Silky BIGBOY 360mm LG Teeth folding saw wood cut demo

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

I have watched 3 of your Silky saw videos and am very thankful for the help that they have provided. Thank you sir.

[@DarkSparkCannabis]

I agree, it is a humble feeling to know people on the other side of the earth share the same interests as me. Thank you for the review, I think I might buy this saw.

[@TheRunereaper]

Doc, these saw videos are excellent. I started off with a 130 Pocketboy medium but after watching your vids I bought a 240 Gomboy medium and have now indulged in a 360 Bigboy 2000 with extra large teeth. This last one is ferocious and excellent on "green" (freshcut) wood. There is a new technique to learn, pull-cutting rather than push-cutting but once mastered... sawing is actually a pleasure. It's great for a workout. Thanks for the post. Paul

[@virtuovice]

I have a right shoulder pain now due to chopping wood too much with my Japanese hatchet. Swinging a heavy thing with a single arm is no good to our health when we are old enough. So I gave up chopping and started investigation into the folding saws. It's because anyway I need to cut wood sometimes in the wilderness until I give up camping or hunting. Sawing seems much more friendly to my shoulder and no problem so far. Thanks.

[@quintili1]

It's also just a safer choice. Accidents do happen when using a sharp axe or hatchet. These Silky saws are just a fantastic tool.

[@nathan_navaja]

About 4 minutes and that Bigboy was through that huge log. Looked like hardwood too. Just... _wow_. I never knew they could be so efficient. I may have to pick one up.

[@drkknight614]

Nice, i love how the bigboy has different angles you can adjust the blade to. That seems to be a very useful feature.

[@PaulBuikema]

Thanks for this, I have loved Silky for years. Started with a Pocketboy and immediately got a Gomboy. At work (landscaper and arborist) I use a Zubat 330 large teeth regularly. I find the curved blades let you maintain pressure on the cut longer than a straight blade, you tend to lose power the farther away from your hand that the blade pressure is.

[@reptilespit4433]

2:07 weird thought, at some point in future, generations would look at this video and envy/crave to be in the nature (but it won't exist), the noise and cleanliness of running water the purity of elements of nature, it's all so precious. People who can experience it are lucky

[@fin3572]

That took a lot of work to demonstrate the qualities of these differing bushcraft saws.
Thank you - from a Silky owner!

[@stevemichelle1203]

Best review I have seen. Straight, straight forward and no nonsense. I am purchasing the Silky Big-boy 2000

[@MrVegaslive]

Even with big saw, still looks like that will wear you out quickly.
Very nice looking saw.
Thanks for showing it in action.

[@Survived4Real]

Hello my friend. Another good video. Silky makes the best folding saw by far IMO. Second would be the Bahco Laplander. Personally, I think more Bushcrafters will buy Silky's as they become more common. Thank you again for your excellent videos. You are well respected everywhere!

[@Romegyptian]

It's so strange to me to see someone on the other side of the planet doing outdoors survival stuff. I mean you look and dress just like hunters and survivalists in my own country, but are thousands of miles away in a totally different country. Just another testament to how similar we all are. I enjoy your videos though, thanks for taking the time to put them together!

[@TheGrandMasterDragon]

I can't believe that that flimsy saw could cut a tree! Love your videos

[@reptilespit4433]

10:30 indeed, very smooth cut. Impressive. Thanks for demonstrating.

[@virtuovice]

Yes, I did. It was not perfect but acceptable though. We should not take the bend serious on the folding saw. But we should saw slower than I did. We should not put force when pushing the saw but do it gently. Silky is a pull cutter and can bend easily when there is resistance during pushing. Strong bending during fast sawing can result in snapping off of the blade and injuring us. I was in a hurry to saw the wood in an acceptable period for the video and it was wrong. Thanks.

[@BOOSTEDLASER]

YOU LOOK SO YOUNG HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stevengegar9709]

NOW GO BACK AND BUY THE CURVED BLADES AND SEE IF IT DON'T CUT BETTER THAN THE STRAIGHT BLADES AND IT WILL BE A GREAT WAY TO FIND OUT IF IT DOES WORK BETTER AND FASTER. THIS REVIEW WAS GREAT ! ! ! ! ! !

[@virtuovice]

This area is up north on Hokkaido island and the water is not very clear because the cold weather doesn't decompose the organic materials completely. When I go camping to the south area, the water is completely clear and I don't carry water but drink from the river directly. I like it very much. Thanks.

[@YasumotoUS]

This is a great tip for preventing the tear-out seen on the remaining part of the log.

[@virtuovice]

It cuts a thick log easily. The blade is thin and takes bending. But it will hold fairly well. Its handle pivot area won't break easily. The point is it cuts a thick log much more easily than a large chopper. Thanks.

