", or did you see some other brand and just assumed any folding saw not by bahco is knock off?
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#246881 - 06/11/12 03:59 AM
Re: Bahco Laplander Saw
[Re: TrailDemon]
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Loc: Nothern Ontario
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i'm looking for a source for this saw. i looked at mec, but apparently it turned out to be a cheap chinese ripoff saw. i looked into tools plus, but the shipping to canada is more than the saw! anyone know where i can get a bahco in canada? If you go the MEC website, it clearly shows that their Bahco saw is made in Sweden. Bahco Laplander Folding Saw Product Number: 4009-407 Made in SwedenWeight: 180g
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#247000 - 06/13/12 03:10 AM
Re: Bahco Laplander Saw
[Re: Ronin]
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There's another folding saw that, as far as cutting speed and effort, some think (including me) is in a league of its own. It's the Silky Pocketboy. It's available in both 5" and 7" versions and I use the 7" version. The bad news is that the Japanese made Silkys are more expensive than the Swedish made Laplanders.
Silky makes several different interchangeable blades for the Pocketboys. I use the course (large tooth) blade the most. That blade is optimised for cutting green wood but I found it is the best general purpose blade. When I'm backpacking, I generally carry two blades – the course general use blade and either the hard wood blade or the dry wood blade (depending on the conditions). My wife has her own 5" Pocketboy. It has a blade that Silky designed just for cutting bamboo and she uses it in our bamboo garden.
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#247006 - 06/13/12 04:40 AM
Re: Bahco Laplander Saw
[Re: Ronin]
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Crazy Canuck
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Loc: Alberta, Canada
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I have heard about Silkys, but have never had the opportunity to try one. Gotta put that on my to-do list.
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#247007 - 06/13/12 05:24 AM
Re: Bahco Laplander Saw
[Re: Ronin]
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Registered: 04/28/10
Posts: 3160
Loc: Big Sky Country
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The Bahco is good but the Silky's are in a whole 'nuther league. I have two, a red Pocketboy (LG teeth) and a yellow Bigboy (360mm blade w/XL teeth). They're very thin and only saw on the pull stroke, pretty much preventing kinking/bending of the blade. The largest Silky saw, the Katanaboy, actually can rival a chainsaw for speed. I love my Silky saws!
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