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i haven't seen anyone do a comparison before so here goes...silky states the medium is for soft and green wood and the fine for hardwoods. i tested a super accel 210 (fine teeth, top one in the pic) against the pocket boy 170 (medium) and my initial results are:
1. on dry hard wood the fine teeth is noticeably less effort, faster, and the cut is cleaner (important if you're making furniture but not at all just for firewood obviously). hard to put a number on it but i'd say the fine teeth felt about 30% easier - not way easier but definitely noticeably so.
2. on soft or green wood the medium teeth was faster.
3. on damp hard wood or if the outside layer of it is somewhat punky/rotten then the medium teeth is noticeably less effort and faster because the wider teeth got rid of the wet saw dust better whereas it tended to clog with the fine teeth, slowing it way down.
in upcoming trips i'll compare them both against each other and against the bob dustrude quick buck saw to see which one i prefer for general use.
1. on dry hard wood the fine teeth is noticeably less effort, faster, and the cut is cleaner (important if you're making furniture but not at all just for firewood obviously). hard to put a number on it but i'd say the fine teeth felt about 30% easier - not way easier but definitely noticeably so.
2. on soft or green wood the medium teeth was faster.
3. on damp hard wood or if the outside layer of it is somewhat punky/rotten then the medium teeth is noticeably less effort and faster because the wider teeth got rid of the wet saw dust better whereas it tended to clog with the fine teeth, slowing it way down.
in upcoming trips i'll compare them both against each other and against the bob dustrude quick buck saw to see which one i prefer for general use.
