The Silky Zubat is a professional curved pruning saw and Silky's best seller, with a one-piece curved blade that rides in a pivoting sheath. We sell the Zubat 240, 330 and 390 and the Zubat 330 Ultimate. Replacement blades for the 240, 330 and 390 are sold separately.
The curve cuts faster with less effort. The blade is taper ground and hard chrome plated against rust and tree resin, and it wipes clean. The non-set, impulse-hardened teeth are precision ground with four cutting angles (Silky's Mirai-Me pattern) for fast, smooth cuts, at 7.5 teeth per 30 mm (about 6.5 TPI). The molded rubber handle grips well, and the black polypropylene sheath pivots with the curve and has a detachable belt holder. It's suited to all pruning and to cutting large branches.
The Zubat 240 has a 240 mm (9-1/2 in) blade and weighs 200 g (0.45 lb), 350 g (0.8 lb) with the sheath. The 330 has a 330 mm (13 in) blade and weighs 300 g (0.65 lb), 480 g (1.1 lb) with the sheath. The 390 has a 390 mm (15-2/5 in) blade and weighs 320 g (0.7 lb), 590 g (1.3 lb) with the sheath.
The Zubat 330 Ultimate has progressive teeth, 7.5 to 6.5 per 30 mm, for a smoother start to each stroke, and Silky's scraper-shaped Gokai-Me teeth clear sawdust from the cut. Its blade is nickel plated, it cuts a 1.4 mm kerf, it weighs about 500 g (1.1 lb), and its scabbard has Silky's 3D roller lock to protect it from the teeth.
Katsuji Miyawaki founded Silky in 1919 in Kishi, Japan, under the brand Tamakitsune, and all of its saws took the Silky name in 1983. The company is now headed by Uichi Miyawaki, and its saws are made in Ono, Japan.
