r/Bushcraft • u/big_dick_chaddydaddy • 4d ago

Saw recommendations

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Im looking to start a new bushcraft project soon and am after a better bushcraft saw. I currently own a Gerber freescape which is good but struggles at cutting larger bits of wood, I’m also after something a little cheaper somewhere in the $50 range or preferably lower?

My local hardware store has this Fiskars one for pretty cheap.

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u/EggCollectorNum1 3d ago

Get the Boreal 21 folding saw, it’s much more robust than that Gerber.

I would also get a Silky if you prefer that shape. I prefer the Boreal for processing firewood as I find it’s easier in my wrist over time. I find I also can process more wood with less fatigue.

I also always bring my fiskars hatchet to clean the sawing space.

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u/Sus_Mushrooms 3d ago

OP I'll second this recommendation - the Boreal has been my go to for at least two decades. The thing is effectively bulletproof, lightweight, compact, comfortable to use, and blades are easy to find/fit. Depending on the task I may also carry a Bahco laplander for quick limbing or if longer-term base camping a small forest hatchet.

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u/EggCollectorNum1 3d ago

That’s amazing! I’ve had mine for about a decade now and it’s still basically new. Prior to the boreal I was using a colghans folding saw which I still keep in my garage.

The boreal always comes in my bag when I go out on a xc ski trip in winter. It’s the best.