Bahco Laplander vs Silky F180 | Head to Head Comparison 

That’s fair. Bahco is more versatile but in comparison of wood cutting Silky is superior.

@@ReviewOutdoorGear Υes!! Bahco is like a multitool, it can do more but can't do a specific job excellent. Silky is a specialized wood saw. Their big teeth is for green wood and Silkys smaller teeth are for dead dry wood. If I'm not mistaken they also make, extra small teeth blades option, on some of their saws, that are great to cut Bamboo and other hard and dry materials.

Yes they have a wide variety of tooth sizes for all different wood densities.

Greek Veteran I’ve broken two Bahcos and never a silky. The f180 outperforms all day long.

@@livingsurvival Me and many some people that I know, have the oposite experience. Also, I have seen,at least 3 RU-vidrs that really use these saws and the all have the same experience. I 'm not saying you are lying, I just insist on my original comment,because that is my personal experience. IMO it probably happened to you, because bahcos coating, makes the blade stuck easier than the uncoated and sharper-thinner blades of Silkys. Silky blades are heat treated harder, to keep their edge, while Bahco blades are heat treated lower, to make the blade more forgivable to breaking.That's why if you try to bend a bahco blade, it will probably stay bent, while Silkys, will probably break, instead of stay bent. Don't get me wrong, I never said ,that the Bahco or the Silky is better. I just described how these saws are built and for what reasons.

Professional arborists often use Silkys for up to 10 years (sawing daily) before replacing them. It depends on what type of work you do with your saw and how you look after it. Generally it seems that Silkys far outlast the average Laplander.

Perfect advice. I've snapped mine seven times and now I have to replace the blade. But it all happened in the last month of use, because the blade got duller and I kept pushing it even harder than new. Bad technique will ruin any saw. Think I'll try the finer teeth blade next to see what's the difference in my amateur hobby arborism. 🤔😂

Silky is the best

Felco 600?

praise

It's natural to focus on technique when the saw slides and cuts smoothly. 🤘

@@em0_tion just re watched it and you hardly used the blade on the Bacho plus you purposely changed the blade angle which as expected caused it to foul.

@@Dogsoldier59 "You"? Delulu...

@@em0_tion sounds like you're getting paid by Silky 🤔

No, all bought with my own money, no sponsorship

on dry wood the laplander wins. This is a comparison of a green saw vs a dry saw. Silky and others make drywood saws too. The silky isn't necessarily better, either. He got tired because he tried to force the cut. The laplander has the same teeth style as a traditional drywood bow-saw blade, and people are notorious for getting their bow-saws bound up while cutting. The primary offending reasons are 1) dull/overused blade or a cheap blade. 2) trying to drag the saw into the wood too hard. 3) failing to cut gently, but easily on both push and pull stroke. It requires finesse. For small branches pull-saws like the silky tend to be faster, they set easy onto the wood and you just pull. Digs in fast, especially a nice curved blade does that quick. For the bigger wood bowsaws are king so long as the blade's decent, and you apply the right technique. Overall it will fatigue you way, way les than a pull-saw done on a big log. I find bow-saws tend to win here in speed too, having a thinner profile blade helps. Technically it's less fatiguing if you are methodical in your cutting with a laplander, even on small stuff, but extremely minor and the cut is generally slower. I generally love both types of saws, I use the pull saws a lot around home and the bow-saws and laplander for firewood or ouside the home. I also give the edge to bowsaws for prepper/survivalist type stuff because bowsaws and even laplanders can be quickly and easily field resharpened with little knowledge and minimal tools. Also it's extremely easy to have bowsaw replacement blades on you because they weigh minimally nothing and will fit with a bowsaw in its sheath. Oh and I forgot to mention cold weather and blades snapping. Laplander and bow-saws don't have this problem, even far below zero. Your silky is way more prone to snap if it's -20 out. Not recommended. Cheers.

@@escapetherace1943 thanks for the notes. what your saying rings true with my experience which is limited and scattered (over years, miles and types of saws). The breaking blades is my biggest concern. I feel it's not just extreme cold that will make a silky snap. "Misuse" (which is a given in my world) seems to be a possibility. I'd rather have my bahco yell at me for being an idiot than have a silky give up by snapping. I'm thinking Silky for the basecamp, where good behavior is more likely, and bahco for my bag, where reliability trumps all. My bahco probably needs a new blade, but, i've been very happy with the nonsense I've asked of it.

@@just-dl you can try to touch up the blade if you've got a vice and a steady hand. Not sure how far that steel's hardened though you might wear to softer steel, my laplander is still new. Love my agawa though, favorite saw hands down (not with their blades). I enjoy my silky but it definitely is more rigid. Heard of them breaking, seen a lot break (online). Mine's lasted now several years with good use but even with my experience using it, I still believe I can outright break the blade. 1 bad push or lapse in judgement, or simply a bit of bad luck or inherent weakness of the steel becoming prominent over time can lead to breakage. Much less likely with a laplander's spring carbon steel, and for the peace of mind alone that's why it's the bug out/survivalist piece. Never seen a silky bend 180 degrees and survive, heck not even 90 degrees, but a laplander can. Maybe my thoughts are antiquated, but I like gear that can last me decades to life, versus things I see as disposable. Have a good one.

@@escapetherace1943 Thanks for the thoughts! i'm not that steady, but, i'd be willing to try my hand at sharpening. I completely agree about the peace of mind element.

@@escapetherace1943 Silkys snapping is a result of using the saw incorrectly. If you saw with it like you would a Bahco there's a good chance of snapping the blade. With the correct technique a Silky blade will never snap. Ever.

bahco does cut on the push, I own one and sharpen bowsaws by hand

Incorrect. The Bahco blade is bi-directional, and is supposed to cut on both push and pull strokes. I do agree though, that teeth size does affect cutting ability. A better comparison would have been with the two saws having similar teeth size.