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Introducing New Katanaboys(Post)
Since 2009 when Silky’s Katanaboy 500 was first introduced, Katanaboys have set the standard for handsaws so powerful and efficient they can replace a chainsaw. Today, Silky introduced two ne
Silky Releases a Limited Edition Gomboy Kuro to Celebrate the Gomboy’s 40th!(Post)To celebrate forty years of the legendary Gomboy saw, Silky proudly introduces the Gomboy Kuro: a special anniversary edition of the best-selling Gomboy. The Gomboy Kuro encompasses everything S
Silky's 2025 Holiday Gift Guide(Post)It’s holiday shopping time, and gifting a Silky is one of the best ways to add joy and cheer to the season for everyone on your list. Whether you’re shopping for your favorite woodworker, arboris
How Silky Helps Volunteers Maintain Trails for the Appalachian Mountain Club(Post)For Craig Heinselman, his job as North Country Trails Volunteer Programs Supervisor for the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), is what he calls a “semi-retirement” job. But Heinselman approaches h
Alpine Forestry Uses Silky to Protect Homes from Wildfire(Post)Prescribed burning is often the best way to remove brush, grass, and dead trees, all of which can become fuel for a forest fire. Prescribed burns can help restore open space and maintain h
Renowned Mountaineer Conrad Anker Depends on Silky(Post)Type “Conrad Anker” into Google and you’ll learn that he’s an award-winning mountaineer who has put up dozens of first ascents. He’s been a key player in a handful of movies, he was The North Fac
Orchardist Profile: Gnarly Pippins(Post)Matt Kaminsky is known eponymously as Gnarly Pippins. It’s an apple pun and a nod to the wild apple trees he studies and works with. Kaminsky, who is Sunderland, Massachusetts-based, works as a f
Why Silky Rides Shotgun when OnX Trail Guide Chris Menz is Offroading(Post)Chris Menz hadn’t had the chance to try a Silky saw until he became a Trail Guide for OnX. “I’ve used a lot of saws over time,” said Menz. “My parents are landscapers, and I grew up landscaping a
Wildland Firefighter Joe Beck Always has a Silky in His Pack(Post)Born and raised on a cattle farm in Montpelier, Idaho, on the border with Wyoming, wildland firefighter Joe Beck grew up around Silky saws. “My dad has a Bigboy, and I always thought that it was
Colorado’s Rampart Range Motorized Management Committee depends on Silky to keep OHV trails clear(Post)Located in the Pike-San Isabel National Forest about 35 miles southwest of Denver, the Rampart Range Motorized Recreation Area features 200 miles of trails for OHVs, or Off Highway Vehicles, incl
Dylan and Wesley Harkavy depend on the Hibiki to make fine furniture(Post)“I’m a big fan of Alone,” said Wesley Harkavy. “That’s where I first saw Silky saws. Everyone on the show carries a Silky. Dylan and I do a lot of fishing and camping. We always had cheap, dinky
Coppice Worker David Ewer Uses Silky to Make Sheep Hurdles and for Woodland Management(Post)Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management. Coppicers cut down a tree to a stump, which encourages new shoots to grow from the stump or roots in many species of trees. It’s a little
Alone Season 11: Dub Paetz and his Gomboy Endured 80 Days in the Arctic(Post)Season 11 of the survival show Alone was a tough one. Alone: Arctic Circle took place in the Mackenzie River Delta in Inuvik, Canada, around 20 miles from the Arctic Ocean and right on the edge
Remote Ropes’ Waldo Etherington Never Leaves Home Without His Silky(Post)Whether he’s Alaska-bound or spending months deep in a dense jungle, Waldo Etherington, founder of Remote Ropes, says when it comes to his Silky saw, he doesn’t leave home without it! Over the
Photographer Ali Hall on Silky as a key tool on a Horsepacking Elk Hunt in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains(Post)Ali Hall and her husband Chase live in Steamboat, Colorado, where Ali is a photographer and Chase manages the Yampa Valley Ranch. They run cattle and have breeding, training and horse operations
Shipping & Returns(Page) Our Guarantee(Page) Mountain Biker Nate Hills on why Silky’s BigBoy is Always in His Pack(Post)Yeti Cycles ambassador Nate Hills is one of the most accomplished mountain biker racers in the sport. An Arizona native who now lives in the Colorado Rockies, Hills loves riding bikes and he love
Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness(Post)Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness (BWCA)was founded in 1976. They helped get Minnesota’s million acres Boundary Waters designated as wilderness during the Carter administration. Since the
Cinematographer Joey Schusler Always Has His Silky Bigboy on Hand(Post)Former pro mountain biker and mountain bike adventure cinematographer Joey Schusler always has his Silky Bigboy on hand, whether he’s on a shoot, headed to a trailhead, or volunteering with his l