[@David-qv7bd]

Best review on this saw that I've seen. "It's a awesome power!" Love it :)

[@paradyne1T101]

Silky Saws are BEAST!

[@iMatt65]

Great video as always. I like how you show by doing the work. This eliminates opinion, only facts from the test.

[@THREESHOTBANDIT]

Thanks for the interesting videos on the saws. I am considering buying a silky saw to keep in my hunting pack.

[@stonybrokebushcraf]

I am impressed not with the saw but with you Sir great job awesome

[@5029]

This guy does some great videos, thank you very much for these videos sir they are much appreciated.

[@virtuovice]

What you say will be correct. It bent and had possibility to break due to its too long blade. They have 270mm and 300mm Gomboy in LG teeth too. Thanks.

[@outsidersurvivor]

At 1:17 it bends hard, that made me tense up, but it took the abuse. I tend to put a small cut at the bottom of a log to make the job easier, check out "arborist cut" just a tip you may all ready know. I enjoy watching your vids, and thank you very much.

[@paulie4x1]

Hi, watching your videos, I now own the BigBoy 2000, x-tra large teeth, its just great.

[@guybaxendale]

The Silky saws are excellent. I used regularly the Silky Accel 160mm as a pruning saw for side branches - a real workhorse and will do 100s of trees before needing a new blade. Even with 160mm Sometimes the blade will pinch and bend/break. It is more prone to happen with dead wood and usually happens when working at an awkward angle or when trying to cut too fast. With patience and care the BigBoy saw will be useful - like you say possibly the slightly smaller size might be better.

[@virtuovice]

Outdoor activity is my hobby. It refreshes me much. But it should work in an emergent survival situation like earthquakes or some chaos too. So I assume this hobby will save my family and me someday. We will be able to live like primitive people in emergency. We both are prepared. Thanks.

[@mohawksteel2215]

excellent video ... you have helped me make up my mind to buy this one. Thank you.

[@themoodybobby1]

Your channel is the best you do such a great job and i agree nice to know all over the world we are interested in the same things

[@myk1200s]

I like the Big Boy it's my understanding Let the Blade
Do the work not trying to force it through the wood.
Cuts that much better.

[@SirJamestheIII]

Awesome. You don't sound like you're out of breath when you speak too.

[@ronaldsneek]

You push the saw, the way it bends at 1:17 is not possible if you use the saw the way it is desigend for, push without pressure, pull with very little pressure, let the saw do the job ;-).

[@Tipi83]

I cringed a little when that happened. :p

[@buddybros2557]

@@Tipi83 I died inside

[@zazarays]

@@buddybros2557
The Silky saw manufacturing plant shook to the foundation

[@BenKempa]

These saws are amazing

[@KYTO82]

Looks like soft wood but that is a big log for a folding saw awesome saw and good job best wish's

[@virtuovice]

No. For my purposes except for getting rid of fallen trees on mountain roads, I prefer a shorter one, Gomboy 240mm. Thanks.

[@dahartman88]

The bark on that second tree looks like it would make great roofng/ shingling for bushcraft or emergency shelters.

[@ScottsUtubeWorld]

Hi, Wako. The stream in the beginning is very attractive to me, especially today (I've been drinking a LOT of water... it's well over 100 degrees in Southern California). It made me think of a question: where I live, most experts claim that we should treat all wilderness water before drinking it. When you are in the wilderness, do you carry water from home, or do you drink untreated water from creeks, streams, rivers, etc.? Thanks for your anticipated answer, and for another great video.

[@panamared3681]

I really like your videos, hello from south Texas.

[@LiamMitts]

That big one works pretty good,worth the extra carrying weight.

[@pappywith4]

My friend if you would just put a wedge in the top of your cut it would be much easier !

[@paulie4x1]

Say Heah, Yeah, I have a Silky BigBoy 2000 which I use more in cold weather. I was going to get a Silky Katana 500, and I still might. But for now, I got a Agawa Canyon 21 Boreal Bow Saw. It doesn't have screws, or boots and nuts to put it together so you can't loose them, It foods together into shape and the ABS Handle clamps tention on the saw blade when you clamp it down. It's stronger INK than the Bons Dustrude Buck Saw that works very similarly. Yeah, I know you will like itm You buy the sheaths separate. So I bought the Crazy Horse Leather Sheath and I also put a Aggressive spare blade in the Sheath and I got the all purpose saw blade first. But Dave C. said he liked the dry wood saw best.,,.

[@virtuovice]

It depends on what railway station you have near your residence. Tanzawa on Odakyu line, Okutama on Chuo and Ohme line, Okuchichibu on Seibu line. I like Okutama the best. Soon after you get off the train, it is full of nature there. Take care!

[@YasumotoUS]

These hand-saw videos are great to see. I wonder if there would be less bending with the "Bigboy" if they thickened the blade very slightly. Or I wonder if the steel is different from the Gamboy.
Thank you for sharing your experiences with these saws.

