Mo – I've bought some truly wonderful Freedom Saws on ebay, often for very short money. On more than a few occasions, for starting bid price for lack of any other bidders. I have had several of those seemingly elusive Docking Saws arrive on my doorstep, shipping included, for less than the cost of a Stanly Shark Saw at the local Home Despot. You just have to be willing to look at all the pics of that long list of offerings, keywords don't do it. Most sellers have no idea what a user is looking for or how to describe it. Most buyers are collectors and are primarily interested in name of manufacture, and fortunately there were a multitude of very fine saw makers they pay little mind to. Look for features, skew and swept backs, nibs, funky elaborate embellished handles & saw-nuts Rosettes and of course plenty of heel and hardest of all to find (though lacking such is not a deal breaker) timber desirable TPI.

And FYI, orange saws are clown saws.

Tim – Despite my love for well tuned western saws, I am incredibly fond of my Silky Bigboy, so much so, I'm fighting an urge to find my Speedy Stitcher and make a Baldric for it (it is too big to hang on your hip which is why when they became available I finally bought a Gomboy after years of occasionally borrowing the formerly stubby little things) so at any moment I can just reach over my shoulder and have it in hand. Maybe I'll wait on that for a Katanaboy

http://www.silkysaws.com/BIGBOY-2000-Extra-Large-Teeth


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