Using The Still PS10 Folding Pruning saw I Had alittle Fun While clearing out some trees.

http://www.stihlusa.com/handtools/PS10-STIHL-Folding-Saw.html

The Trees Where cut down with a chainsaw and then processed down to the main trunk with the PS10. May not be very impressive to some of ya but I tell ya out of the package with the brand new blade it went threw everything like butter with little to no effort and no soreness.







Now if thats not enough cuts threw enough decent thickness (note the waterbottle) branches for a decent shelter and some base fire wood at the least I dunno what is. VERY little effort went into this amount of cutting. For such a small light weight saw it gets the job done very well. Overall I think it was easier then using a hand axe or large knife and i figure I am losing less needed fuel by not knocking out a large notch and dropping big chips of wood.

Overall Very very pleased I went with the stihl Saw. I Have no way to compare it to other saws but I know at the least it does the job well and I like it.

EDIT: I forgot to mention The trees are two weeks old cut downs.

If there is anything a pruning saw can do well, it is cutting fast. You might also try a Swedish bow saw. They are pretty quick as well, although they can't get into confined spaces the way a pruning saw can.

The great thing about the PS10 is its very small when folded and easily stored and forgotten about weight wise. Im betting it can fit in most larger Survival pouches which is a major bonus. It wont cut threw much more then a 6 inch log comfortably but in a survival situation Im positive it will serve its purpose well. Tomorrow Im definitely going to attempt to tackle as large of diam I can. Happily I can state the plastic handle is comfortable and has no "hot spots" as of yet. It provides great grip one and two handed and Im positive id prefer this smooth plastic over any form of rubberized or rubber slabbed grips.

I love my folding saws Frisket. I've got a pruning saw (sierra) and a Swede saw. Tried them both out last weekend in a similar project.

I think I like the sierra better. The swede saw is GREAT. It's light weight, only slightly longer than the sierra and cuts very nicely. It's just a little more fiddly and I worry about the blade being so thin compared to the sierra. I use it all the time but decided to put sierras in my kits.

I cant speak the the quality of other Folding pruning saws in the handle and blades but The stihl Seems built pretty well. The major downside to the stihl saw is the price of the blades. I may very well have to purchase a Coghlans Saw simply because replacement blade costs. Stihl does in fact sell a sharpening kit for their pruning saws so I may look into that.

I'll have to check out that sharpener. Thanks Frisket!

I think it is for the chainsaw primarily but i was informed the files can be used on pruning saws as well hmmm I dunno now.

http://www.stihldealer.net/productdetail...atprods-43.aspx

I have sharpened double-tooth saw blades using a feather-edge file of the appropriate size. This includes pruning saws, swede saws, and SWAK saw blades. Some of the newer ones with induction-hardened points would require diamond abrasive to sharpen effectively.

The saws I sharpened showed some improvement. If you have to take off a lot of metal, though, you start to lose the set of the teeth that creates a wider channel (kerf) that keeps the blade from binding in the cut. Generally, nothing cuts as well as a new blade.

Thanks Doug!