[@bobbyharper8710]

Thank you for the demonstration.

[@virtuovice]

I don't like the teeth cannot be sheathed in the handle completely on the 2000 LX Teeth. But it has a bit thicker blade and must be tougher and just right for thick log cutting. Its curvature seems efficient for the thick log too. It will be a better saw when the owner doesn't care about its incomplete sheathing. Thanks.

[@stepabove2136]

Just think about them loggers in the 1800s all day every day They was some tuff buggers.

[@S_man89]

Step Above my 5ft buck saw cuts great it’s all skill work. Slower yes but it does allow for a great forest experience while working.

[@uconnxlot]

that thing is a beast!

[@davidmathews2124]

My neighbor was trimming volunteer trees away from his shed, standing on the roof & asked me to hand up his saw. I passed him my BigBoy 1000 XL. After about two minutes he said, “Hey, what kind of a saw IS this anyway?” He was astonished. All of a sudden he was doing a quarter of the work. He ordered one that night.

[@Wateringman]

I was a United Brotherhood of Carpenters And Joiners of America Journeyman, and one of the skills we were taught was the proper use of a handsaw. In short, you are supposed to just guide the saw, and let the teeth do the cutting. You and far too many would be "survival and wilderness experts" on You Tube, still commit the amateurish habit of forcing the sawblade through the cut, risking either breaking, bending, or kinking the blade; just as you did in the video, which can have disastreous results on survival. Unlike you, who can just make another video take, while you go and get a new saw, someone who would be foolish enough to emulate your mishandling of the saw, and how to properly use it may not have the opportunity to get a quick replacement. Speed is important, but not at the risk of damaging the blade. The proper manner of using any handsaw is to let the saw make the cut without forcing it. Many will not heed what I just said. But Ill tell you this much; whomever, kinks their blade in a true survival situation because of foolish disregard of how to properly use any handsaw, if they live through their carelessness of forcing and damaging their saw, it will be a lesson they shall never forget.
The school of hard knocks is the best teacher of all.

[@chrisw5742]

THIS

[@Francois_Dupont]

he is expert of japanese saw witch cut ONLY on the backward stroke. you do not know the way of the eastern saw and it shows.

[@theshankman8682]

If it bent that hard and went back to shape without issues then there is no doubt of steel quality

[@irritablearchitect]

Excellent, sir.
Thanks.

[@a11an72]

Nice video , thank you !

[@dullbrass]

Thank you!

[@wufwufwufwuf]

that my friend looks a great saw

[@edman2745]

I really enjoy your videos, very informative: from Los Angeles, CA.

[@udoodu8023]

Good job!

[@virtuovice]

It was just a demonstration of the saw performance. For a real need I cut a fallen tree on a mountain road to go ahead during deer hunting. Once or twice in a season I need to do it. But that kind of road is usually closed at the end. For making firewood in camping I like 210 mm or 240mm saw. I often cut a bit thinner wood than the first one with a saw in the wilderness camping. The first one was an oak tree and the second one was a pine tree. Thanks.

[@virtuovice]

I hope the BIGBOY had a bit thicker blade. The steel will be the same and the BIGBOY 2000 XL Teeth has a bit thicker blade. Thanks.

[@Survived4Real]

Take a look at the Silky Zubat. Full tang fixed blade but its very strong & light with a nice sheath. Attach it to your pack or inside it. Very comfortable handle, super strong, and smaller than Big Boy when opened. I think you would like it a lot in the 330mm size. Let me know if you get one please? Sorry for last mistake :-)

[@Francois_Dupont]

thank you for making this video.

[@jakegti3]

You Are A FAVORITE SIR!

[@rachavya]

What you demonstrated looks like a great saw. Here in the US, we also can buy the "Silky Folding Landscaping Hand Saw BIGBOY 2000 Extra Large Teeth 356-36" -- it is available on Amazon. The difference seems to be a two-meter radius curvature in the blade, which is clearly visible when the saw is photographed in its closed position. What is your opinion of such a CURVED-blade variation?

[@funkyprepper]

very good video - very tempted to buy one $56!!!! expensive :(

[@hermit6208]

Amazing

[@VictorMikeLima]

Beautiful.

[@cellisization]

I was looking for your current sharpening set up and found this. I have a new bigboy 2000 I got from amazon.co.jp and I am liking it a lot, you might try it too to compare with the LG teeth model. It has bigger teeth than the 荒目 at 6.5 per 30mm. I used it camping this weekend and cut down a small green コナラ oak (this was a mistake haha I thought it was dead) and it was very fast. Anything small and dry it just cut through like crazy.

[@user-ft1xf8wk9m]

THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@customcomm1000]

It did a great job, UNTIL YOU BENT IT!

