There are folding saws, and then there is the Big Boy. With a 360 mm blade, over 14 in long, it delivers cutting capacity, reach, and stroke length that no pocket folder approaches: large limbs, small trunks, and plenty of construction work all fall within its range, and it still weighs about a pound.
Silky makes it in Japan with the razor-toothed blade quality the brand is famous for: chrome-plated, taper-ground so it will not bind, with impulse-hardened teeth that cut on four angles and stay sharp roughly three times longer than untreated steel. The two-handed rubber-cushioned handle gives you a sure grip in wet gloves, the blade locks open in two positions, and it folds to about 16 in for a truck, pack, or site box until the day it earns its keep. That day always comes. Pick your teeth: fine 11 TPI for clean carpentry cuts, medium 8.5 TPI for general work, large 6 TPI for green wood, or the Big Boy 2000 with its curved 5.5 TPI blade for the fastest limbing. Replacement blades are stocked for every version.
Specifications:
- Options: Saw 11 TPI (fine, blue handle); Saw 8.5 TPI (medium, black); Saw 6 TPI (large, red); Big Boy 2000 5.5 TPI (extra large, yellow, curved blade); replacement blades for each, including the 2000 curved
- Blade length: 14-1/5 in (360 mm); straight on the fine, medium, and large; curved on the 2000
- Teeth: impulse hardened, non-set, taper-ground blade; 11 TPI (13 teeth per 30 mm) fine for hardwood and bamboo, 8.5 medium for softwood, 6 and 5.5 for green wood and pruning
- Handle: two-handed rubber-cushioned aluminum, color-coded to the teeth, folds to approx. 16 in
- Weight: about 1 lb (450 g)
- Warranty: limited lifetime
- Made in: Japan by Silky
