Coleman 7" Folding Saw

The saw worked moderately well, but was a little whimpy. If the wood was very dry it cut right through. If the wood was wet or green, it was very difficult not to bend the blade while working. It is compact and light and will be utilized for years to come.

The handle is made of plastic and it does not "lock" when closed - which means it could open while stored in a backpack, etc. The locking is done when it is extended out. The locking clasp bent when I first tried to lock the blade in place. After it locked it seemed secure. The blade is flimsy and seems it could easily break if stressed while cutting. The blade is very sharp though.

Ok, generally the Coleman name makes me think of affordable, yet tough and rugged equipment, or at least it did till I got this FLIMSY PIECE OF JUNK. I'm sure it'll saw just fine, but my problem is the darned thing DOES NOT STAY SHUT! If I have a folding knife (or saw in this case), I want to know it will stay shut when it's shut and open when open. Well, it appears to lock open ok, but it won't lock closed! The blade just falls open right away after you fold it up! I tightened the screw to make it tougher to open, and that helped a bit, but it still looks like it could jostle open an inch. An inch of open blade is still too much open blade when I WANT IT CLOSED! The last thing I want to do when I'm out in the wilderness is reach in my pack for my saw and encounter the teeth! BEWARE! The saw does not even fold up decently! The only reason I'm giving it 2 stars is because it looks like it would cut ok. Buy at your own risk! I thought I'd enjoy having a nice light-weight, yet durable fold up saw, but I might just go for a normal camping saw with a blade guard! I'm really disappointed I wasted the money on something that looked to be a really good buy. Sadly, it's not even worth the hassle of returning!