Lightweight Wire Saw

Pocket Survival Wire Saw

The BCB International Lightweight Wire Saw is a flexible cutting wire for cutting firewood, shelter poles and plastic when a folding saw or hatchet is too heavy to carry. It weighs 10 g (0.35 oz) and coils small enough to fit in a survival tin, a pocket or the lid of a pack. Hikers, campers, bushcraft students and anyone building a compact emergency kit carry one as a backup cutting tool.

Features

• 8-Wire Stainless Steel Blade — Eight strands of stainless steel are tightly woven together, and the rough, twisted surface does the cutting as you pull it back and forth.
• 23 In (58 cm) Saw Length — The cutting wire runs 23 in (58 cm) between the end fittings, long enough to wrap around a limb and work it with both hands.
• 10 g (0.35 oz) Weight — At about a third of an ounce, it adds almost nothing to a pack, belt kit or survival tin.
• Two Wrist Lanyards — Black woven nylon loops at each end slip over your wrists or hands, so you can pull hard without gripping the wire itself.
• Crimped Metal End Fittings — Metal ferrules, small crimped sleeves, join the wire to the lanyards at both ends.
• Cuts Wood And Plastic — The manufacturer rates it for sawing wood and plastic, which covers firewood, shelter poles and trail repairs.
• Converts To A Bow Saw — Fixed under tension between the two ends of a bent green branch, the wire becomes a framed bow saw you can work with one hand.
• Coils Flat For Storage — The wire and lanyards roll into a compact bundle held by a rubber band, ready to drop into a kit.

Using It as a Bow Saw

Used by hand, the saw works best with two people or with the wire looped under a limb and pulled in long, even strokes. To make a bow saw, hook the lanyards over the ends of a flexible green branch so the bend holds the wire taut, then cut with a steady push and pull. The packaging carries a caution that the contents are sharp, so handle the wire with the lanyards rather than bare fingers.