I think that brings up a basic question I had not really considered. but we should. Would a saw built fifteen years ago have the advanced blade design and the extreme sharpness of one of the modern new saws? Is the advancement in steel technology providing a better quality blade for saws or a cheaper blade? Yes, I know, we are only talking about a pruning saw, not rocket science. But I thought it worth considering, some people swear by the old stuff and love the old "quality built cars", but give me one of the new models any day! I know (being I am a little older) how easy it is to talk about cheap Japanese junk compared to quality American made products of the past, not sure you could even find an american made saw. Besides this post was started as a possible prelude to a tools discussion forum, so I thought I would throw in some discussion material. Also let me stand up for gardeners, why would a premium saw for gardeners be of any less quality than one made for campers? Ok, maybe camping is more rugged, but out in the wilderness how important is a smooth clean cut?
ckatNM, don't take this as a rebuttal of any thing your wrote, just extra stuff to think about? Any opinions?
