Corona kindly sent me their QuickSaw ® (QS 7800) to utilize and review.
When it comes to mobility, there’s absolutely nothing like a 7-inch (blade length) folding pruning saw. It’s light, suits your pocket, and can cut large branches even much better than a two-inch monster lopper.
SPECS
Adjustable Tightness of Blade to Handle: Yes (straight bladed screwdriver).
Special Features: Hole to attach a lanyard or hang on the wall.
Cutting Direction: Pull stroke.
Blade Locking Mechanism: Thumb lever.
Overall Length (including blade): 15– 1/4 inches.
Folded Length: 8– 1/2 inches.
Blade Material: High carbon steel (impulse-hardened).
Blade Plating: Chrome plated.
Straight or Curved Blade: Straight.
Blade Teeth Design: Triple grind geometry.
Replaceable Blade: Yes.
Weight: 5– 3/4 oz.
Can Blade Be Sharpened: No. Impulse-hardened high carbon steel is too difficult to hone.
VIDEO REVIEW.
In this video, Jack discusses the features of the Corona QuickSaw ®, including the locking system, the special dual-cutting positions, the handle, and the blade. You can likewise see the QuickSaw ® in action as he cuts through a piece of dead mesquite wood.
PACKAGING.
The saw arrived with a clear plastic, transparent window on the front of the package and a cardboard back. A punch-out at the top of the product packaging allows it to hang on a pegboard screen. This kind of product packaging is quite typical for the majority of the saws I test.
When Corona delivered the saw to me, it came in a basic cardboard box with some packaging material. The saw arrived without a scratch or dent.
SOFT RUBBERIZED HANDLE.
It is made from a single piece of rubberized material that runs practically the full length of the manage. A hook at the back of the deal with prevents my hand slipping off while pulling the blade through wood. The deal with supplies an excellent gripping surface, one of the finest I’ve discovered in all the saws I have reviewed.
DEAL WITH TO BLADE TENSION ADJUSTMENT.
The Corona QuickSaw ® 7-inch Folding Hand Saw (QS 7800) has a big bolt that enables modification of the tension of the manage to blade user interface (utilizing a straight bladed screwdriver). I discovered it unneeded to set the bolt differently, as the factory tension was best.
TIGHT TOLERANCES.
There is really little “play” when the blade is in the open position– no wiggle from side-to-side nor up-and-down. METAL THUMB LEVER AND ALUMINUM FRONT END.
Another quality feature of the saw is that both the front end of the saw and the thumb lever (to open and close the blade) are made from high grade aluminum. It gives the feeling of precision craftsmanship, and these parts work perfectly together.
DUAL CUTTING POSITION.
Its style permits the saw blade to cut difficult-to-reach branches. The style can assist in exceptionally brushy pruning scenarios, however I believe that it’s more practical when used to make undercuts than to reach difficult places (as Corona promotes this feature). Of all the folding pruning saws I evaluated, Fiskars likewise provides this “over-center” capability, but they marketed it as a way to more easily undercut branches to carry out the correct pruning.