This has been my latest favorite hand saw for harvesting bamboo which I've been using on our Phyllostachys aurea grove, up to around 2 1/4+" / 6cm diameter culms, and also on other various clumping bamboo.
Though I also use the other Medium- Coarse Bear Saw for larger diameter bamboo:
... and like the wider blade of the Medium - Fine Bear Saw for making cross cuts on larger diameter bamboo:
But the reason I like the Extra Fine saw are as follows:
* A few more teeth per inch - 17 TPI (Extra Fine) vs 14 TPI (Med-Fine) vs 9 TPI (Coarse-Med)
When cutting green bamboo there is less fray.
* The width of the blade (1 1/4" / 3.2cm) - enables getting into narrow, difficult to manuver places, especially useful for clumpers.
* The blade is stiff yet flexible enough to cut in tight places and can take a bend without kinking.
* The blade is replaceable and reasonably priced.
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