Bahco Laplander vs Corona 10" Folding Saw | Field Review

Hey, what's up Turtles? It's Crick here with Black Owl Outdoors. Today I want to do a comparison video between the Bako Laplander and the Corona 10 inch curved folding saw. Now I've done individual videos on each of these saws, I'm not going to go over too much of the specs, but what I will go over is sort of the differences, the key differences and some of the similarities between these saws and why I think it would be worth it to do this video on these comparisons. So the Bako we have underneath with the OD green and black and the Corona up here with the red and the black. They're both around $20 online. Some of the key differences that I think are important between these saws I'm going to go over. First one being the size. Closed length of the Bako is 9 inches as opposed to 12 inches of the Corona. The size of the saw on the Corona, or excuse me, on the Bako down here is 8 inches. This is a 10 inch curved saw. Weight, the Corona is about twice as heavy as the Bako. This comes in about right under 13 ounces as opposed to the 6 ounces of the Bako. The Corona only cuts on the pull stroke as opposed to the Bako which cuts on the push and pull. And that's basically the main differences right now I'm going to talk about. Once I finish cutting I'll go over some of the other features and sort of give you my final judgment on which I think is a better saw to carry out into the woods with you. Right now I'm just going to get a piece of birch up and start cutting with these saws. So I keep a carabiner on this because it's really nice to put on a belt loop to carry just on the waist. I don't have a sheath for it but it's nice to do this but I'm obviously going to take this off while I'm going to cut. So how we're going to try to keep this sort of uniform in doing this comparison is that I'm going to actually count. What the count is going to be is from starting here forward and back is going to be one. I'm going to do this with both. Now this cuts on the push and pull. The Corona is only on the pull but that's just how Stoney and I figured out we're going to do it and that's what we're going to do for the video. That's how I'm going to keep count for these cuts. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. I'll tell you what, that was sort of difficult trying to count and do this all at the same time. I want to say that was in where 160, 160, right in the middle, 165, something like that. I'm not going to lie, I lost count a couple of times. It's really kind of difficult to do it all at the same time but nonetheless, I'm going to call that good at 160 and I'm going to get out the Corona and just cut and see what that count is. So that was about 64, 65, I believe somewhere in that category. Way way faster, way faster, ridiculously faster. Much easier to count on my end because I'm only putting all my force into the pull which uses pretty much all my back muscles which is a pretty strong stroke. Hands down, regardless of the count, way better, way better and more efficient at cutting through this birch. So just as it goes as the better saw for cutting, more efficient is this Corona. Now I'm going to get them beside each other and talk about some other features and still make my final assessment of what would be the better saw to carry. So I'm going to touch on some of the features of the Bako first. Why I like this is one is the size. It's really nice and compact. It fits into my bush kit that I made. I've done a video on my DIY bush kit that I made. At a 9 inch length, it's really small, like I said, compact, pretty much fit anywhere in a pack. You can shove this side pocket, anything like that. It's got the nice lanyard hold, lanyard hole right here and the Corona does have a spot for a lanyard right here but as you can see, the teeth are protruding in there a little bit. So this is a place to put a lanyard but as you can see when I move the saw, the teeth do come through that hole a little bit which is completely not acceptable for a lanyard hole because eventually it's just going to cut through whatever material you have through there. I don't know if this is just a little bit of a design flaw, a little bit of lack of quality in this particular saw I'm holding right here or it does this on every single Corona 10 inch curved folding saw but nonetheless, really not acceptable. I'm not going to put any material through here which is kind of a bust because it's really nice to carry these saws on your hip when you're out walking through the forest. You don't have to carry it in your hand. The sheath, if you had a sheath for this, it would remedy that but Baco, there's not an issue. It's a really clean saw with the hole, the teeth don't come through it at all. They both lock, have a locking mechanism which is nice. But honestly, hands down for $20 this is definitely going to be a way more efficient cutter as you saw me just do. The colors, you know, like the Baco, way more in line with the colors of the forest which can potentially help you lose it if you set it down on the ground. This is a coated blade on the Baco to help reduce friction. The Corona doesn't have that but whether it reduces friction or not, I can't say to compare if this blade wasn't coated but as I said, just cutting with this, hands down, hands down, the Corona is a way better cutter and just to get a comparison of the blades next to each other, I mean look at that. The teeth are way bigger on the Corona which is going to help cut way faster, way more efficient. And like I said, this isn't a surprise because the Corona is a 10 inch saw with bigger teeth. It should cut faster but if I had to carry one of these, I mean just having these right now next to each other and going through and processing firewood or taking some stock for whatever reason, I mean I'd rather have the Corona in my hand. I know the Baco is a super popular saw. I've used it a lot. I've carried a lot. I haven't carried the Corona that much but having these next to each other, if I'm going to cut firewood, I'm grabbing the Corona, hands down, no question. It's just that much of a better saw. Over time, as mechanisms go, the hardware, what's going to last longer, I don't know. That has remained to be seen just because I haven't had these for years just to see and know that type of stuff. Way more comfortable grip on the Corona. Just way more comfortable grip. I feel like I can get into the cut a lot more, put more force just because it's a little bit thicker, more ergonomic in the handle up here. Just way, way better cutter as compared to the Baco. If Corona transferred some of these features of the Baco into this, make it a little bit better with the teeth not coming through the lanyard, maybe change its color, you know, I probably wouldn't carry the Baco anymore. This is a bigger saw, but for cutting wood, I mean, I really can't emphasize enough how much better this cut than the Baco. If you have any experience with any other folding saws, if you use both of these, tell me your impressions. I'd love to know that, what you think. Like I said, if Corona made a few changes to this and maybe made one more tailored towards us, outdoorsmen, people who like to be outside, not just around the house type deal in the yard, I'd be really, really happy to buy this, you know, never look back with the Baco. And that's just because it's just a better tool for cutting wood. Like I said, as I mentioned before, if you have any other folding saws or any type of cutting implement you like to carry into the forest, let me know. Stoney and I just recently purchased a Spen saw, actually Stoney did, which I have yet to have out and test, so you'll probably see a video of that coming soon. Saws are really great. Now, hatches and axes are superb tools for in the forest, but as safety goes, weight, all that, a folding saw is a really, really good thing to take with you, as a reason I just mentioned. So please, again, just let me know if you have a, you know, your favorite type of folding saw and or, you know, maybe not folding saw you like to carry out into the bush, let me know. I hope this video was helpful. Remember to check out blackisleoutdoors.com, check us out on Facebook, check out Black Isle on Instagram. This is Crick signing out with Black Isle Doors. Later, Turtles!