[@guybaxendale]

Silyky Bigboy is good to keep in the truck in case of a tree across the road but it is too long to stand up to hard usage - if the blade sticks like at 1:17 then it will bend and sometimes break. Gomboy is a better size.

[@hohooho6712]

that is big!

[@SilverPony44]

Dang he folded that blade over completely I’m surprised that thing didn’t snap

[@dullbrass]

Wow, impressive folding saw! And you make it look easy!
Do you think it will hold up well to heavy use?

[@bsred733]

Wako, what are you going to do with all this wood you've been cutting? Is it for your mounts? Does the smaller one have the second sawing position? What sort of tree is this?

[@dolebandit9942]

I wanted to carry a small folding saw to cut up abandoned pallets etc,, But when I spent a day cutting down small thin silver birch trees in a wood using a folding saw I was put off because by the end of the day the cheap 3 quid saw just wouldn`t cut

[@rizoryan]

Wow, a piece of steel that is not convex! That is rarity on this channel... lol. Awesome saw, I wonder if the weight difference makes it more efficient than a carrying around a heavy wood hatchet?

[@-NoneOfYourBusiness]

Dear Mr Virtuovice. I enjoy your videos a lot for a long time now, especially on the knives.
I want to ask if you know the american compagny "Knives of Alaska". Its a rather small compagny, made in the USA, and their knives (hunting for the most part) are top notch. I bought one recently and I am more than impressed. I was hesitating between these and Bark River. Im glad I chose Knives of Alaska. If you ever do reviews on those blades I would be very happy.

[@Survived4Real]

Take a look at the Silky Zubt

[@ballygeale1]

they say timber warms u 3 times,cutting it, moving it ,and burning it ,

[@Logjam5]

Keep that up and and you will stay in shape, Doc.
Alan in Alberta

[@aimansyahmidzulkhairy909]

Everything you said is exactly what my grandfather would say. You even talk like him.

[@davidsinclair1690]

Sir, I am wondering why you do cutting with 2 saws, rather than just the BigBoy - does the cut made with the smaller saw reduce binding by the BigBoy? Thank you for the videos.

[@DefMunkyYT]

I think he was just comparing the teeth on the two blades. He made mention that he felt the large teeth were better. I don't think this was for any mechanical advantage or anything. The nice thing is that Silky seems to sell saw blades with whatever size teeth you want for just about all of their folding saws, so you could possibly get a smaller saw with the same large teeth and have comparable performance. The only thing you would lose would be the advantage a longer blade gives you.

[@algoneby]

Pace, Makes the race ...

[@MrEdium]

You seem to like the Big Boy more.

[@virtuovice]

I was wearing loose rain boots. They were not fitting and I was not stable.

[@paulie4x1]

Hi Doc, you've helped me so much, I would like to share a good saw with you, its called the "Wicked Tuff Saw" by "Wicked Tree Gear", it cuts in both direction's, so you don't bind as much ,,,

[@alzathoth]

have you tried the orange bigboy with the curved blade? apparently it cuts faster and has larger teeth.

[@ElitePencil]

what kind of shoes are you wearing?

[@2new2hang]

Hello, I am living in the Tokyo area of Japan. I was wondering if you are somewhere in Hokkaido? I am becoming involved in Tenkara fishing and was wondering what the stream is behind you in your video? I have watched many of your videos and think they are fantastic. Thank you for all your dedication and hard work.

[@virtuovice]

On Hokkaido island, when we go to little populated areas by car for 5 hours from Sapporo, we have many small streams where we can fish lots of native trouts. Thanks.

[@yasinalan6674]

Kullanırken yamulursa kırılıyor bilgin olsun, ve sonra çöp, ama harika keser.

[@Francois_Dupont]

Virtuovice, did you found the Silky saw wear over time? what are their lifespan like? because we cannot sharpen them it is important to know how many use we can have before they are unusable.

[@virtuovice]

I use my Gomboy 210 about 5 times a year about 5 years and it still cuts like new. I can say it hols very very long as far as you use it for camp fire. You will never waste money with the Silky.

[@Francois_Dupont]

@@virtuovice thank you very much for your answer!

[@aborovina15]

Hi Wako. Do you know about or have you tried the Silky Katana Boy? Thanks

[@virtuovice]

I have never experienced the Katanaboy. But I believe the fastest wood cutter as an alternative to a chainsaw is the Genki Temagari 500 from my own experience. Thanks.

[@bjhiss27]

Bigboy seemed a little to flimsy without any front end support on the larger logs.

[@CROWOTE]

You must rest now, I think its time for you to go fly fishing !!! Good Luck

[@Demosophist]

Hard to watch, because it's a miracle you didn't break the blade.

[@AtomicBleach]

1:18 thought for sure the saw was a goner

[@abraxnos]

Use your legs and body weight and not so much shoulders..Thanyou for high quality lessons Wako San. Bow