"Swedish Supersaw" Sven Collapsible Saw Cutting Test

When the need to process wood arises, a good saw is important. Like dry socks on a wet day it will make your life a whole lot easier and more comfortable. A lightweight, inexpensive, foldable hand-saw is an extremely useful tool for wood cutting. The Sven saw meets all of those standards and has for the last 50 years. It weighs only 15 oz (Sawvivor by Trail Blazer weighs 9.6 oz), has an extremely rigid design, and the blades are made in Denmark with fine Swedish steel. It is available in 15 and 21 inch models. I personally used this saw for over an hour this weekend easy cutting through wet, hard wood. The blade, although it hasn't been used in about 10 years (literally) the blade was immediately sharp to the touch and capable against any and all logs. After you figure out how to put it together (which is a two step process which takes about 30 seconds) you can put it to work and have an insanely strong frame.

Below is a link to Wilderness Innovations review of the same saw. My testing was impromptu in the field whereas his is staged so he gets into specifics. I recommend watching it if you want to learn a bit about the Sven Saw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCYzYtwh_Yg

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[Redshift21]

Nice saw but your technique needs some work

[RugB346]

@Redshift21 Roger that. This video is a bit old as well. It's my buddy through the first section and he's....not exactly impressive w/ any sort of tool. Thanks for watching. - rugb

[Redshift21]

@RugB346 LoL it must be a Roger thing, I've got a mate called Roger as well and he's great on a PC but lousy with any for of hand tool you care to mention : )

[RugB346]

@Redshift21 Ha, I just meant roger that as in, "got it" -- His (name) is actually Bene, but he's the same way. He actually just bought a house and all of our friends were there, and we were razzin' him about what DIY projects he's done, b/c he claimed he's "handy" and can do all these fixer-upper type projects, but I've seen him w/ a drill and it's just not happening. Ha. Cheers, to our friends who always need help. - rugb

[silverlion1973]

I like the hell out of my 21" model. Outside of the many great reviews, one major selling point for me was it's made in the USA. These days, it's important to me to buy American when I can.

[RugB346]

@silverlion1973 Buying American is always a priority and it's good to find such a high quality product at such a reasonable price. $25, are you kidding? Awesome. And the red anodized finish on the handle doesn't wear. It's got hardly and scratches after being tossed around on rocks and dirt and gravel. For something that can process so much, is unbelievable lightweight (weighs less than my Ontario GEN II SP46), and folds up in itself to form a safe sheath, and uses a Swedish steel. Awesome.

[d3pHc0n]

Yeah. Cant watch. Try holding the saw right.

[skunedknuckle]

does really do a LOT better holding it on the lower part like rugb says . feels funny at first but does alot better

[wesleybuff]

MORE CURF



[siiderk]

6-1

[RugB346]

@d3pHc0n I do hold the saw right. Maybe if you watched the whole video or skipped ahead you'd have seen that. My friend is in the beginning half and I cut later, and hold the saw differently. I know what I'm doing. Maybe you could post a video of holding the saw "right."