Butchers saw?

[stalker58]

Any recommendations folks? Tbh the last one I bought wasn’t cheap and something snapped down near the handle where the blade usually clicks in/gets replaced - after a few months of cable ties to hold the blade in place, I’ve given up on it.

Is there an intermediate that would do in the field,(in a roe sack) for opening up a chest as well as in the kitchen? Maybe a folding saw?

All I tend to do is shorten the shanks and make a couple of cuts to the carcass to make it easier to handle in the kitchen.


Happy to buy another proper / full length one as well. Just need recommendations. Cheers!

Any recommendations folks? Tbh the last one I bought wasn’t cheap and something snapped down near the handle where the blade usually clicks in/gets replaced - after a few months of cable ties to hold the blade in place, I’ve given up on it.

Is there an intermediate that would do in the field,(in a roe sack) for opening up a chest as well as in the kitchen? Maybe a folding saw?

All I tend to do is shorten the shanks and make a couple of cuts to the carcass to make it easier to handle in the kitchen.


Happy to buy another proper / full length one as well. Just need recommendations. Cheers!

Hook-Eye never sold..Allways stolen

 

[Sol]

That's interesting, thank you.
I really struggle to use a handsaw now (due to a debilitating degenerative medical condition), so I've been considering a reciprocating saw instead.
I know I can butcher a whole deer without using a saw at all, but the way I'm currently breaking down fallow carcasses to give me the best return on time and space does involve a few uses of the saw.

I would really recommend one, It makes life a hell of a lot easier especially if you enjoy chops or similar cuts It splits a red deer pretty easy.

 

[ABL]

Years ago, all carpenters used to sharpen their Diston hand & tenon saws. When I started, a few of the old fellas still sharpened their own.

I still do

 

[Bo Diddley]

I still do

Hats off to you sir .
I must confess my handsaws are all Bahco disposables, and they don't get much use at all. I seem to have slipped into the TCT & cordless world

 

[ABL]

Hats off to you sir .
I must confess my handsaws are all Bahco disposables, and they don't get much use at all. I seem to have slipped into the TCT & cordless world

Mine are all 100 years old plus. Beautiful to use, the handles shaped by ages of use. The satisfaction from a clean cut with a handsaw you’ve sharpened or an old plane that you’ve brought back from scrap is something else. But it’s a full on hobby just looking after them I confess!