Bahco10-30-23 30-Inch Ergo Bow Saw for Green Wood

I did a lot of research on bow saws before buying and they all said this was the best, they were right. This saw is a beast!!! Perfect for camping. I use it to cut up dry wood for firewood and then split the logs, the saw has been a complete game changer! I was using an 8ish inch folding saw before and the Bahco blows the old gerber saw out of the water. It cuts fast, removing material in both directions, so it takes less strokes to get through logs. I place just enough pressure to keep the saw in contact with the wood and the weight of the saw does the rest. I've probably made about 50 cuts at this point and it still seems as sharp and efficient as the day I got it. The biggest log I have cut so far was about 7" thick, but this baby could probably handle a 10incher (may take a bit longer/you will need a break)!!!At first I also struggled with blade guard but then I realized that you have to fold the side with the bend on it back (away from the center where the blade goes) and then the cover opens opens up and basically falls off the blade, and then you reverse the process and close it on the saw, locking it in place. After I figured this out, I am a huge fan of the blade cover. It will not accidentally fall off and is easy to get on once you understand how it works, important cause the saw teeth are no joke and will seriously cut/snag any fabric it touches (i keep it in my car).I will say getting used to the motion of the saw took a few cuts, but now I am used to it, its a breeze. I would just be sure to keep tensioning the saw to make sure its tight and straight cuts will be easier. Thankfully Bahco made the tensioning nut essentially a big wing nut that doesn't hurt bare fingers and is easy to turn/use. Also a big fan of the knuckle guard.Long story short, I will buy Bahco bow saws for life, although I think this saw will last me a long long time, due to the bow being one continuous piece of metal. Also love that the replacement blades are so easy to get!! Go Bahco.

I don't do this often... to be honest, an item has to be SO BAD to make me feel I need to publicly complain about it or SO GOOD as to make me want to tell the world about it, and neither one of those 2 happen often.Usually I order a product and I get more or less what I was expecting, within a few varying shades of better or worse than hoped for....and that's about middle of the road and I'm ok with that.This saw however..... ohmy......We had a ton of ice and snow over the thanksgiving weekend, MANY trees in our neighborhood shed limbs under the weight of the ice and snow.... and there was MUCH cleanup to be done....My old chain saw gives me fits.... its the new gas, they don't like to run on this 10% ethanol stuff and its harder to get it started than it should be, and runs like, well....it runs poorly once you get it cranked. I just didn't want to fool with it... not in the ice and snow... SO.... I started looking for a good bow saw, cause I didn't already have one.... who needed it when they had a chain saw? right?BUT.... as I age, I start to understand not all the old ways were bad ways.... I watched reviews, read reports and finally decided this Bahco saw was for me...It was made in Sweden not China.... and while Sweden isn't USA.... its not China.....Its also made of steel, not aluminum .......good old last forever if you take care of it steel.....The blade was tempered steel, not tin, not pot metal.... so many of these things are such junk.....no sir... this is the one your granddaddy would have pulled down off the shelf and taken home, and if he had, its the one that would still be serviceable after years of hard use.....now the part you'll never believe.... but armed with this saw.... and a Bahco clearing axe 3022 ....... I was able to clear the deadfall in my yard faster than could my young neighbor with his shiny brand spanking new chainsaw.....So much faster in fact, that once I was done, the old man took his hand tools next door to help the young'un with HIS deadfall.... and was able to process most of it before it could get his chainsaw restarted..... he finally admitted defeat and cast his brand new 300.00 chainsaw aside and took over the saw while I used the clearing axe to de-limb he would process the trunks into firewood size sticks....The saw cuts effortlessly thru 4 and even 6 inch limbs, we estimated with no downward force at all, no pressure on the blade.... the blade chewed a depth of near 3/4 an inch per effortless stroke.... we cot 4 inch limbs in 6 strokes and 6 inch limbs in about 10 strokes with 0 pressure applied to the blade.... just effortless cutting.We have several older folks in our neighborhood and we spent most of the day processing the deadfall and the work never became hard.... we never felt we needed to take a rest break do to the ease of the work... I attribute this wholly to the quality of the saw and its wicked sharp steel blade.My young neighbor returned his chainsaw to the Depot.....and has since ordered a bow saw.....I have since ordered the smaller size to have a matching set and one that can get in smaller places....Let me tell ya straight..... look at the price of this saw.... you need to buy one even if you don't have a use for it right now, its one of those tools that you just have to have.... its better than a chainsaw for anything but processing a full felled tree..... its dirt cheap.... not often in this day and age can you get MORE than you paid for.... This item however is exactly that. Having used it...... I'd give 3 times its asking price to replace it. Its just THAT good

I use this saw for tree pruning and bucking up green wood. It is a very good saw- it cuts fast, handier (and safer) than a chainsaw when up in a tree and well thought out. The thread type tensioner is a good design that allows you to maintain a high tension on the blade for efficient cuts. With this saw, I can buck up a 1/2 cord of green wood in six hours. Blades are easy to find and can be selected for green wood, dried wood or dry wood fine cut- a handy and adaptable feature. Best use is for wood under 8 inch diameter-compared to a chain saw, it is quiet, always starts, safer, doesn't need constant maintenance and very very cheap to use.

Spent months trying to figure out what electric chainsaw to buy. Do I get plug in? batteries? Bar length? Pretty much kept putting off the decision due to option overload. I really didn't want another yard machine to keep the batteries charged. I have a cord that would work for a plug in but its always a pain to stretch out. Most likely wouldn't have a plug where/when I needed it anyways. Bring in this Bahco bow saw. Its HUGE!! This is great because with the weight of the saw and the length of the blade it chews through a ton of wood with each pass. Can get through a 6 inch round in less than a minute. Glad I went with a manual saw instead of expensive electric chainsaw. I'm sure its not as fast and is harder work but the savings in money and maintenance time makes up for it. Super portable saw that I never have to charge the battery!

Works great - exactly what I needed to clean up after having trees removed. Super sharp, dinged myself a few times. Handles great, cuts fast through big logs.

A Cutting edge saw. Seriously, it did a good job cutting through an 8 inch tree and a bunch of smaller branches.The only downside I see is that it is somewhat challenging to get the blade guard back on the blade.

Well made no issues