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Custom Bushcraft Takedown Bow Saw
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Feb 4, 2024
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Hey guys, welcome back to the channel
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Out in the woods today and the weather has changed considerably around here
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We've got a lot of snow and temperatures are well below freezing
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It's definitely a big, big difference than it was just a couple weeks ago
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Even a couple days ago it was almost up in the 60s and then overnight we got this huge
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snowstorm and big cold front moving through. So I thought it would be a great opportunity to get out in the woods and start testing
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some of that new gear that I previewed in the New Year's Preview video
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The first thing I want to look at today is this really awesome bow saw that was sent
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to me by one of my viewers. The saw itself is made by Nick Stowell
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To get in contact with Nick you need to contact him through Facebook
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He makes these things by hand and just looking at this thing and taking it out and messing
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with it a little bit, the craftsmanship on this thing is incredible and you're going to see that in a minute
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It was sent to me by Bob Spurlock who has a YouTube channel out there called Hellhound
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Outdoors and this is his personal bow saw that he sent me to test out
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So I want to thank him for doing that. It's a pretty big leap of faith to send someone you don't know a prized possession like this
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and saying here, take your time with it, use it, enjoy it, try it out and then send it
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back when you're done. So I really appreciate him taking the time to mail this to me and allowing me to try
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it out because I've never really tried a bow saw that much
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I've used other people's bow saws but I've never owned one. I've always owned either a Silky or a Baco
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Now the only other bow saw that I have experience with, I guess I will take that back, I did
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own one and that was the Bob Dristude saw and the Bob saw is an aluminum folding bow
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saw and it was nice but it had its limitations and it certainly was not the most comfortable
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saw I've ever used in the woods and that does make a difference when you're sawing a lot of wood especially out in the winter when you're going to be sawing a lot
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So comfort is important and then just ease of use. So what we're going to do is I'm going to set this thing up, show you how it's set up
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and then we're going to cut through some stuff and see how it does and we'll go from there
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So stick around. Alright, there's the saw, all ready to go
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This is how you pack it in. The first thing I need to do is unwrap this
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The wood on this saw is zebra wood. That's why it has all this beautiful striping on it
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The saw blade is a Baco saw blade and so it's a standard size that you can replace pretty easily
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You can see these just fit right in here like that
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Make sure I'm doing this right
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And then the cordage and this little key, this is how it keeps tension
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So you slip those in the end and then the key starts winding around itself and what's
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happening is it's making that 550 cord shorter and it's tightening the arms inward and you
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want this thing nice and tight. You don't want any play
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Go one more and I think that'll be about it. There we go
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Now the saw is going to hold together. It's not going anywhere and look how much saw you have
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It's a big blade. Good size blade. And then what you can do is you can replace this blade with any kind of blade you want
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So if you're looking for more of a hardwoods blade, they have those. If you're looking for something that's cutting more greenwood, there's greenwood blades
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So there's different types that you can go out and buy either on the internet or at a hardware store but that's the nice thing about these types of saws that these are easily replaceable
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I mean you could be on a trip and break a blade and go out to a hardware store and probably
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find a bow saw blade that would fit this so that's a big plus for a lot of people
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It's something that you can easily replace while out if you need to
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Alright, now we've got to cut some stuff. Now since we have such a big blade, we can go through larger logs a lot easier than some
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saws can handle so this is going to be a good test. This is really seasoned wood, it's been out here a long time
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Of course the temperatures are, like I said, well below zero. It's going through pretty quick
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Nice thing about this is you get several different hand positions. You can do double like this, you can put it up here, up there, down low, kind of whatever
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makes sense for keeping it stable. Little wood cutting to keep it warm
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Try to use all the blade
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This is the only limitation of bow saws. Once I get down to here, I can't cut anymore
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So I either have to change my position or hope that it's enough through and I can drop it
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I think if you're looking for a traditional looking saw and want something a little bit
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different than the silkies or the other handheld saws, the one-handed saws, I think this is
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a great option. Certainly you can buy bow saws at hardware stores and anywhere, but if you're looking
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for something that's a little bit more heirloom, something that's going to really compliment
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a traditional looking kit, this is a great option. I'm really blown away by how tight the tolerance is on the wood is
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I'm going to say the craftsmanship is really nice. He did a really nice job putting this saw together
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It's something that if you take care of it, you'd be passing this down to your son or
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daughter to use when they turn into old enough bushcrafters. A saw is a saw
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It's going to cut. That's all dependent on the blade. But what I'm really impressed with is how quickly this thing cuts through wood because
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you have such a longer blade and you're able to stabilize it with two hands instead of one
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It really goes through the wood much quicker and easier. And then the fact just the way it looks, it's so beautiful
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Such a gorgeous saw. I mean, the zebra wood is beautiful. And from what I understand, you can request different types of wood
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He'll make this in other woods for you. So I don't know what the options are, but this runs around $100, $120
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So you need to contact those guys and they'll set you up
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It's just so nice to work with. Alright, there you go
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