Bahco Laplander Pouch

Before I made the Saw’mups, I made this. (I made another pouch before that, but it’s not worth showing.)

Still pretty happy with it, the only real “drawbacks” to it are the width, and the inability to mount anything on the front. Which, depending on where it’s carried, may or may not matter at all. Given that I was carrying this in a specific spot where placement and size mattered, I had to come up with another solution.

A piece of thick webbing forms the back, PALS sewn onto that, then the front sewn on with lock stitches by a Stewart Speedy Stitcher to form the pouch.

 Note drain hole on bottom.

Ring is so I can attach a lanyard to prevent loss. On more than one occasion I’ve been in all sorts of awkward positions removing debris from creeks to get canoes through, or sawing off branches while at some precarious angle. I’d rather not have my saw tumble down a hill or into the water.

Shock cord to hold the saw in place. It actually stays in place quite well on its own, but it never hurts to have a redundant retention system. Easy to replace if it wears out or gets damaged.

The whole thing was sewn by hand on the train to and from work.

Saw’mups

The Bahco Laplander is a really superb folding saw. I’ve cut a small forest worth of wood with it and it’s still going strong. I do like a pouch of some sort for it though. This is actually the fourth pouch I’ve made for it. Constant evolution and all.

The sheath is fairly deep , and only a small part of the saw handle peeks out, so getting a purchase on it is a bit tricky at times, especially when wearing gloves. So I added a cobra knot sinnet to it. Gives me something to grab onto and makes pulling it out easier.

While there are times when I may carry this pouch alone, the idea was to have the Prune’mups mounted to the face of it. Hence the PALS webbing on the front.

Surface mount buckle on the flap. They’re a bit bulkier, and mounting them is a bit trickier, but I like them.

Close-up of the opening. The idea of using a strap of webbing to form both the back of the pouch and the flap isn’t really new, but this is the first time I’ve used the technique. I had made a pouch very similar to this but using a piece of material as the back and flap and then finishing it off with edge tape. Didn’t really like the end result so much. Decided to take it apart and redo it. Looks much sharper now. The webbing is actually doubled over, and makes for a more rigid shape to the pouch.

Doubling over the webbing allows the mounting hardware from the surface mount side release buckle to be hidden away.

Closeup of the webbing flap. The whole thing was sewn by hand on the daily train commute.

I put a drain hole on the bottom, and then covered it with a little piece of webbing. This allows water to drain out, but acts to prevent dirt and sand getting in.

Back showing the PALS webbing. I put it all the way along the back, partly to allow it to be mounted high or low and also to add some stiffness to the pouch.

The back showing the Malice Clip attachment.

Even the frogs dig my saw.

Prune’mups & Saw’mups combined

While the Saw’mups and Prune’mups can both be carried separately, the general idea was that they be carried in tandem.