On Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:27:17 -0800, Rod wrote:

I don't have any experience of Silky but they seem to get a fairly good
press.
My own is

http://www.axminster.co.uk/trt-curved-pruning-saw

I promise this will be a revelation to you. They cut on the pull stroke
and the curve helps enormously - it is very sharp, accurate and fast.
For anything you can't cut with this, you're almost into chainsaw
territory.

Thanks Rod. I like the curved saws too. Yours looks like a good saw. I
believe many of the good ones cut on the pull stroke, I know the Silkys
do and my old one does as well (Although poorly since not very sharp any
more...)

cheers,

-E

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Gardening in Lower Normandy