Corona 7 Inch RS 7245 Razor Tooth Folding Saw, 7-Inch Curved Blade, Steel

I purchased this and a Bahco folding saw and tested them on a piece of firewood over a couple of days. The wood is a piece of dried out ash 2 3/4" wide at its widest.The Bahco worked OK. I sawed and sawed like crazy and at first it went through well but as the saw had more surface area to rub against it was a fight to get it moving. My guess is the matte finish creates friction which just makes it harder and harder as you get deeper in. I only made one cut but half of the finish was pretty much worn or scraped up. I've posted a photo of both blades. I had to stop several times because I was getting tired since it was a fight to get the thing moving. It folds fairly compactly since the blade is straighter and weighs the least at 7oz. The release is a small button on one side of the handle.The Corona worked much much better. It was harder to get it started and I was sliding side to side but it's because it only cuts on the pull so that was my fault. However, once it got going it cruised through the same piece of wood in less than half the time. It has a polished blade and it did start resisting the further I went in but it wasn't nearly as bad as the Bahco and I didn't have to once stop to shake out my arm. I will say though that because of its curved blade it folds into a bigger package overall and it comes to 9.6oz. I think having to carry an additional 2.6oz would more than make up with the energy you would save cutting with the Corona. The release for this is on the back so you can easily press it with either hand. It's also BIG so you won't have any problems finding it with gloves on. I much preferred this release button.What's interesting is the Corona is listed as a 7" blade and the Bahco just says 9". I was confused but their blade sizes are identically 7". Also, when folded theyare the exact same length at 9". I think these sizes are important since they aren't listed exactly for either product. I sort of thought the Bahco was going to have a longer blade but nope.Supposedly only the Silky cuts better but just a little bit better and at almost double the cost and additional weight. I consider this the best option overall for backpacking.Update: I got a scale. The Bahco came to 6.6oz and the Corona came to 6.65oz so almost the same. The Corona sounds even better right?

I like to find and cut walking sticks for a hobby and I've cut thousands of sticks at this point. I used to love Fiskars, but they don't cut as good anymore due to a change of their tooth design or metal, and so I've tried a few other brands, and Corona is my favorite. The price is great, and I've never had a saw that cuts better. I've never had a Silky as I don't want to spend that kind of money, but I can't imagine a saw that could out perform this one by more than a few percent. This cuts fast and smoothly.I have some big and medium Corona saws, but I especially love the short ones like this, because they can fit in my back pocket and are no burden at all. They also cut almost as fast as a big one. The blades are designed to cut fast and stay sharp unless you hit dirt or rocks (true of any saw). I will probably buy many more of these as I lose or dull them through misuse. They hold up as good as any saw I've ever owned, and for such a great price. Any Corona saw will make you happy as they all share the same tooth pattern.

We used this while camping and it cut through logs up to about 5-6 inches in diameter in about a minute, without requiring too much work. My teenage boys were able to use it as well. And then... one of them lost the saw and we had to depend on a hatchet for the rest of the week, and that sucked. It took probably 5X longer to hack through a log than it did with the saw. So when we got home, we immediately ordered another Corona 7-inch saw as a replacement for the one that got lost.Note that I don't like the 10-inch bladed versions from Corona as much. It seems to snag on things more, and it's just a bit too large. The 7-inch model strikes a good balance between size, weight, and compactness.

I haven't used this yet but on my fisst opening and closing I managed to cut my knuckle due to the locking mechanism. I had to manually hit the lock to lock it open even though it looked like it locked, locking closed seemed to be a non issue. I'd highly recommend they look into this issue or it could potentially lead to more injuries. It should work well for an emergency or casual use but I'm not sure I'd use it if my profession depended on it out of caution. However as I learned the hard way the blade is very sharp and high quality, the handle is fairly solid plastic with some rubber for grip. One last thing is the hole in the handle where you'd hang it on something you can slightly see about 1 mm of one of the teeth from the blade.