TECHNOLOGY
NON-SET TEETH
The teeth are ground in the blade with precision, each with 4 cutting surfaces. The teeth are “non-set” (in comparison to a classic Western saw), so that the cutting surface cuts straight into the wood, and destroys about 50% less wood cells in the process. The blades are ground biconcave: the bottom part of the blade (at the teeth) is thickest, the top part slightly thinner and the blade is thinnest in the middle. This design has several advantages:
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Less power needed to saw: so extremely fast
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Discharges saw dust effortlessly: less getting stuck in the wood
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Very clean cut: without breaking or tearing the wood, hardly splintering, creating a very fine, smooth cut with less damage.
TYPES OF HANDLE
Silky uses different types of handles - straight, revolver grip and an intermediate. The handle influences the angle between the saw and your wrist, this effects how the teeth grab the wood. The bigger the angle between the saw blade and the handle, shows the saw is more suited for sawing above shoulder height.
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Straight handle: with a straight handle by holding the handle close to the blade, less tension is placed on the blade and this allows you to saw with great precision and control. The wood loss will be minimal. If you hold the handle further from the blade, there will be more tension on the blade. The saw can be fully utilized but with less precision.
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Revolver grip: this handle offers a perfect angle between saw and wrist while sawing. Sawing requires less effort and less vibrations are created. Because the grip is in line with the wrist, the carpal tunnel is not pinched off.
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Intermediate: the intermediate combines both styles. The handle allows for an ergonomic angle between saw and wrist.
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In case the saw has difficulty grabbing the wood, you could place the saw at a 10 degree angle to make sawing easier.
TEETH CONFIGURATION
Silky uses different kind of teeth configurations – from extra fine to extra-large. The teeth configuration of the saw is mentioned on the blade, next to the length of the saw.
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Large and extra-large: 4 to 8 teeth per 30 mm.
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Saws with large teeth saw faster and are more aggressive. The large configuration is developed for fast growing, fresh wood with a lot of moisture in the wood cells. The extra-large configuration is especially ideal for the tougher jobs, such as cutting down trees or sawing thick tree trunks. When sawing in dry wood with (extra) large teeth, the teeth will have difficulties grabbing the wood and will cause heavy vibrations.
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Medium: 10 teeth per 30 mm
The medium teeth configuration is a real all-rounder. Sawing with teeth configuration 10 is suited for both dead wood and fresh wood.
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Fine and extra-fine: 13 to 32 teeth per 30 mm
The fine teeth configuration is specially developed for dry wood or wood with less moisture in the wood cells, such as apple and oak. Extra fine teeth, such as 26 or 32, are specially designed for woodworkers as furniture makers or instrument builders. Extra fine teeth do not suit fresh wood as when sawing into fresh wood, the teeth will be filled very quickly.
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The blades with different teeth configurations within a certain saw series (such as the Pocketboy) are interchangeable within the same blade length.
BLADES
Silky has saw blades available with a length of 13 cm up to 100 cm. The preferred blade length is dependent on the diameter of the wood you are working with. You can follow a rule of thumb that the blade should be at least twice as long as the maximum branch diameter you want to cut. For instance, if you are planning to saw a branch of 8 cm, you will need a saw blade of at least 16 cm. Though having a blade 3 times as long will allow you to use the whole length of a blade and make light work of any job
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Almost all Silky folding saws can be used in two lock settings. By pressing your thumb on the spring-loaded blade lock, the saw can be unfolded and folded, and, when unfolded, makes it possible to choose between two available blade positions.
Folding saws can be secured in the most ideal position for every situation because of two notches in the blade.
The first notch is meant for the most ergonomic sawing position.
The second notch offers the possibility to saw on a flat surface while keeping your knuckles away and allows to utilize the full length of the blade to the handle.
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The locking mechanism is very solid and provides a secure lock when the saw is in use. There is no play, which is critical to delivering all of your energy into the blade.