Anytime Garden All Purpose Folding Hand Saws, 17" Rugged Tree Trimming, Razor Tooth Pruning Saw, Power Trimmer for Gardening, Wood, PVC, Camping, Lightweight, Durable 8" Steel Blade (Blue)

In the interests of full disclosure, I previously posted a "review" of this item that was not a review, but rather an outcry against the large number of compensated reviews posted by other reviewers who disclaimed bias, in almost identical language, on account of having received the product free or at a discounted price in return for writing a review. The sales points these reviews mentioned all sounded suspiciously alike, and I protested against it. I apologize for that. Amazon very correctly took the non-review down. I bought the item anyway so as to properly test it before writing another review, as the product might be good in spite of the bad appearances of the rating process. I closely examined the actual saw upon arrival and have tested it. Here is what I found:The silicon rubber handle is very comfortable. The overall balance of the saw is very good. The saw locking mechanism locks securely in both the open and closed position, however the blade wobbles in the ferrule because the the blade is supported only where the hinge screw goes through the housing (see photo) so the is not otherwise supported anywhere else along the tang. An average user would probably not object to the free-play, especially with a primarily pull-cutting motion. It might feel flimsy on the push cut.As many of the unbiased, compensated reviewers emphasized how "sharp" the blade was, I looked at the saw teeth immediately upon arrival and saw the tips shining back up at me, a first sign that the blade was dull. The saw claims to cut on both the push and pull stroke, and it does cut both ways. Most other pruning saws use only Japanese-style teeth, which cut efficiently only on the pull stroke. European/American saws cut on the push stroke. This saw achieves cutting in both directions by having two rows of teeth, one row of Japanese teeth set to one side of the blade, and another row of American teeth set to the other side of the blade.The "set" of the saw teeth is quite wide, resulting in a wide saw kerf in the material being cut, wider than in other Japanese pruning saws we own. The wide cut removes more material from the kerf than my other saws, but this is not necessarily a problem because a wide kerf prevents the blade body from binding in the wood during the cut, and prevents dragging when sap and resin accumulate there over time. (see photo of American and Japanese style teeth before reading further)It's difficult to photograph sharpness of a saw blade with an iPad, however the third photo attempts to do that. Whether a saw has Japanese chisel teeth or pointed American style ones, the tips of the teeth must still come to a sharp point somewhere. On the saw I received, the triangular chisel faces of the Japanese row of teeth are not uniform, and neither the Japanese or American teeth come to sharp points anywhere. Some teeth seemed rounded. The Japanese teeth almost disappear at the front and back ends of the blade, but they are very pronounced in the middle. The American teeth came with dull and broken tips, which you can see literally see in the iPad photos, which is why the American tips shined back at me upon initial inspection. You don't need a magnifier to see this. The saw teeth are crudely ground. I can drag the blade across my bare hand in either direction (using blade weight only, no pressing) and the saw teeth don't catch the skin. I may have received a defective item, but a dull blade right out of the package is a bad indication of quality control.You can make any dull saw cut if you press down hard enough. I tested this saw against two of my wife's 20-year old Japanese pruning saws that have never been resharpened. Both of the old saws cut better than this new one, so I commended my wife on her blade maintenance. I'm experienced with saw blades, and my experience is that a brand new, sharp saw blade is always "catchy," and a dull blade feels like it's skidding over the wood fibers. This blade skids right out of the package, so extra pressure is required to make it cut. If you have a lot of branches to cut, this extra pressure will become tiring in a short while. If the saw had come with a reasonably sharp blade, I would have kept it because of its balance and comfortable grip, but because a sharp blade is the business end of a saw and mine was not sharp, I will return it.

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It works great with smaller trees that are 10-15 feet and have thin to baseball barrel sized branches. You just have to know which hand it works better with depending on the angle you are at.If you think you are going to use it to hack off thick limbs bigger than that (ie soccer ball and/or basketball size or bigger), then you will be disappointed and have bought the wrong product.

This works great. I went to hang some trail cameras and found the most perfect tree ever. I decided I needed to clear some small limbs so I didn’t take a bunch of pictures of the limbs blowing in the wind!!!! After this saw made quick work of the limbs I got my trail camera hung and went on about my business... the next day I wake up scratching every square inch of my body! I mean literally every square inch. From my feet, to my ears and nose even in the genital region of my ever so delicate man parts!!!! It has been two weeks and a trip to the dr and I am still scratching my hands... but this saw worked f’n great!

I just finished using this pruning saw for the first time and I was very impressed. When the saw arrived, it came in very flimsy package. I was worried about the quality. When I took it to the tree in my front yard, it easily sliced through branches that were a few inches thick. I ended up pruning several arms of a 40 foot maple tree. The blade cuts both ways so there is no wasted effort. The blade wobbles if you try to go too fast. The saw is much larger than I thought it would be and the locking mechanism is well made. For a beginner like me it really got the job done quick and easy.

This is the folding saw I have been looking for. Well made, cuts nicely, and fits in the pocket of my hiking pants. Goes through green hardwood in no time, quite adequate performance on dried spruce branches. I have used it to shorten limbs going onto a burn pile, to collect dry branches for a bonfire, and to clear obstructions from a backcountry hiking trail. It seems to have enough tooth set to keep the blade from getting pinched even in the deepest cuts I've made. Cut through a 6" log which was across the trail, in well under a minute. I will keep this one handy in many future endeavors.

The saw performs ok.I have a tree that I had chopped down with an axe, maybe 6 inch diameter at its widest and mostly 4in or so.Due to the relatively small blade, it took quite awhile to saw through the 4 inch sections.Would be a good backup saw, or something to keep in your car or truck. Would not use it as a primary however.

The metal is entirely too soft. It bent at the blade and the handle right above and below the hinge before it was even a quarter inch into a small tree branch. Might be good for something like a rose bush but anything stronger and this won't cut it (all puns intended)